Had qualification for the World Cup been decided by population, Spain would only just have made it for the past seven tournaments. Ranked 31st by that metric, they lag behind Myanmar, Sudan and Colomb

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Italy is in a race against time to be ready to stage its first major tournament since the 1990 World Cup

Laden with talent, the ever-improving Azzurri are closing the gap on the major powers

After the FA lifted their ban on women playing at Football League grounds, England’s Lionesses played their first international in 1972 – two years later, Liz Deighan won her first cap against France