Albania v England, 16 November 2025

Score2-0 to England
RefereeMarco Guida
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Europe group K
VenueArena Kombëtare, Tirana
Attendance21,459

View Albania v England head to head

Kick-off: 6.00pm local (5.00pm GMT) . Head to Head Played: 8 Albania won: 0 Drawn: 0 England won: 8 Albania scored: 1 England scored: 23 . This was both team's final qualifying group game for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

0 Albania

Manager: Sylvinho

2 England

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

Goals:

Goals:

Harry Kane 74 G
Harry Kane 82 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha
Defender Naser Aliji
Defender Berat Gjimsiti (captain)
Defender Ardian Ismajli
Defender/Midfielder Elseid Hysaj
Midfielder Kristjan Asllani
Midfielder Nedim Bajrami
Midfielder Qazim Laci
Midfielder Ylber Ramadani
Midfielder/Forward Arbër Hoxha
Forward Myrto Uzuni

Starting lineup:

Dean Henderson Goalkeeper
Dan Burn Defender
Jarell Quansah Defender
Nico O'Reilly Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
Jude Bellingham Midfielder
Adam Wharton Midfielder
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder/Forward
Eberechi Eze Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kane Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Iván Balliu for Elseid Hysaj 26
Armando Broja for Nedim Bajrami 75
Adrion Pajaziti for Qazim Laci 84

Substitutions:

Bukayo Saka for Eberechi Eze 62
Phil Foden for Declan Rice 63
Elliott Anderson for Adam Wharton 75
Marcus Rashford for Jarrod Bowen 75
Morgan Rogers for Jude Bellingham 84

Cards:

Ylber Ramadani 15 Y

Cards:

Adam Wharton 39 Y
Jude Bellingham 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mario Dajsinani
Goalkeeper Simon Simoni
Defender Arlind Ajeti
Defender Iván Balliu
Defender Klisman Cake
Midfielder Medon Berisha
Midfielder Adrion Pajaziti
Midfielder/Forward Jasir Asani
Forward Armando Broja
Forward Mirland Daku
Forward Rey Manaj
Forward Indrit Tuci

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender Djed Spence
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Alex Scott
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers

Comments:

FIFA World Ranking: 61st . Albania had won all of their preceding five games in the 2024-25 season and had remained unbeaten in their eight games since the reverse group fixture in England on 21 March 2025 . This was the first time that they had failed to keep a clean sheet in their last nine home qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championships. . Manager Sylvinho made 55 appearances for Arsenal in the Premier League from August 1999 to April 2001.

Comments:

FIFA World Ranking: 4th . England had now become the first team from all confederations to qualify for a FIFA World Cup finals by retaining a 100% win record without conceding a goal since Yugoslavia in 1954. . The Three Lions had now won 11 consecutive competitive games for the first time in their history. . With a minimum of six games, they had now become the first-ever European nation to qualify for a FIFA World Cup finals with a 100% record without conceding (played eight).

0 Albania

Manager: Sylvinho

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha
Defender Naser Aliji
Defender Berat Gjimsiti (captain)
Defender Ardian Ismajli
Defender/Midfielder Elseid Hysaj
Midfielder Kristjan Asllani
Midfielder Nedim Bajrami
Midfielder Qazim Laci
Midfielder Ylber Ramadani
Midfielder/Forward Arbër Hoxha
Forward Myrto Uzuni

Substitutions:

Iván Balliu for Elseid Hysaj 26
Armando Broja for Nedim Bajrami 75
Adrion Pajaziti for Qazim Laci 84

Cards:

Ylber Ramadani 15 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mario Dajsinani
Goalkeeper Simon Simoni
Defender Arlind Ajeti
Defender Iván Balliu
Defender Klisman Cake
Midfielder Medon Berisha
Midfielder Adrion Pajaziti
Midfielder/Forward Jasir Asani
Forward Armando Broja
Forward Mirland Daku
Forward Rey Manaj
Forward Indrit Tuci

Comments:

FIFA World Ranking: 61st . Albania had won all of their preceding five games in the 2024-25 season and had remained unbeaten in their eight games since the reverse group fixture in England on 21 March 2025 . This was the first time that they had failed to keep a clean sheet in their last nine home qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championships. . Manager Sylvinho made 55 appearances for Arsenal in the Premier League from August 1999 to April 2001.

2 England

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

Goals:

Harry Kane 74 G
Harry Kane 82 G

Starting lineup:

Dean Henderson Goalkeeper
Dan Burn Defender
Jarell Quansah Defender
Nico O'Reilly Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
Jude Bellingham Midfielder
Adam Wharton Midfielder
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder/Forward
Eberechi Eze Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kane Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Bukayo Saka for Eberechi Eze 62
Phil Foden for Declan Rice 63
Elliott Anderson for Adam Wharton 75
Marcus Rashford for Jarrod Bowen 75
Morgan Rogers for Jude Bellingham 84

Cards:

Adam Wharton 39 Y
Jude Bellingham 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender Djed Spence
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Alex Scott
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers

Comments:

FIFA World Ranking: 4th . England had now become the first team from all confederations to qualify for a FIFA World Cup finals by retaining a 100% win record without conceding a goal since Yugoslavia in 1954. . The Three Lions had now won 11 consecutive competitive games for the first time in their history. . With a minimum of six games, they had now become the first-ever European nation to qualify for a FIFA World Cup finals with a 100% record without conceding (played eight).