Thomas Tuchel made a winning start as a manager of England and achieved a 2-0 win over Albania in their first world cup qualification.
Miles Lewis-Skelly scored on his debut, where Harry Kane certainly took care of the victory with 13 minutes left at Wembley Stadium on Friday.
England dominated in the opening phase, but lasted until the 20th minute to unlock the low block of Albania, where Jude Bellingham shoved a nice through ballet in the box for Lewis-SKILY, who hit his shot under Thomas Hittosha.
The keeper was then taken into action in the 40th minute and stretched a leg to block the Duikkop van Bellingham, with Kane's follow-up bent over the bar through the target-saving block of Berat Djimsiti.
There was almost a second debut goal just before the break. Then Burn Rose High to meet a corner and sent a towering header on goal, but it hit the bar, with a look of tightosha.
Kane led from the front in the second half and went closely wide after the hour before he received his reward in the 77th minute.
The striker locked on the cross of Declan Rice and brought it down with an excellent first touch before he chose the corner on the right with a clinical finish.
On the way to a winning start
A 2-0 success to start the Thomas Tuchel era and our @Fifaworldcup qualifying campaign. pic.twitter.com/lxjydijsha
– England (@england) March 21, 2025
Data Debrief: A debut to remember
Lewis-Skelly, who became the fourth-youngest England player who made his debut (18Y 176D), also became the youngest player in history on his senior debut for the national team, in which Marcus Rashford's Record of 18 years and 209 days was surpassed in May 2016.
In general, he is the third-jongest scorer for the Drie Leeuwen, after only Wayne Rooney (17y 317d in September 2003) and Michael Owen (18Y 164d in May 1998).
In the meantime Kane continued his beautiful run for England, with this goal being 70th. He is the first player to score at his first performance among three different managers (Roy Hodgson, Gareth Southgate and Tuchel).
Each of the last 11 permanent English managers has now won their first game, with Tuchel who keeps Run intact with a comfortable victory that sends his side of Group K after the first game.
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