Albania VS England

Albania welcome England to Tirana for a FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying game this Sunday. England have already clinched their ticket to next summer's tournament in North America, while Albania have also secured a play-off position. Closing out their World Cup 2026 Qualifying campaign with a top-of-the-table clash, England hit the road to face runners-up Albania in Tirana on Sunday. The North America-bound visitors are aiming to make it eight for eight in the section, while the hosts confirmed their playoff place with a narrow win over Andorra in midweek. The conditions were miserable, but the finishing was not on Thursday night, as England prolonged their hundred percent start to World Cup Qualifying thanks to two sumptuous strikes from Arsenal attackers Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze against Serbia. The Gunners duo propelled the Three Lions to a routine 2-0 home victory over their Euro 2024 foes, one that made no difference to the standings thanks to England's early qualification in October, when they became the first UEFA representative to book their World Cup ticket. Still perfect both points-wise and clean-sheets wise, England are currently one of just three European nations yet to concede a goal during the preliminary period alongside Spain and Switzerland, both of whom have played three fewer matches than Thomas Tuchel's men. Now chasing a couple of slices of history, the unblemished visitors to Tirana could set a new national team record of eleven straight competitive wins, having equalled their all-time best of 10 on Thursday evening. Furthermore, England have now gone a magnificent nine competitive games without conceding, and they could become just the second European country to win ten straight competitive matches while keeping a clean sheet every time, after Spain from 2014 to 2016. Next page...