Northern Ireland fell to a 1-0 defeat against Turkey in their second World Cup qualifier.
The Group B2 clash at Mourneview Park marked a home debut for interim boss Kris Lindsay, whose side were beaten 2-0 by Switzerland in his first match in charge on Tuesday night.
Miscommunication between Northern Ireland defender Laura Rafferty – wearing the captain's armband – and goalkeeper Lauren Perry led to Turkey taking a 24th-minute lead.
Perry, who has recovered from three anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, made a poor clearance, straight into the path of Ece Turkoglu, who fired into the bottom corner.
Kader Hancar then came close to doubling Turkey’s lead, sending her effort just wide.
A more organised Northern Ireland side came out for the second half but they could not find an equaliser.
Lucy Bronze and Georgia Stanway gave England a 2-0 victory over Iceland and back-to-back wins to start their qualifying campaign.
Bronze went third in the all-time Lionesses appearance rankings with her 145th cap and she marked the occasion with England's opener following a commanding start by the home team at the City Ground.
Sarina Wiegman's side could have been out of sight with the dominance they showed in a one-sided first half but still only held a narrow 1-0 lead heading into the break.
It was England attack against Iceland defence for the majority of the contest, but the hosts were almost punished as Hannah Hampton stopped Sandra Jessen from equalising with their only shot of the game on the hour mark.
The Lionesses had 31 shots but lacked the clinical edge which saw them score six goals against Ukraine just four days ago.
But they finally doubled their advantage and made the result safe through Stanway's 32nd England goal, which continued their 100% in front of a sold-out Nottingham crowd.
Hannah Cain and Mared Griffiths each scored twice as Wales claimed an emphatic 6-1 qualifying victory over Montenegro in Llanelli.
Rhian Wilkinson's side were grateful for a stoppage time equaliser from Elise Hughes in beginning their World Cup campaign with a 2-2 draw away to the Czech Republic on Tuesday.
It was far more straightforward at Parc y Scarlets as Cain and Griffiths provided a real attacking edge, with Rachel Rowe and Sophie Ingle helping to secure the second biggest win of Wilkinson's two-year reign.
Montenegro - ranked 84 in the world and 52 places below Wales - managed a second-half consolation as Armisa Kuc deprived the hosts of a first clean sheet in 17 games.
Scotland hammered Luxembourg for a second time this week to make it two wins from two.
Scotland followed Tuesday’s 5-0 win in Esch-sur-Alzette with an even more emphatic 7-0 victory at Hampden Park.
Braces from Kathleen McGovern and Jenna Clark did the bulk of the damage for Scotland before Lauren Davidson, Emma Lawton and Maria McAneny netted late on, with captain Caroline Weir, who hit a hat-trick in the week, involved in four of the goals.
