FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Sunday, November 16, 2025
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Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
5
70.1
Possession
29.9
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
211
686
Passes
286
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
1
18
Crosses
13
0.3
Cross %
0.1
19
Long Balls
55
12
Accurate Long Balls
20
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

Highlights

01:24 Burley slams Bellingham for giving Tuchel an unnecessary headache Watch on ESPN 00:58 Harry Kane passes Pelé as England qualify in style Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ENG leads series 3-0

Lineups

ALB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Thomas StrakoshaG
  2. 6Berat DjimsitiCD-L
  3. 18Adrian IsmajliCD-R
  4. 17Naser AlijiLB
  5. 4Elseid HysajRB
  6. 14Qazim LaçiAM
  7. 8Kristjan AsllaniLM
  8. 20Ylber RamadaniRM
  9. 11Myrto UzuniF
  10. 21Arbër HoxhaAM-L
  11. 10Nedim BajramiAM-R

ENG · 4-3-3

  1. 13Dean HendersonG
  2. 12Dan BurnCD-L
  3. 5John StonesCD-R
  4. 18Nico O'ReillyLB
  5. 2Jarell QuansahRB
  6. 16Adam WhartonCM
  7. 4Declan RiceLM
  8. 10Jude BellinghamRM
  9. 9Harry KaneF
  10. 19Eberechi EzeLF
  11. 20Jarrod BowenRF

Timeline

  1. 15' Ylber Ramadani (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 26' Substitution, Albania. Iván Balliu replaces Elseid Hysaj because of an injury.
  3. 39' Adam Wharton (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 62' Substitution, England. Phil Foden replaces Declan Rice.
  5. 62' Substitution, England. Bukayo Saka replaces Eberechi Eze.
  6. 74' Goal! Albania 0, England 1. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  7. 75' Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Jarrod Bowen.
  8. 75' Substitution, England. Elliot Anderson replaces Adam Wharton.
  9. 75' Substitution, Albania. Armando Broja replaces Nedim Bajrami.
  10. 80' Jude Bellingham (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 82' Goal! Albania 0, England 2. Harry Kane (England) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross.
  12. 84' Substitution, England. Morgan Rogers replaces Jude Bellingham.
  13. 84' Substitution, Albania. Adrion Pajaziti replaces Qazim Laçi.

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