"England's place in next year's World Cup is already secured, but Thomas Tuchel will not let them take their foot off the gas just yet. The Three Lions have won all seven of their qualifiers so far and will want to see out the group with a 100% record, as they aim to keep building momentum ahead of the 2026 tournament."
"Albania sit seven points behind Tuchel's side in the table, but have secured their play-off place, keeping their own hopes of going to the United States, Canada and Mexico in June. They beat Andorra 1-0 on Thursday, and coupled with England's 2-0 win over Serbia, it was enough to see them qualify ahead of Dragan Stojkovic's side. But England also have a record to protect, having kept nine clean sheets in as many competitive games, including all seven in World Cup qualifying so far."
"Given their impressive record already in Group K, and their strong history against Albania, England are heavy favourites to claim a win in Tirana. Albania have lost all seven of their matches against England, all of which have come in World Cup qualifiers. They have conceded at least twice in every defeat and scored just once, an Altin Rraklli goal in a 3-1 loss in March 2001."
England have secured qualification for the 2026 World Cup after winning all seven of their qualifying matches and aim to finish the group with a 100% record. The team has kept nine clean sheets in nine competitive games, including all seven qualifiers. Albania sit seven points behind England but have clinched a play-off place after beating Andorra 1-0, helped by England's 2-0 win over Serbia. Albania have lost all seven previous meetings with England in qualifiers, conceding at least twice in each and scoring only once. Opta rates England as 68.1% to win, 17.5% to draw and 14.4% for an Albania victory.
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