"Christian Garcia's first-half own goal and Declan Rice's header after the break ensured England extended their perfect 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign to four wins and moved five points clear at the top of Group K with victory over Andorra. Centre-back Garcia headed Arsenal forward Madueke's right-wing cross past Iker Alvarez in the 25th minute after the Three Lions, who are 170 places above Andorra in the rankings, had struggled to test the goalkeeper during the early stages at Villa Park."
"Alvarez kept out impressive debutant Elliot Anderson's strike with an excellent save shortly after half-time before Reece James' delivery picked out Rice to nod in. Declan Rice gets his sixth England goal but what a ball from Reece James 😮💨⚽️ pic.twitter.com/KApmTuxfDm- ITV Football (@itvfootball) September 6, 2025"
"England team vs Andorra Marcus Rashford, Eberechi Eze and Madueke supported Harry Kane in attack for England, with Marc Guehi and Dan Burn in central defence. Tottenham full-back Djed Spence - another newcomer - was on the bench, as were Aston Villa trio Ezri Konsa, Morgan Rogers and Ollie Watkins. Real Madrid forward Jude Bellingham missed out following shoulder surgery and Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton withdrew with an adductor issue. Manchester City defender John Stones also pulled out with a muscle injury and midfielder Cole Palmer did not recover in time from a groin problem."
England defeated Andorra 2-0 to extend a perfect 2026 World Cup qualifying record to four wins and move five points clear at the top of Group K. Christian Garcia inadvertently headed Noni Madueke's right-wing cross past Iker Alvarez in the 25th minute to open the scoring. Declan Rice nodded in a Reece James delivery shortly after half-time for the second goal. Iker Alvarez produced a fine save to deny debutant Elliot Anderson. Several players missed selection through injury or recovery, including Jude Bellingham, John Stones and Cole Palmer. England next face Serbia; Andorra will visit Estonia in a friendly.
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