{"id":41823,"date":"2025-03-21T22:07:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T22:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=41823"},"modified":"2025-03-21T22:07:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T22:07:50","slug":"england-2-0-albania-highlights-world-cup-qualifying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/england-2-0-albania-highlights-world-cup-qualifying\/","title":{"rendered":"Myles Lewis-Skelly and Harry Kane On Target As England Beat Albania In World Cup Qualifying Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"

Myles Lewis-Skelly and Harry Kane scored a goal apiece as England beat Albania 2-0 in World Cup qualifying to kickstart the Thomas Tuchel era on Friday, and you can watch the full match highlights below.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three Lions Kickstart Tuchel Era With Comfortable Win<\/h2>\n

Looking to kickstart the Thomas Tuchel era in style, England welcomed Albania to Wembley Stadium in their opening World Cup qualifying fixture on Friday evening.<\/p>\n

Tuchel, looking to leave his stamp on the side early on in his tenure, opted to hand Myles Lewis-Skelly<\/a> and Dan Burn their debuts, with the pair forming the left side of the Three Lions’ defence alongside Ezri Konsa and Kyle Walker.<\/p>\n

Marcus Rashford also returned to the lineup, having impressed since going on loan to Aston Villa in January, while former captain Jordan Henderson was named on the bench after over a year away from the squad.<\/p>\n

Less than 20 minutes into the tie, Lewis-Skelly marked his maiden appearance with the opener, sliding his effort through the legs of the onrushing Thomas Strakosha from an inch-perfect Jude Bellingham through ball.<\/p>\n

Aged 18 years and 176 days, Lewis-Skelly is now the youngest player in history to score on his England debut.<\/p>\n

Bellingham then had a chance to double the lead, and so did Three Lions skipper Harry Kane<\/a>, but the Albanian defence stood strong to deny the pair from adding to the hosts’ tally before the half time break.<\/p>\n

Kane finally found a breakthrough on the 77-minute mark though, curling home his 70th senior international goal after bringing down Declan Rice’s cross in stunning fashion to seal all three points and a perfect start for Tuchel.<\/p>\n

With the victory, England extend their winning run across all competitions to four straight matches. They also move to the top of Group K on goal difference, ahead of Latvia, whom they host on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

WATCH: England 2-0 Albania Highlights<\/h2>\n