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

Albania

FT
0 - 2

England

74': Harry Kane
82': Harry Kane

Kane bags brace as England finish WCQ without conceding

England completed a perfect World Cup qualification campaign in Albania as Harry Kane's late brace secured Thomas Tuchel's side an eighth victory without conceding.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
15': Ylber Ramadani (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Substitution, Albania. Iván Balliu replaces Elseid Hysaj because of an injury.
39': Adam Wharton (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': First Half ends, Albania 0, England 0.
62': Substitution, England. Phil Foden replaces Declan Rice.
62': Substitution, England. Bukayo Saka replaces Eberechi Eze.
74': Goal! Albania 0, England 1. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
75': Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Jarrod Bowen.
75': Substitution, England. Elliot Anderson replaces Adam Wharton.
75': Substitution, Albania. Armando Broja replaces Nedim Bajrami.
80': Jude Bellingham (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Goal! Albania 0, England 2. Harry Kane (England) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross.
84': Substitution, England. Morgan Rogers replaces Jude Bellingham.
84': Substitution, Albania. Adrion Pajaziti replaces Qazim Laçi.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Albania 0, England 2.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Arena Kombetare
Location: Tirana, Albania
Attendance: 21,459

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+22	England	8	24	0
+2	Albania	8	14	2
-1	Serbia	8	13	3
-10	Latvia	8	5	5

Full Table

Statistics

ENG		ALB
10	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	5
70	Possession	30
14	SHOTS	6
7	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
633	Accurate Passes	214
686	Passes	287
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
5	Accurate Crosses	1
18	Crosses	13
0.3	Cross %	0.1
19	Long Balls	56
12	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	0
8	Effective Tackles	6
13	Tackles	10
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
14	Interceptions	6
14	Effective Clearances	22
14	Clearances	22

Line-Ups

Albania (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Strakosha (GK)
6	Berat Djimsiti
18	Adrian Ismajli
17	Naser Aliji
4	Elseid Hysaj
14	Qazim Laçi
8	Kristjan Asllani
20	Ylber Ramadani
11	Myrto Uzuni
21	Arbër Hoxha
10	Nedim Bajrami

Substitutes:

Arlind Ajeti, Indrit Tuci, Iván Balliu, Simon Simoni, Armando Broja, Klisman Cake, Jasir Asani, Medon Berisha, Adrion Pajaziti, Mirlind Daku, Mario Dajsinani, Rey Manaj.

England (4-3-3)

No.	Name
13	Dean Henderson (GK)
12	Dan Burn
5	John Stones
18	Nico O'Reilly
2	Jarell Quansah
16	Adam Wharton
4	Declan Rice
10	Jude Bellingham
9	Harry Kane
19	Eberechi Eze
20	Jarrod Bowen

Substitutes:

Bukayo Saka, Jordan Pickford, Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah, Phil Foden, Elliot Anderson, Marcus Rashford, Jordan Henderson, Alex Scott, James Trafford, Djed Spence, Morgan Rogers.