European preliminaries: England 2-0 Malta to lock up the top of the group! Kane is only behind Cristiano Ronaldo Foden for an own goal
At 3:45 a.m. on November 18, Beijing time, in the 9th round of Group C of the 2024 European Championship Qualifiers, England, which had already qualified in advance, defeated Malta 2-0 at home and locked the first place in the group. Foden made an own goal, Bukayo Saka set up Kane to open the scoring, and Rice was whistled for a world wave.
Highlights of the game
1. Kane scored 23 goals in the European preliminaries, surpassing Lewandowski and tying Robbie Keane for second place on the all-time scorer list, second only to Ronaldo with 41 goals.
2. Palmer came off the bench to make his England debut, becoming Gareth Southgate's 13th Chelsea player to make his manager, the most of any team.
Wonderful review
Before the game, players from both teams observed a moment of silence for the deceased Sir Bobby Charlton.
In the 2nd minute, Tuma's left-footed long-range shot from outside the penalty area was slightly missed.
In the 8th minute, Guehi went straight and Foden burst into the right side of the penalty area and made an inverted triangle cross, causing Pepe to own a goal, 1-0! England took the lead.
In the 28th minute, Bonelo made a mistake with the ball, and Kane was knocked down in the penalty area after Kane stole, but the referee awarded him a fake fall and received a yellow card.
In the 57th minute, Alexander-Arnold went straight and Saka's left-footed shot from the right side of the box was blocked.
In the 64th minute, Saka passed the ball in the penalty area, the opponent's header was not far away, and Alexander-Arnold followed up with a right-footed volley that was too square.
In the 67th minute, Foden took a free kick and Alexander-Arnold fired high with his right foot.
In the 75th minute, Walker shared the ball, Foden kept the ball straight into the ball, Saka crossed from the right side of the penalty area, Kane pushed the right foot into the net in the middle, 2-0!
In the 76th minute, Rice burst into the penalty area with the ball and fired a right-footed long-range shot into the world, but VAR ruled that Kane had rubbed the ball in an offside position and the goal was invalidated.
In the 82nd minute, Yannick's right-footed volley from inside the box missed.
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Line-up
England (433): 1-Pickford, 2-Kieran Trippier, 5-Guehi, 6-Maguire, 3-Tomori (46'17-Saka), 10-Alexander-Arnold, 8-Henderson (61'18-Rice), 4-Gallagher (46'12-Walker), 7-Foden, 9-Kane, 11-Rashford (61'21-Palmer)
Malta (532): 1-Bonello, 7-Joseph, 4-Berg, 13-Pepe, 21-Borg (79'22-Muscat), 3-Carmenzouli, 20-Yannick, 6-Guerra Umir, 10-Tuma, 9-Mbang (59'11-Jones), 14-Reid (79'17-Nwoko)