Northern Ireland slipped to a 2-0 defeat against Switzerland in their World Cup qualification opener in Lausanne.
The Swiss, top seeds in Group B2, were rewarded for a dominant opening spell when Riola Xhemaili gave them the lead in the 22nd minute, firing the ball in from a corner.
It was almost swiftly 2-0 when Iman Beney shot narrowly off target and then Liverpool forward Aurelie Csillag tested Northern Ireland keeper Jackie Burns midway through the second half.
In stoppage time, Switzerland substitute Svenja Folmli drilled home a low shot from the edge of the box, which saw Kris Lindsay's first match as interim head coach end in defeat.
Georgia Stanway scored twice and added an assist to get England's campaign off to a winning start with a 6-1 victory over Ukraine in Antalya.
The ongoing war in the hosts’ home country saw the Group A1 contest staged in Turkey, where Ukraine stubbornly held strong in a goalless first half.
Alessia Russo got the scoring started for the European champions with a quickfire double after the break before Yana Kalinina replied two minutes before the hour.
Stanway restored England’s two-goal advantage with a penalty six minutes later, then found the back of the net again with 20 minutes remaining before Jess Park fired in two more.
Caroline Weir marked the start of her captaincy by bagging a hat-trick as Scotland got their Group B4 campaign up and running with a comfortable 5-0 win away to Luxembourg.
The 30-year-old Real Madrid player was named skipper following the recent retirement of Rachel Corsie and she began her new role in style in Esch-sur-Alzette on Tuesday night.
Weir broke the deadlock in the ninth minute when she blasted home at the second attempt after a corner broke into her path just inside the box.
The Scots doubled their lead in the 27th minute as Erin Cuthbert’s free-kick from the left was headed down into the net by Jenna Clark from eight yards out.
Weir then drove home her second of the night with a low-struck free-kick from just outside the box 10 minutes later.
And the forward sealed her treble in the 61st minute when she pounced in the six-yard box to divert in a Cuthbert strike that was heading wide.
Kathleen McGovern completed the rout in the 88th minute with a lovely finish from the angle of the six-yard box after being set up by Charlotte Newsham.
Wales snatched a 2-2 draw away against the Czech Republic in their opener with a stoppage-time equaliser from Elise Hughes.
The home side went ahead in the 16th minute when Eva Bartonova scrambled the ball in from a corner.
Wales – beginning life without all-time leading scorer Jess Fishlock, who retired following Euro 2025 – were back on level terms in the 29th minute after Hannah Cain swept home a left-wing cross from Lily Woodham.
The Czech Republic regained the lead after 53 minutes. Bartonova showed great close control in the right side of the penalty area to float a ball back across goal, with Jana Zufankova knocking it in at the far post.
But just when it seemed time was up, Gemma Evans floated over a deep cross which substitute Hughes glanced in with a deft header to give them a share of the spoils in their Group B1 clash.
