{"id":130769,"date":"2025-03-21T13:20:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T13:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/england-vs-albania-live-updates-2026-world-cup-qualifier-team-news-predictions-latest-score-the-new-york-times\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T13:20:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T13:20:14","slug":"england-vs-albania-live-updates-2026-world-cup-qualifier-team-news-predictions-latest-score-the-new-york-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/england-vs-albania-live-updates-2026-world-cup-qualifier-team-news-predictions-latest-score-the-new-york-times\/","title":{"rendered":"England vs Albania live updates: 2026 World Cup qualifier team news, predictions, latest score – The New York Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

International Football
live
Updated 5m ago<\/span>
England host Albania in Thomas Tuchel's first match in charge after succeeding Gareth Southgate.<\/strong>
The beaten Euro 2024 finalists begin their qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup on home soil today, looking to qualify for an eighth consecutive major tournament.
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There are a host of players Thomas Tuchel will wish were available to him over this international break, but aren't.
Arsenal star Bukayo Saka has been out since a hamstring injury picked up before Christmas which required surgery, while full-backs Luke Shaw, Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Lewis Hall are injured as well.
Midfielders Kobbie Mainoo and Cole Palmer are also out, as is Noni Madueke.
Five of those might have been starting! Half an outfield team…
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Goalkeepers: <\/strong>Jordan Pickford (Everton), Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton), James Trafford (Burnley).
Defenders: <\/strong>Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Tino Livramento (Newcastle United), Jarell Quansah (Liverpool), Dan Burn (Newcastle), Kyle Walker (Milan), Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
Midfielders: <\/strong>Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest)*<\/a>, Jordan Henderson (Ajax), Curtis Jones (Liverpool), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa)
Forwards:<\/strong> Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
*replaced the injured Cole Palmer<\/a>
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That's a good question, and one to which many don't really know the answer.
Tuchel was announced as the incoming man on October 16, 2024, but didn't start work until New Year's Day.
That means he missed the opportunity to get his feet under the table and take charge of six international fixtures late in 2024, necessitating Lee Carsley's six-game interim spell, of which he won five and lost one.
Does that represent a valuable missed opportunity for Tuchel, who admitted he misses \u201cthe smell of the grass\u201d on the training ground and relishes personal contact with players?
Only time will tell, and while the experience doubtless provided valuable experience for Carsley, it almost certainly would have proven valuable for Tuchel too, in my book.
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After yesterday's UEFA Nations League action, there are six World Cup qualifiers coming up today.
Group G<\/strong>
Group H<\/strong>
Group K<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Wembley Stadium, London<\/strong>
The country's national stadium and almost always the home of the English team when they play international fixtures.
It holds 90,000<\/strong> people, making it the biggest stadium in the UK and the second-biggest in Europe.
It hosted the Carabao Cup final between Liverpool and Newcastle United on Sunday which was, of course, won by the latter.
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Like England's meeting with Latvia on Monday, today's game kicks off at 7.45pm local time (GMT), which is 3.45pm ET and 12.45pm PT in the United States.<\/p>\n

Hello! And welcome to The Athletic<\/em>, where today we are live for Thomas Tuchel's first match as England manager.
The 51-year-old was announced as Gareth Southgate's permanent successor back in October but only started the job on January 1, so his first games are today and on Monday.
Two qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup next summer await, against Albania and then Latvia. Both are at Wembley Stadium, and both covered live right here on The Athletic.<\/em>
Can Tuchel get off the mark today? Let's find out!<\/p>\n

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