England v Albania, 21 March 2025
| Score | 2-0 to England |
| Referee | Alejandro Hernández |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group K |
| Venue | Wembley Stadium |
| Attendance | 82,378 |
View England v Albania head to head
Kick-off: 7.45pm local
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Head to Head
Played: 7
England won: 7
Drawn: 0
Albania won: 0
England scored: 21
Albania scored: 1
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This was England and Albania's opening qualifying game for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
2
England
Manager: Thomas Tuchel
Goals:
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | 20 |
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| Harry Kane | 77 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Jordan Pickford
Defender
Dan Burn
Defender
Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder
Curtis Jones
Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder
Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice
Midfielder
Jude Bellingham
Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward
Marcus Rashford
Forward
Harry Kane
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Jarrod Bowen for Phil Foden | 74 |
| Anthony Gordon for Marcus Rashford | 74 |
| Morgan Rogers for Curtis Jones | 74 |
| Jordan Henderson for Declan Rice | 82 |
| Reece James for Myles Lewis-Skelly | 90 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Dean Henderson
Goalkeeper
James Trafford
Defender
Levi Colwill
Defender
Marc Guéhi
Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder
Reece James
Defender/Midfielder
Tino Livramento
Midfielder/Forward
Jarrod Bowen
Midfielder/Forward
Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward
Anthony Gordon
Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers
Forward
Dominic Solanke
Comments:
This was Thomas Tuchel's first game in charge. He became England's 16th permanent manager and the third to be born outside of England after Sven-Göran Eriksson and Fabio Capello. . Aged 18 years and 176 days, Myles Lewis-Skelly had now become the youngest-ever player to score on his debut for the Three Lions; previously Marcus Rashford versus Australia at Sunderland on 27 May 2016 (18 years and 208 days). . This was England's 200th win at Wembley Stadium (132 at the old Wembley, 68th at the current stadium).
0
Albania
Manager: Sylvinho
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Thomas Strakosha
Goalkeeper
Arlind Ajeti
Defender
Naser Aliji
Defender
Iván Balliu
Defender
Berat Gjimsiti
Defender
(captain)
Kristjan Asllani
Midfielder
Nedim Bajrami
Midfielder
Qazim Laci
Midfielder
Ylber Ramadani
Midfielder
Jasir Asani
Midfielder/Forward
Myrto Uzuni
Forward
Substitutions:
| Armando Broja for Nedim Bajrami | 63 |
| Arbër Hoxha for Jasir Asani | 78 |
| Adrion Pajaziti for Qazim Laci | 78 |
| Elhan Kastrati for Thomas Strakosha | 82 |
Cards:
| Berat Gjimsiti | 33 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Elhan Kastrati
Goalkeeper
Alen Sherri
Defender
Ardian Ismajli
Defender
Marash Kumbulla
Defender
Enea Mihaj
Midfielder
Medon Berisha
Midfielder
Adrion Pajaziti
Midfielder
Juljan Shehu
Midfielder/Forward
Arbër Hoxha
Forward
Armando Broja
Forward
Rey Manaj
Forward
Ernest Muçi