"While England winning 2-0 generated nothing much more than a shrug around the football world, another qualifier ending in that same scoreline raised lots of eyebrows. Fantastic stuff from the Irish as two goals from Troy Parrott secured a famous win in Dublin and kept their playoff hopes alive. And just for extra craic for the home fans filing out of the Aviva, Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off!"
"International breaks seem to go on for ages and we're not even halfway through the latest one. Still, matters are being resolved and the picture of just who will be at next summer's 2026 World Cup finals is becoming clearer. England had already qualified ahead of last night's 2-0 win over Serbia but that didn't stop the forensic analysis of Thomas Tuchel's latest selection and England's Wembley performance."
England beat Serbia 2-0 at Wembley, securing another win and another clean sheet, bringing totals to seven wins and seven clean sheets from seven qualifiers. The final qualifier is against Albania in Tirana on Sunday. The match produced pleasing goals but occasional poor final passes and prompted forensic analysis of Thomas Tuchel's selection and England's performance. Republic of Ireland defeated Portugal 2-0 as Troy Parrott scored twice to secure a famous Dublin victory and keep playoff hopes alive; Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off. The international break continues to resolve the 2026 World Cup qualification picture. A separate family feud involving eggs in Spain was reported.
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