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Good morning! Before the deep dive, let\u2019s start with the bread and butter: David Hytner\u2019s match report of England 2-0 Serbia.<\/p>\n
\u201cToo 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
Share<\/a>Preamble<\/p>\n International breaks seem to go on for ages and we\u2019re not even halfway through the latest one. Still, matters are being resolved and the picture of just who will be at next summer\u2019s 2026 World Cup finals is becoming clearer.<\/p>\n England had already qualified ahead of last night\u2019s 2-0 win<\/a> over Serbia but that didn\u2019t stop the forensic analysis of Thomas Tuchel\u2019s latest selection and England\u2019s Wembley performance.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll bring you all the fallout from last night\u2019s 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<\/a>.<\/p>\n And beyond World Cup qualifying, there appears to have been a family feud in Spain involving eggs. More on that shortly.<\/p>\n Righty, let\u2019s get this thing going!<\/p>\n