Euro 2025: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland play in qualifiers

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The Republic of Ireland and England went head-to-head last night in Dublin.

It was a big night for home football fans, with Euro 2025 qualifier wins for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

England and the Republic of Ireland went head to head, with England coming out on top in a 2-0 victory.

Both Scotland and Northern Ireland got their first wins of their group stages, with Scotland beating Slovakia 1-0 and Northern Ireland getting a 3-1 victory against Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Scoring the most goals of all was Wales, in a big 6-0 win against Kosovo, getting closer to their dream of playing in their first women's major tournament.

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Scotland's Sophie Howard scores a header against Slovakia to bring home a 1-0 win.

It was the first appearance back for England captain Leah Williamson after a year recovering from an injury. After drawing 1-1 with Sweden last week, it was England players Lauren James and Alex Greenwood who scored the goals on Tuesday night.

Following their frustrating goalless draw against Malta last week, Northern Ireland managed to score 3 after half time - despite manager Tanya Oxtoby not being able to make it to the game due to illness.

Wales' confident victory saw player Jess Fishlock win her 150th international cap - this means she's now played 150 times for her home team against other countries!

For Scotland, last night's win sees them move to second place in their group, with the next game against Israel at the end of May.

At the end of the qualifiers, the top two sides in every group will go through to next summer's Euros, while the bottom two nations with play-off for a place in the tournament.