
Andorra vs England, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFAHarry Kane spares England's blushes against lowly Andorra
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England laboured to a 1-0 away win against Andorra with captain Harry Kane's second-half goal sparing their blushes on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Iker Álvarez (Andorra). Assisted by Harry Kane.
- 4': Aron Rodrigo (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Reece James (England).
- 4': Corner,England. Conceded by Max Llovera.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Dan Burn (England) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a cross.
- 5': Offside, England. Cole Palmer is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 6': Cucu (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Curtis Jones (England).
- 7': Foul by Ian Olivera (Andorra).
- 7': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Biel Borrà (Andorra).
- 10': Noni Madueke (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Foul by Joel Guillén (Andorra).
- 12': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 13': Corner,England. Conceded by Christian García.
- 14': Attempt saved. Noni Madueke (England) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Iker Álvarez (Andorra). Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 14': Corner,England. Conceded by Ian Olivera.
- 15': Corner,England. Conceded by Max Llovera.
- 16': Corner,England. Conceded by Biel Borrà.
- 17': Corner,England. Conceded by Aron Rodrigo.
- 17': Corner,England. Conceded by Joel Guillén.
- 18': Attempt missed. Ezri Konsa (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
- 22': Corner,England. Conceded by Max Llovera.
- 23': Cucu (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Reece James (England).
- 24': Cucu (Andorra) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Foul by Dan Burn (England).
- 25': Attempt missed. Biel Borrà (Andorra) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 30': Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
- 30': Joel Guillén (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Iker Álvarez (Andorra). Assisted by Noni Madueke.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Cucu (Andorra).
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Reece James (England).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (England) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 40': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Cucu (Andorra).
- 41': Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
- 41': Pau Babot (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Biel Borrà (Andorra).
- 42': Noni Madueke (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Iker Álvarez (Andorra). Assisted by Noni Madueke.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Andorra 0, England 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Andorra 0, England 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Cucu (Andorra) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joan Cervós.
- 47': Foul by Pau Babot (Andorra).
- 47': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Iker Álvarez (Andorra). Assisted by Curtis Jones with a through ball.
- 50': Goal! Andorra 0, England 1. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
- 52': Foul by Morgan Rogers (England).
- 52': Moisés San Nicolás (Andorra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Cole Palmer (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Pau Babot (Andorra).
- 55': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Cucu (Andorra).
- 59': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (England) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Iker Álvarez (Andorra).
- 60': Attempt missed. Cucu (Andorra) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 61': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Iker Álvarez (Andorra). Assisted by Noni Madueke.
- 62': Attempt saved. Noni Madueke (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Iker Álvarez (Andorra). Assisted by Harry Kane.
- 64': Delay in match because of an injury Iker Álvarez (Andorra).
- 64': Substitution, England. Eberechi Eze replaces Jordan Henderson.
- 64': Substitution, England. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces Cole Palmer.
- 65': Substitution, Andorra. Marc García replaces Aron Rodrigo.
- 65': Substitution, Andorra. Guillaume López replaces Cucu.
- 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Corner,England. Conceded by Marc García.
- 67': Corner,England. Conceded by Marc García.
- 68': Foul by Dan Burn (England).
- 68': Pau Babot (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Corner,England. Conceded by Max Llovera.
- 70': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (England) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 72': Curtis Jones (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Foul by Guillaume López (Andorra).
- 73': Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Iker Álvarez (Andorra). Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 73': Corner,England. Conceded by Iker Álvarez.
- 75': Substitution, Andorra. Marc Valés replaces Pau Babot.
- 75': Substitution, Andorra. Chus Rubio replaces Biel Borrà.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Guillaume López (Andorra) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Valés.
- 77': Hand ball by Guillaume López (Andorra).
- 80': Foul by Joel Guillén (Andorra).
- 80': Morgan Rogers (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Substitution, England. Declan Rice replaces Curtis Jones.
- 81': Substitution, England. Anthony Gordon replaces Morgan Rogers.
- 82': Attempt missed. Reece James (England) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 83': Substitution, Andorra. Éric Izquierdo replaces Joel Guillén.
- 90'+1': Foul by Marc García (Andorra).
- 90'+1': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Substitution, England. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Jude Bellingham.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Declan Rice (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Éric Izquierdo (Andorra).
- 90'+3': Offside, England. Anthony Gordon is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a cross following a fast break.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (England) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Gordon following a fast break.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Andorra 0, England 1.
- 0': Match ends, Andorra 0, England 1.
Statistics
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8 | Fouls | 13 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 0 |
12 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
0 | Saves | 9 |
83 | Possession | 17 |
20 | SHOTS | 4 |
10 | ON GOAL | 0 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.0 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
683 | Accurate Passes | 88 |
751 | Passes | 152 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
27 | Crosses | 3 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
41 | Long Balls | 52 |
25 | Accurate Long Balls | 8 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 2 |
14 | Tackles | 8 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
5 | Interceptions | 8 |
5 | Effective Clearances | 39 |
5 | Clearances | 39 |
Game Information
Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 8,872
WCQ - UEFA Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | England | 3 | +6 | 9 |
2 | Albania | 4 | +1 | 5 |
3 | Serbia | 2 | +3 | 4 |
4 | Latvia | 3 | -2 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Andorra (5-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
12 | Iker (GK) |
6 | Christian Garcia |
22 | Ian de Olivera |
5 | Max Llovera |
15 | Moisés San Nicolás |
23 | Biel Borra |
11 | Pau Babot |
19 | Joel Guillen |
17 | Joan Cervos |
14 | Aron Rodrigo |
9 | Ricard Fernández |
England (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
12 | Dan Burn |
5 | Ezri Konsa |
3 | Reece James |
17 | Curtis Jones |
20 | Cole Palmer |
8 | Jordan Henderson |
10 | Jude Bellingham |
9 | Harry Kane |
19 | Noni Madueke |
18 | Morgan Rogers |
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