England 2-0 Albania

WC Qualifiers · Europe· 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

England

1-0-0

Myles Lewis-Skelly 20'
Harry Kane 77'

Albania

0-0-1

2:0

📍 Wembley Stadium

Timeline

Myles Lewis-Skelly1-0
🅰 Jude Bellingham
20'
32'
Berat Djimsiti
First Half ends,
63'
Armando Broja
↓ Nedim Bajrami
Anthony Gordon
↓ Marcus Rashford
74'
Morgan Rogers
↓ Curtis Jones
74'
Jarrod Bowen
↓ Phil Foden
74'
Harry Kane2-0
🅰 Declan Rice
77'
78'
Adrion Pajaziti
↓ Qazim Laçi
78'
Arbër Hoxha
↓ Jasir Asani
82'
Elhan Kastrati
↓ Thomas Strakosha
Jordan Henderson
↓ Declan Rice
82'
Reece James
↓ Myles Lewis-Skelly
90'

Game leaders

England

Total ShotsH. Kane4
SavesD. Burn1

Albania

Total ShotsQ. Laçi1
SavesB. Djimsiti4

Stats

EnglandAlbania

Possession

74%

26%

12Shots3

6Shots on target0

4Blocked shots1

Match info

Kick-off: Friday 21 March
Venue: Wembley Stadium · London, England
Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández
Attendance: 82,378
Round: 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Form

EnglandWWWLW

WvsFinland2-0
LvsGreece2-1
W@Finland3-1

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	England	8	8	0	0	:	+22	24
2	Albania	8	4	2	2	:	+2	14

811Accurate passes249

Wvs

Republic of Ireland5-0

AlbaniaLDWLL

LvsGeorgia1-0
L@Czechia2-0
W@Georgia1-0
DvsCzechia0-0
LvsUkraine2-1

Head to head

ENG leads series 2-0

12 Nov 21England5-0Albania
28 Mar 21Albania0-2England

811Accurate passes249

9↓Asani

8Asllani

10↓Bajrami

14↓Laçi

1Pickford

12Burn

23⚽↓Lewis-Skelly

5Konsa

2Walker

4↓Rice

17↓Jones

11↓Rashford

10Bellingham

7↓Foden

9⚽Kane

Substitutes · England

22James Trafford
18Anthony Gordon↑
19Dominic Solanke
14Levi Colwill
3Reece James↑
8Jordan Henderson↑
21Tino Livramento
16Morgan Rogers↑
15Eberechi Eze
13Dean Henderson
20Jarrod Bowen↑
6Marc Guéhi

Substitutes · Albania

12Elhan Kastrati↑
16Medon Berisha
7Rey Manaj
17Ernest Muçi
13Enea Mihaj
18Adrian Ismajli
4Juljan Shehu
21Arbër Hoxha↑
19Adrion Pajaziti↑
15Marash Kumbulla
23

86'

Foul by Morgan Rogers (England).

83'

Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

83'

Foul by Ylber Ramadani (Albania).

82'

Substitution, England. Jordan Henderson replaces Declan Rice.

82'

Substitution, Albania. Elhan Kastrati replaces Thomas Strakosha because of an injury.

82'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

79'

Delay in match because of an injury Thomas Strakosha (Albania).

78'

Substitution, Albania. Arbër Hoxha replaces Jasir Asani.

78'

Substitution, Albania. Adrion Pajaziti replaces Qazim Laçi.

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.

76'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

75'

Delay in match because of an injury Thomas Strakosha (Albania).

74'

Substitution, England. Jarrod Bowen replaces Phil Foden.

74'

Substitution, England. Morgan Rogers replaces Curtis Jones.

74'

Substitution, England. Anthony Gordon replaces Marcus Rashford.

74'

Corner, England. Conceded by Arlind Ajeti.

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.

73'

Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.

71'

Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (England) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.

68'

Offside, England. Jude Bellingham is caught offside.

63'

Substitution, Albania. Armando Broja replaces Nedim Bajrami.

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.

57'

Ylber Ramadani (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

57'

Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).

55'

Naser Aliji (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

55'

Foul by Kyle Walker (England).

51'

Myles Lewis-Skelly (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

51'

Foul by Ylber Ramadani (Albania).

50'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

49'

Delay in match (England).

48'

Attempt missed. Qazim Laçi (Albania) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.

48'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

47'

Delay in match because of an injury Myrto Uzuni (Albania).

47'

Myrto Uzuni (Albania) wins a free kick on the right wing.

47'

Foul by Dan Burn (England).

46'

Offside, Albania. Myrto Uzuni is caught offside.

45'

Second Half begins England 1, Albania 0.

45'+1'

First Half ends, England 1, Albania 0.

45'

Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.

44'

Attempt missed. Jasir Asani (Albania) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Qazim Laçi.

43'

Attempt blocked. Dan Burn (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.

42'

Corner, England. Conceded by Jasir Asani.

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.

41'

Corner, England. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.

41'

Attempt blocked. Dan Burn (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked.

40'

Corner, England. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.

40'

Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

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.

34'

Kristjan Asllani (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

34'

Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).

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.

32'

Berat Djimsiti (Albania) is shown the yellow card.

32'

Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.

32'

Foul by Jasir Asani (Albania).

29'

Foul by Myrto Uzuni (Albania).

29'

Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

28'

Offside, Albania. Myrto Uzuni is caught offside.

28'

Attempt blocked. Arlind Ajeti (Albania) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

27'

Corner, Albania. Conceded by Dan Burn.

27'

Ylber Ramadani (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

27'

Foul by Curtis Jones (England).

22'

Iván Balliu (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

22'

Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).

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.

10'

Myles Lewis-Skelly (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

10'

Foul by Jasir Asani (Albania).

Foul by Myrto Uzuni (Albania).

Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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