Myles Lewis-Skelly took 20 minutes of his debut in England to reach the first goal of the manager of manager Thomas Tuchel and opened the scoring against Albania at the Wembley Stadium.
The Real Madrid striker, Jude Bellingham, sent Promus 18-year-old Arsenal Lewis-Skelly through the box, cutting three visiting defenders before Lewis-Skelly held Jasir Asani to go.
“That’s how you beat a low block – you play a great ball,” said the former defender of three lions Lee Dixon ITV Football.
“Just look at [Lewis-Skelly] – It’s ready to go. He leans in Asani – ‘get out of my way’. Fantastic race and a great ball. It’s a big night for him, but calmness and a goal – has a great future. “
Myles Lewis-Skelly Goals, Statistics
The Arsenal Academy Lewis-Skelly product made his debut only for his club on September 22, coming as a replacement in their drawing 2-2 in Manchester City.
He played for England under the age of 19 in November, but firmly established himself in Arsenal’s first team, scoring his first goal for them in a 5-1 victory over City on February 2.
Lewis-Skelly also faced a steep learning curve, including two red cards in four Premier League games in January and February.
The first of them, during the first half of a 1-0 victory over Wolves, was later abolished on the appeal, and Lewis-Skelly was replaced before interruption at Arsenal’s 7-1 victory on PSV on March 4. He was reserved and approached a red map.
Head Mikel Arteta expressed his faith in The Prodigy, who played through Arsenal’s home draw of 2-2 in the second part of the King’s 16th year.
England against Albania: Lewis-Skelly Debi
After taking over on January 1, the Champions League winner Tuchel revealed several surprises when chose your first team Mid -March.
Lewis-Skelly and the Newcastle defender Dan Burn made their bows against Albania, while striker Marcus Rashford, who was borrowed to Aston Villa from Manchester United, is the first international start since November 2023. After the first call in almost a year.
Tuchel’s mission for winning FIFA FIFA began with a visit to the side 65th in the FIFA rankings in the first of eight qualifications within eight months of 2025.
Three lions aim to qualify for the seventh consecutive edition of the tournament, which will be held in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Fourth place on the FIFA ladder before their qualifying campaign began, England The best run because they failed to reach the finals in 1994, the fourth end of 2018.
Qualifications for the English World Cup
Like Albania, the English group K rivals consist of Latvia, Andore and Serbia. Of these opponents, the Serbian position of 32 years at the beginning of the qualification made them far with the highest ranked Tuchel teams.
Serbia proved to be tickling opponents on Euro 2024With just a goal of Jude Bellingham who separated the teams in their opener in Germany.
Including games as Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro, Dragan Stojkovic’s nation lost its last five meetings with England, although they had an impressive record in one defeat in the last 21 World Cup qualifying matches before the group started, winning 14 and drawing six.
back in November 2021. …
– England (@england) March 21, 2025
Albania lost 5-0 at Wembley when they last met England in November 2021, including the first half of Harry Kane Hat-Trick.
Albania is one of five countries that have faced more than six times and has won each time, along with Luxembourg (9), San Marin (8), Malta (7) and Andor (6).
Latvia took 140. She never played England before, while Andorra in 171 was lost and lost all six meetings between the countries with a total rating of 25-0.
Ben Chilwell, Bukayo Saka, Tammy Abraham, James Ward-Prowse and Jack Grealish achieved achievement when England won 5-0 in Andori on October 21.
Communion and creation of a connection
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– England (@england) March 21, 2025
Qualifying hub for the World Cup in Football England
All nodes start at 19:45 GMT unless otherwise stated.
Monday, March 24: England against Latvia
Saturday, June 7: Andorra against England (17:00)
Saturday, September 6: England V Andorra (17:00)
Tuesday, September 9: Serbia against England
Tuesday, October 14: Latvia v England
Thursday, November 13: England against Serbia
Sunday, November 16: Albania against England (17:00)Sounds for this one.
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– England (@england) March 19, 2025
English Games: What happens if Three Lions Top Group?
The best team from each of the 12 European qualifying groups automatically continues to the finals, which will expand to 48 teams.
Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Portugal, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, France and Croatia are among other favorites to conquer their groups.
What happens if England finish second in the World Cup qualifiers?
England will be eliminated if they end the third or below and enter the play-offs between 26 and 31 March 2026. If they come to second place.
12 runners in each group will join four League of nation The teams in the playoffs, which will be drawn from the pots based on teams of teams during the campaign. The games will consist of semifinals and a one -foot finale.
Draw for World Cup finals It will be held in December 2025. The tournament runs from June 11 to July 19, 2026.
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