At 3:45 a.m. Beijing time on November 13, the 9th round of the World Preliminary Round of the European Group Stage Group I continued, with England playing albania at home. In the end, England made it 5-0 Albania. Worth 120 million euros, Harry Kane achieved 3 goals and 1 assist. At present, with England's record of 7 wins and 2 draws, it is at the top of the group with 23 points, considering that Albania, the third team in the group, has 15 points, so the next round of England can advance to the World Cup as long as they beat San Marino.
Let's take a look at England's starting line-up, in the 343 attacking system, goalkeeper Pickford, 3 defenders are Kyle Walker, Stones, Maguire, 4 midfielders are Rees James, Henderson, Calvin Phillips, Chilwell; 3 forwards are Foden, Harry Kane and Sterling. The squad is worth 566 million euros and has an average age of 26.3 years.
The Albanian team, on the other hand, is worth only 62.05 million euros.
In the 8th minute, James sent a set-piece on the right and Maguire's header broke the goal! England 1-0!
In the 17th minute, Foden accurately cut through, Henderson did not stop the ball on the right side of the direct cross, Kane's header broke the goal! England 2-0!
In the 27th minute, Kane made the ball and Henderson broke through the low shot in the middle of the road! England 3-0!
In the 32nd minute, Sterling broke through the ball in midfield to send a straight plug, and Kane pushed the goal from a small angle! England 4-0!
In first-half stoppage time, Kane volleyed sideways to break the goal! England 5-0!
Harry Kane became the best player of the game, scoring 10 points in his post-match ratings. In this game, Harry Kane scored 3 goals and 1 assist, with a total of 8 shots on goal, including 4 on target.
After this game, England also set 3 major records. First, England and Albania have played each other six times, with England maintaining a total of six wins, and this match is also the biggest score since the two teams met. At the same time, England also set a record of 32 years of victory against Albania since 1989.
Second, Harry Kane scored a hat-trick in this game, which was also the fourth time he completed the hat in England. That figure tied England senior Bobby Charlton in third place in team history. It is worth mentioning that Harry Kane is only 2 times away from a griffus, which is likely to become the first person in England history for Harry Kane, who is just 28 years old this year.