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Good morning! Before the deep dive, let’s start with the bread and butter: David Hytner’s match report of England 2-0 Serbia.
“Too often, the final pass was missing. But what the manager did get was another win and another clean sheet. Count seven of each from seven qualifiers. The final one is against Albania in Tirana on Sunday. And, also, two lovely goals.”
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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.
We’ll bring you all the fallout from last night’s game and also a round-up of events elsewhere where it was quite the night for the Republic of Ireland. For Cristiano Ronaldo, not so much.
And beyond World Cup qualifying, there appears to have been a family feud in Spain involving eggs. More on that shortly.
Righty, let’s get this thing going!