2-0, Rashford’s precise guidance, Kane’s invincible double blast, England won 8 consecutive World Cup qualifying matches

The Albanian team, ranked 61st in the world, ushered in the 8th round of the first group stage of the European preliminaries of the World Cup. Albania will face the England team, ranked 4th in the world, at its home court.

Before the game, England had already secured first place in the group, while Albania had already secured second place in the group. This game was just like a warm-up match for both sides, and winning or losing was not important. In the last 7 meetings between the two sides, England has the absolute upper hand because England defeated Albania in all 7 meetings. Therefore, before the game, more fans were full of confidence in England defeating Albania as a guest.

In the 29th minute of the second half, England took a corner kick from the right side. Aligi’s header from a penalty kick turned into an own goal assist. Kane met the ball in front of the goal and volleyed the ball to help England take the lead.

After 8 minutes, Rashford on the left side of the frontcourt sent a wonderful overhead pass to the goal. Kane followed up and scored with a header on the right side of the small penalty area to help England expand its lead.

In the end, the England team completely defeated the Albanian team and won 8 consecutive victories in the world preliminaries, while Albania missed the 4 consecutive victories in the world preliminaries. After the game, England ranked first in the group with 24 points, while Albania ranked second in the group with 14 points.