England beat Albania in Thomas Tuchel’s debut as coach
England hosted and beat Albania 2-0 in a qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup. Thomas Tuchel made his debut as England coach.
England defeated Albania 2-0 in a qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup. The match, which was held at Wembley Stadium, featured goals from Myles Lewis-Skelly (20′) and Harry Kane (77′) and marked Thomas Tuchel’s debut as England manager.
In this match, Myles Lewis-Skelly made his senior international debut and ended up scoring and breaking a record. The young Arsenal full-back became the youngest ever to score a goal for England at the age of 18 years and 176 days. Harry Kane reached 70 goals for the senior national team.
Here are the matches played this Friday in the qualifying phase for the 2026 World Cup:
- Cyprus 2-0 San Marino
- Andorra 0-1 Latvia
- England 2-0 Albania
- Malta 0-1 Finland
- Poland 1-0 Lithuania
- Romania 0-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
