Albania v England, 28 March 2001
| Score | 3-1 to England |
| Referee | Alain Hamer |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group 9 |
| Venue | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana |
| Attendance | 19,500 |
View Albania v England head to head
Kick-off: 8.30pm local (7.30pm BST)
Altin Rraklli scored Albania's goal in the third minute of added time at the end of the game before Andrew Cole added England's third goal two minutes later.
1
Albania
Manager: Medin Zhega
Goals:
| Altin Rraklli | 90 |
|
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Foto Strakosha
(captain)
Defender
Geri Cipi
Defender
Ervin Fakaj
Defender
Arjan Xhumba
Midfielder
Arjan Bellaj
Midfielder
Besnik Hasi
Midfielder
Bledar Kola
Midfielder
Altin Lala
Midfielder
Fatmir Vata
Forward
Alban Bushi
Forward
Igli Tare
Substitutions:
| Devis Muka for Bledar Kola | 81 |
| Altin Rraklli for Fatmir Vata | 86 |
| Ervin Skela for Igli Tare | 90 |
Cards:
| Altin Lala | 41 | Y |
| Besnik Hasi | 51 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Arjan Beqaj
Defender
Nevil Dede
Midfielder
Klodian Duro
Midfielder
Devis Muka
Midfielder
Ervin Skela
Forward
Indrit Fortuzi
Forward
Altin Rraklli
3
England
Manager: Sven-Göran Eriksson
Goals:
| Michael Owen | 73 |
|
|
| Paul Scholes | 85 |
|
|
| Andrew Cole | 90 |
|
Starting lineup:
David Seaman
Goalkeeper
Sol Campbell
Defender
Ashley Cole
Defender
Rio Ferdinand
Defender
Gary Neville
Defender
David Beckham
Midfielder
(captain)
Nicky Butt
Midfielder
Steve McManaman
Midfielder
Paul Scholes
Midfielder
Andrew Cole
Forward
Michael Owen
Forward
Substitutions:
| Wes Brown for Sol Campbell | 29 |
| Emile Heskey for Steve McManaman | 46 |
| Teddy Sheringham for Michael Owen | 84 |
Cards:
| Gary Neville | 82 | Y |
| Andrew Cole | 87 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Nigel Martyn
Defender
Wes Brown
Defender
Jamie Carragher
Defender
Phil Neville
Forward
Robbie Fowler
Forward
Emile Heskey
Forward
Teddy Sheringham