FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

England vs Albania, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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England
  • 20': Myles Lewis-Skelly
  • 77': Harry Kane
FT
2 - 0
Albania

    England begin Tuchel era with World Cup qualifying win over Albania

    England debutant Myles Lewis-Skelly got new coach Thomas Tuchel's reign up and running as the 18-year-old scored the first goal in a 2-0 home victory against Albania in their World Cup qualifying Group K opener on Friday.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Myrto Uzuni (Albania).
    • 10': Foul by Jasir Asani (Albania).
    • 10': Myles Lewis-Skelly (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Goal! England 1, Albania 0. Myles Lewis-Skelly (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jude Bellingham with a through ball.
    • 22': Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).
    • 22': Iván Balliu (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Curtis Jones (England).
    • 27': Ylber Ramadani (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Dan Burn.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Arlind Ajeti (Albania) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 28': Offside, Albania. Myrto Uzuni is caught offside.
    • 29': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Myrto Uzuni (Albania).
    • 32': Foul by Jasir Asani (Albania).
    • 32': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 32': Berat Djimsiti (Albania) is shown the yellow card.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Thomas Strakosha (Albania). Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a through ball.
    • 34': Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).
    • 34': Kristjan Asllani (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thomas Strakosha (Albania). Assisted by Kyle Walker with a cross.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 40': Corner, England. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Dan Burn (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 41': Corner, England. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.
    • 42': Dan Burn (England) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
    • 42': Corner, England. Conceded by Jasir Asani.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Dan Burn (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Jasir Asani (Albania) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Qazim Laçi.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, England 1, Albania 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins England 1, Albania 0.
    • 46': Offside, Albania. Myrto Uzuni is caught offside.
    • 47': Foul by Dan Burn (England).
    • 47': Myrto Uzuni (Albania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 47': Delay in match because of an injury Myrto Uzuni (Albania).
    • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Qazim Laçi (Albania) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 49': Delay in match (England).
    • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 51': Foul by Ylber Ramadani (Albania).
    • 51': Myles Lewis-Skelly (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Foul by Kyle Walker (England).
    • 55': Naser Aliji (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).
    • 57': Ylber Ramadani (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jude Bellingham with a cross.
    • 63': Substitution, Albania. Armando Broja replaces Nedim Bajrami.
    • 68': Offside, England. Jude Bellingham is caught offside.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (England) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Thomas Strakosha (Albania). Assisted by Curtis Jones.
    • 74': Corner, England. Conceded by Arlind Ajeti.
    • 74': Substitution, England. Anthony Gordon replaces Marcus Rashford.
    • 74': Substitution, England. Morgan Rogers replaces Curtis Jones.
    • 74': Substitution, England. Jarrod Bowen replaces Phil Foden.
    • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Thomas Strakosha (Albania).
    • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Goal! England 2, Albania 0. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
    • 78': Substitution, Albania. Adrion Pajaziti replaces Qazim Laçi.
    • 78': Substitution, Albania. Arbër Hoxha replaces Jasir Asani.
    • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Thomas Strakosha (Albania).
    • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 82': Substitution, Albania. Elhan Kastrati replaces Thomas Strakosha because of an injury.
    • 82': Substitution, England. Jordan Henderson replaces Declan Rice.
    • 83': Foul by Ylber Ramadani (Albania).
    • 83': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Foul by Morgan Rogers (England).
    • 86': Kristjan Asllani (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Adrion Pajaziti (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Jordan Henderson (England).
    • 90': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Foul by Ylber Ramadani (Albania).
    • 90': Substitution, England. Reece James replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Offside, England. Jude Bellingham is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Armando Broja (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Anthony Gordon (England).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, England 2, Albania 0.
    • 0': Match ends, England 2, Albania 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/alb.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originALB ENGhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/eng.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    7 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    1 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 0
    25.9 Possession 74.1
    3 SHOTS 12
    0 ON GOAL 6
    0.0 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    249 Accurate Passes 811
    299 Passes 863
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 6
    6 Crosses 14
    0.0 Cross % 0.4
    32 Long Balls 28
    10 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    5 Effective Tackles 10
    8 Tackles 15
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    8 Interceptions 4
    29 Effective Clearances 9
    29 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Wembley Stadium
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 82,378

    WCQ - UEFA Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 England 8 +22 24
    2 Albania 8 +2 14
    3 Serbia 8 -1 13
    4 Latvia 8 -10 5
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    ENG England (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
    12 Dan Burn
    5 Ezri Konsa
    23 Myles Lewis-Skelly
    2 Kyle Walker
    10 Jude Bellingham
    4 Declan Rice
    17 Curtis Jones
    9 Harry Kane
    11 Marcus Rashford
    7 Phil Foden
    England Substitutes:
    James Trafford, Anthony Gordon, Dominic Solanke, Levi Colwill, Reece James, Jordan Henderson, Tino Livramento, Morgan Rogers, Eberechi Eze, Dean Henderson, Jarrod Bowen, Marc Guéhi.

    ALB Albania (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Thomas Strakosha (GK)
    6 Berat Djimsiti Yellow Card
    5 Arlind Ajeti
    20 Ylber Ramadani
    3 Naser Aliji
    2 Iván Balliu
    14 Qazim Laçi
    8 Kristjan Asllani
    10 Nedim Bajrami
    9 Jasir Asani
    11 Myrto Uzuni
    Albania Substitutes:
    Elhan Kastrati, Medon Berisha, Rey Manaj, Ernest Muçi, Enea Mihaj, Adrian Ismajli, Juljan Shehu, Arbër Hoxha, Adrion Pajaziti, Marash Kumbulla, Alen Sherri, Armando Broja.

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