Albania vs England live: Latest score and updates from World Cup 2026 qualifier

The full-time thoughts of Richard Jolly at the Air Albania Stadium:

“Jude Bellingham is back but that was another win England could chalk up to Harry Kane. But also to Thomas Tuchel’s subs, with Saka and Rashford helping to set up the two goals. Plenty of food for thought for Tuchel. Dean Henderson did his cause no harm. Not sure Bowen and Eze made the most of their starts, though.”

The referee blows the final whistle and that is that! England take eight wins from eight from the campaign with zero goals conceded.

CLOSE! Not far from a hat-trick for Kane, as he picks up the ball in the area but can’t find the angle for the shot before blasting it wide via a deflection.

Moments later, Rashford tries his luck from distance but it fizzes wide of the far post.

Into the first of five minutes of added time as Armando Broja is lifted onto a stretcher to be taken off. Worrying times for the Burnley man, who has struggled with injuries in recent seasons.

Those goals seem to have taken the wind out of the Albania sails. Not a lot going on as the match approaches the final whistle, though Broja is now down and needs treatment.

Thise goals for Kane are his 77th and 78th for England, in 112 outings. That means the England captain has more international goals than Pele!

Another sub for England, with Bellingham off for Morgan Rogers.

GOAL! England have their second.

It all comes from a superb ball from Marcus Rashford. He picks it up on the left and stands up his man before fizzing in a lovely diagonal cross to the back post, where Kane is there to head back across Strakosha and into the far corner!

The thoughts of Richard Jolly in Tirana:

“Is a corner that took a flick off an Albania defender one for Harry Kane’s NFL style playbook of set pieces?”

Bellingham is the latest player in the book as he drags down Armando Broja, who recently came on for Bajrami.

The free-kick is in a dangerous position and it’s clipped in to Djimsiti, who heads over from six yards!

Another half-chance for England as the ball breaks for Saka in the box. He lures Strakosha off his line but can’t find the cutback to Foden.

In the meantime, England made two more subs – Marcus Rashford and Elliot Anderson come on for Bowen and Wharton.