England, World Cup and Thomas Tuchel
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Three things we learned from England win as Thomas Tuchel's tactical experiments yield mixed results
Three Lions captain Harry Kane scored both goals as Thomas Tuchel side’s ran out 2-0 winners in Tirana. The victory means England finished their qualifying campaign for next year’s World Cup with eight wins out of eight. Tuchel’s side also did not concede a single goal during that run, while they found the net 22 times themselves.
Bellingham was replaced by Morgan Rogers in the aftermath of Harry Kane's headed goal which doubled England's lead in the 82nd minute.
England boss Thomas Tuchel hailed Harry Kane after he transcended Pele’s international goalscoring record with a brace against Albania in the Three Lions’ final competitive fixture before the World Cup. Pele scored 77 goals for the Brazilian national team in 91 appearances and has topped the list for the most international goals for 54 years.
Harry Kane believes England have one of their best squads ever after rounding off their flawless World Cup qualifying campaign with a 2-0 win in Albania.
Thomas Tuchel has warned Jude Bellingham “behaviour is key” after his angry reaction to being substituted in the 2-0 win over Albania.
Eight games, eight wins, 22 goals scored and zero conceded, the Three Lions became the first European nation to punch their ticket to the World Cup 2026 competition, where Thomas Tuchel will be tasked with ending 60 years of senior men's hurt at the quadrennial global gathering.
National team captain Harry Kane has confirmed the five senior stars who now make up England's leadership group under Thomas Tuchel. With the German set to take charge of the final game of his first year in charge tonight against Albania, World Cup qualification has already been confirmed.
It kind of looks like Jude Bellingham celebrated with Harry Kane but let’s ignore that because there’s a witch-hunt to be had.
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Kane double gives England record-setting finish on road to World Cup
Kane struck twice in the closing stages as Thomas Tuchel’s side made history in Tirana. After an eighth successive Group K victory, England are the first European side to go through a World Cup qualifying campaign of at least six matches with an 100% record and no goals conceded.