England will have to come back down to earth tonight when they take on the lesser-known force of Albania in their penultimate World Cup Group Nine qualifying match. After the heroics of their 5-1 ...
Albania were by all accounts unlucky to lose 2-1 to Germany at the weekend. At home, they will be a tough proposition for an England team who beat a far from world-class Finland by the same scoreline.
Harry Kane scored a first half hat-trick as England romped towards the 2022 World Cup with a 5-0 thrashing of Albania, but Italy still have work to do to reach Qatar after a 1-1 draw with Switzerland.