Thomas Tuchel said he wanted “more impact” than his wings on a 2-0 victory over Albania In his first game that left Gareth Southgate’s permanent successor.
Marcus Rashford and Phil Foden started as broad players in England for their original game 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifications campaign In Wembley Stadium, both England’s goals came from central positions as they saw the opponents who threw 5-0 on their previous visit in 2021.
“We can do better,” Tuchel told ITV football. “We have to do better. We started quite well and we had seven or eight minutes with 100% possession of ball, with a lot of passes and high energy.
“In the second half, I felt we were too late and, in general, there weren’t enough routes from the ball to get behind the line.
“We hope for a greater impact on (widespread) positions – more drumming and more aggressive routes to the box. In general, this was missing.
“He shouldn’t worry about where he wants to play, why he won’t play” 😐
Roy Keane was not impressed with Phil Foden tonight #Itvfootball | #Threelions pic.twitter.com/DTMHP48THT
– football iTV (@itvfootball) March 21 2025
Tuchel: Lewis-Skelly ‘Amazing’
Full Lewis Skelly, who made his debut in senior football for Arsenal less than six months ago, cool by Jude Bellingham’s Perceptic Ball in the 20th minute before Kane hit his 70th international target from a 13 -minute declan rice.
Rashford, who is a loan at Aston Villa from Manchester United, made his first international start since November 2023 after a first call in almost a year, while Manchester City’s Foden made the second start in the last seven games of England and did not compete in a competitive target for his country.
Tuchel was more apparently impressed with Lewis-Skelly, calling the 18-year-old “stunning player” with “stunning personality”.
“He came to the camp and immediately showed that it is normal to fall in love with him,” Tuchel added. “(His praise) is worth well.”
“For England? .. I don’t think so »😏@Bellinghamjude with one of his best aids for the #Threelions tonight @England | @gabrielclarke05 🎙 pic.twitter.com/erntnzwhqm
– football iTV (@itvfootball) March 21 2025
Bellingham can produce ‘special things’
Asked about the training of Bellingham, Real Madrid, Tuchel said there was no doubt that the 21 -year -old was a “key player for us”.
“It was a fantastic passage to help the first goal,” he noted. “I expect special things from Jude. He’s ready to take responsibility and we need to create an environment and structure where we can see more than that.”
Debut Dan Burn hit Crossbar with a header before the England break, playing the second game of the campaign at Latvia’s home on Monday (19:45 GMT).
‘It’s fearless’ 👊@_Declanice summarizes this dream debut from his arsenal and England teammate @Lewisskelly49 #Threelions | @gabrielclarke05 🎙 pic.twitter.com/gwrymqlcqg
– football iTV (@itvfootball) March 21 2025
Qualifiers of the World Cup of England
In addition to Albania, England’s team’s opponents include Latvia, Andorra and Serbia. Of these opponents, the position of Serbia’s 32 at the beginning of their qualifiers was far from the highest ranking of the Tuchel team.
Serbia proved to be difficult opponents at Euro 2024With only one Jude Bellingham target that divides the teams into their opener in Germany.
Including games such as Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro, the Nation of Dragan Stojkovic lost their last five meetings with England, though they had an impressive record of a defeat in the last 21 World Cup matches before the team started.
⏪ Back in November 2021…
🏴5⃣-0 pic.twitter.com/jfijqd39r0
– England (@england) March 21 2025
Albania is one of the five nations of England that have faced more than six times and won each time, along with Luxembourg (9), San Marino (8), Malta (7) and Andoras (6).
Latvia ranks 140th and has never played England before, while Andorra is 171st and has lost all six meetings between countries with a total of 25-0.
Ben Chilwell, Bukayo Saka, Tammy Abraham, James Ward-Prowse and Jack Grealish noted when England won 5-0 in Andoras on October 21.
Meeting and creating a counterpart 🤝 pic.twitter.com/hkqrundhggg
– England (@england) March 21 2025
Football Football Football World Cup
All lamps start at 19:45 GMT unless otherwise mentioned.
Monday, March 24: England by Latvia
Saturday 7 June: Andorra V England (17:00)
Saturday, September 6: England v Andorra (17:00)
Tuesday, September 9: Serbia against England
Tuesday, October 14th: Latvia against England
Thursday, November 13: England against Serbia
Sunday, November 16: An Albania (17:00)
It sounds about it. 🤩🔊 pic.twitter.com/ozcnadn58q
– England (@england) March 19 2025
England Games: What happens if three top Lions teams?
The top team from each of the 12 European qualifying groups automatically proceeds to the finals, which will extend to 48 teams.
Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Portugal, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, France and Croatia are among other favorites to win their teams.
What happens if England finishes second in the World Cup qualifiers?
England will be eliminated if the third or bottom is over and enter the play-offs between March 26-31, 2026 if they come second.
The 12 runners in each group will participate four Championship of nations Groups in the play-offs, which will be released from pots based on team files during the campaign. Games will include semifinals and finals.
The draw for the World Cup finals It will take place in December 2025. The tournament lasts from June 11 to July 19, 2026.
