Myles Lewis-Skelly needed 20 minutes of his beginnings in England to reach the first goal of the reign of manager Thomas Tuchel and open the scoring against Albania at the Wembley stadium.
The spinning pass of the Real Madrid striker, Jude Bellingham, sent the lateral back of Arsenal, 18, Lewis-Skelly inside the surface, cutting three defenders on a visit and allowing the recipient to hold Jasir Asani and to place himself coldly.
“This is how you beat a low block – you play a shiny ball,” said former defender of the three Lions Lee Dixon at ITV Football.
“Just look [Lewis-Skelly] – He is ready to leave. He looks at Asani – “Get out of my way”. A fantastic race and a shiny ball. It’s a big night for him, but the composure and the arrival – he has a big future. »»
Myles Lewis-Skelly when he started! 🤩
The first @England Objective of the Thomas Tuchel era#Itvfootball | #Threelions pic.twitter.com/y9bvwydgt8
– ITV Football (@itvfootball) March 21, 2025
Myles Lewis-Skelly Goals, Statistics
The product of the Arsenal Academy Lewis-Skelly did its debut only for its club on September 22, as a substitute during their 2-2 draw in Manchester City.
He played for those under 19 in England in November, but firmly established himself in the first Arsenal team, scoring his first goal for them during a 5-1 home victory against 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 against the Wolves, was then canceled on appeal, and Lewis-Skelly was replaced before the break in the 7-1 victory from Arsenal to the PSV on March 4 because it had been reserved and had come closer to a red card.
Manager Mikel Arteta expressed his faith thereafter in the prodigy, who played throughout the 2-2 draw from Arsenal on the second floor of the 16 on a tie.
Remember the name-Myles Lewis-Skelly ⭐️
The youngest goalscorer in England in his early days#Itvfootball | #Threelions pic.twitter.com/v27ybpou12
– ITV Football (@itvfootball) March 21, 2025
England against Albania: the beginnings of Lewis-Skelly
After taking over on January 1, the winner of the Champions Tuchel League revealed several surprises when he Selected his first team in mid-March.
Lewis-Skelly and the defender of Newcastle Dan Burn made their arcs against Albania, while striker Marcus Rashford, who is loaned to Aston Villa de Manchester United, made his first international departure since November 2023 after a first call in almost a year.
Tuchel’s mission to win the FIFA 2026 World Cup began with the visit of the 65th team in the FIFA ranking in the first eight qualifications in eight months in 2025.
The three Lions aim to qualify for a seventh consecutive edition of the tournament, which will be held in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Classified fourth in the FIFA ranking before the start of their qualification campaign, England The best race since they failed to reach the final in 1994 was a fourth place in 2018.
From Hale End to the first team to mark 20 minutes after your beginnings in England.
A season so far for our myles ❤️ https://t.co/wkbtkhxjad pic.twitter.com/h4xcecvesc
– Arsenal (@Arsenal) March 21, 2025
England World Cup qualifications
As well as Albania, the rivals of group K of England include Latvia, Andorra and Serbia. Among these opponents, the 32 -year -old Serbia position at the start of the qualifications made them from the best classified Tuchel team.
Serbia has proven to be delicate opponents at Euro 2024With only one goal from Jude Bellingham separating the teams during their first match in Germany.
Including matches in Yugoslavia and Serbia and Monténégro, the Nation of Dragan Stojkovic has lost its last five games with England, although they have an impressive record of an defeat in their last 21 qualification games of the World Cup before the group’s start, winning 14 and drawing six.
⏪ In November 2021…
🏴5️⃣-0️⃣🇦🇱 pic.twitter.com/jfijqd39r0
– England (@england) March 21, 2025
Albania lost 5-0 in Wembley during their last meeting in England in November 2021, including a first half Harry Kane Hat Trick.
Albania is one of the five nations, England has been faced with more than six times and has won against Luxembourg (9), San Marino (8), Malta (7) and Andorra (6).
Latvia is classified 140th and has never played in England before, while Andorre is 171st and lost the six games between countries by a global score of 25-0.
Ben Chilwell, Bukayo Saka, Tammy Abraham, James Ward-Prowse and Jack Grenish marked when England won 5-0 in Andorra on October 21.
Conviviality and creation of a link 🤝 pic.twitter.com/hkqrundhgg
– England (@england) March 21, 2025
Football team in England World Cup qualification cup
All the lights start at 19:45 GMT, unless otherwise indicated.
Monday March 24: England against Latvia
Saturday June 7: Andorra against England (5 p.m.)
Saturday September 6: England against Andorra (5:00 p.m.)
Tuesday September 9: Serbia against England
Tuesday October 14: Latvia against England
Thursday November 13: England against Serbia
Sunday, November 16: Albania against England (5 p.m.)
Sound on this one. 🤩🔊 pic.twitter.com/ozcnadn58q
– England (@england) March 19, 2025
England Games: What’s going on if the three best Lions Group?
The best team of each of the 12 European qualification groups automatically goes to the final, which will be extended to 48 teams.
Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Portugal, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, France and Croatia are among the other favorites to win their groups.
What happens if England finishes second in World Cup qualifying?
England will be eliminated if they finish the third or the least and enter the playoffs between March 26 and 31, 2026 if they arrive in second position.
The 12 finalists of each group will join four Nations league Teams in the play-offs, which will be taken from pots depending on the team records during the campaign. The games will include semi-finals and finals with a leg.
The draw for the World Cup finals will take place in December 2025. The tournament takes place from June 11 to July 19, 2026.
