FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

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

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': First Half begins.
    • 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.
    • 32': Berat Djimsiti (Albania) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, England 1, Albania 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins England 1, Albania 0.
    • 63': Substitution, Albania. Armando Broja replaces Nedim Bajrami.
    • 74': Substitution, England. Anthony Gordon replaces Marcus Rashford.
    • 74': Substitution, England. Morgan Rogers replaces Curtis Jones.
    • 74': Substitution, England. Jarrod Bowen replaces Phil Foden.
    • 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.
    • 82': Substitution, Albania. Elhan Kastrati replaces Thomas Strakosha because of an injury.
    • 82': Substitution, England. Jordan Henderson replaces Declan Rice.
    • 90': Substitution, England. Reece James replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

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

    FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +5 England 2 6 0
    +1 Albania 2 3 1
    -2 Latvia 2 3 1
    0 Serbia 0 0 0
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    Statistics

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    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

    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
    Substitutes:
    James Trafford, Anthony Gordon, Dominic Solanke, Levi Colwill, Reece James, Jordan Henderson, Valentino 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
    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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