FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

England vs Andorra, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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England
  • 25': Christian Garcia (OG)
  • 67': Declan Rice
FT
2 - 0
Andorra

    Declan Rice on target as lethargic England beat Andorra 2-0

    Declan Rice was on target as England produced another lethargic performance in a 2-0 victory against Andorra on Saturday.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Joan Cervós (Andorra).
    • 2': Reece James (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Cucu (Andorra) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 3': Foul by Dan Burn (England).
    • 5': Offside, England. Eberechi Eze is caught offside.
    • 6': Foul by Pau Babot (Andorra).
    • 6': Noni Madueke (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 6': Pau Babot (Andorra) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Iker Álvarez (Andorra).
    • 11': Attempt missed. Cucu (Andorra) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 12': Offside, Andorra. Cucu is caught offside.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Iker Álvarez (Andorra). Assisted by Noni Madueke.
    • 16': Corner, England. Conceded by Moisés San Nicolás.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (England) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
    • 20': Foul by Arón Rodrigo (Andorra).
    • 20': Reece James (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (England) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
    • 25': Own Goal by Christian García, Andorra. England 1, Andorra 0.
    • 34': Corner, England. Conceded by Christian García.
    • 37': Corner, England. Conceded by Biel Borrà.
    • 38': Corner, England. Conceded by Christian García.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross following a corner.
    • 41': Christian García (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Noni Madueke (England).
    • 45': Handball by Cucu (Andorra).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, England 1, Andorra 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins England 1, Andorra 0.
    • 47': Cucu (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Elliot Anderson (England).
    • 48': Offside, England. Harry Kane is caught offside.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Iker Álvarez (Andorra). Assisted by Noni Madueke.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Elliot Anderson (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Iker Álvarez (Andorra). Assisted by Harry Kane.
    • 52': Arón Rodrigo (Andorra) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Foul by Reece James (England).
    • 53': Attempt missed. Ian Olivera (Andorra) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marc Vales following a set piece situation.
    • 53': Offside, England. Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
    • 56': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (England).
    • 56': Joan Cervós (Andorra) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Cucu (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Marc Guéhi (England).
    • 57': Elliot Anderson (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Cucu (Andorra).
    • 59': Substitution, Andorra. Guillaume López replaces Cucu.
    • 59': Substitution, Andorra. Joel Guillén replaces Marc Vales.
    • 61': Offside, England. Myles Lewis-Skelly is caught offside.
    • 62': Corner, England. Conceded by Biel Borrà.
    • 66': Eberechi Eze (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Joel Guillén (Andorra).
    • 67': Goal! England 2, Andorra 0. Declan Rice (England) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
    • 68': Substitution, England. Anthony Gordon replaces Marcus Rashford.
    • 68': Substitution, England. Tino Livramento replaces Declan Rice.
    • 68': Substitution, England. Morgan Rogers replaces Reece James.
    • 70': Biel Borrà (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (England).
    • 73': Foul by Anthony Gordon (England).
    • 73': Max Llovera (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, England. Ezri Konsa replaces Marc Guéhi.
    • 77': Offside, England. Anthony Gordon is caught offside.
    • 78': Substitution, England. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Eberechi Eze.
    • 81': Substitution, Andorra. Dacu replaces Arón Rodrigo.
    • 82': Foul by Elliot Anderson (England).
    • 82': Guillaume López (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Corner, England. Conceded by Biel Borrà.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Iker Álvarez (Andorra). Assisted by Noni Madueke with a cross.
    • 85': Foul by Joan Cervós (Andorra).
    • 85': Myles Lewis-Skelly (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Corner, England. Conceded by Biel Borrà.
    • 89': Corner, England. Conceded by Max Llovera.
    • 90': Foul by Dan Burn (England).
    • 90': Ian Olivera (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Dan Burn (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Andorra. Chus Rubio replaces Joan Cervós.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Andorra. Marc Rebés replaces Pau Babot.
    • 90'+3': Anthony Gordon (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Chus Rubio (Andorra).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, England 2, Andorra 0.
    • 0': Match ends, England 2, Andorra 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 5
    0 Corner Kicks 8
    5 Saves 0
    17.2 Possession 82.8
    2 SHOTS 11
    0 ON GOAL 7
    0.0 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    93 Accurate Passes 710
    165 Passes 787
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 6
    2 Crosses 20
    0.5 Cross % 0.3
    67 Long Balls 42
    20 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    0 Blocked Shots 1
    15 Effective Tackles 9
    18 Tackles 11
    0.8 Tackle % 0.8
    8 Interceptions 2
    43 Effective Clearances 4
    43 Clearances 4

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Villa Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 39,202

    WCQ - UEFA Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 England 6 +18 18
    2 Albania 6 +3 11
    3 Serbia 6 0 10
    4 Latvia 7 -9 5
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    ENG England (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
    12 Dan Burn Yellow Card
    6 Marc Guéhi
    3 Myles Lewis-Skelly
    2 Reece James
    10 Eberechi Eze
    4 Declan Rice
    23 Elliot Anderson
    9 Harry Kane
    11 Marcus Rashford
    21 Noni Madueke
    England Substitutes:
    Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ollie Watkins, Ezri Konsa, James Trafford, Morgan Rogers, Jordan Henderson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Dean Henderson, Djed Spence, Jarrod Bowen, Valentino Livramento, Anthony Gordon.

    AND Andorra (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    12 Iker Álvarez (GK)
    6 Christian Garcia
    22 Ian de Olivera
    5 Max Llovera
    15 Moisés San Nicolás
    23 Biel Borra
    3 Marc Vales
    11 Pau Babot Yellow Card
    17 Joan Cervos
    14 Aron Rodrigo
    9 Ricard Fernández
    Andorra Substitutes:
    Alejandro Ruiz, Francisco Pires, Adri da Cunha, Joel Guillen, João Teixeira, Alexandre Martínez, Marc Rebés, Jesús Rubio, Eric Vales, Éric De Las Heras, Guillaume Lopez, Marc García Renom.

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