JAKARTA The England national team closed the European zone 2026 World Cup Qualification perfectly after beating Albania 2-0 in the Group K match at the Kombetare Arena Stadium, Tirana, Monday morning WIB.
Quoted from the FIFA website in Jakarta, England's victory over Albania was due to two goals scored by Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane (74', 82').
The three points of the match made England firmly at the top of the final standings of Group K of the 2026 World Cup Qualification in the European zone with 24 points from eight matches.
Thomas Tuchel's squad showed dominance in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, wiped out eight matches with wins and was able to score 22 goals without conceding once.
Meanwhile, despite the defeat, Albania still has the right to advance to the 2026 World Cup Qualification round in the European zone which they previously secured because they were in second place in the final standings of Group K with 14 points from eight matches.
When they met England, Albania created a chance first through Elseid Hysaj's shot in the 18th minute, but the ball still deviated from England's goal.
Then in the 51st minute Albania created another chance with a shot released by Arber Hoxha, but the ball was secured by England goalkeeper Dean Henderson.
Despite being depressed, England were able to score in the 74th minute with a shot released by Harry Kane so that the score changed to 1-0.
England doubled their lead to 2-0 with Kane's second goal after receiving a cross from Marcus Rashford in the 82nd minute. The score lasted until the game was over.
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