Postpublished at 20:30 GMT 15 November 2025
Right, that's it from us. We will be back for coverage of Albania versus England tomorrow at around 15:30 GMT.
Goodbye!
England boss Thomas Tuchel and captain Harry Kane speak before Sunday's final World Cup qualifier against Albania
Tuchel confirmed Ezri Konsa "felt a tightness in his calf" and is the only player not to travel having stayed in London for a further assessment.
Already-qualified England have won all seven games so far without conceding
Tuchel "didn't speak a single word" about unbeaten record to players and said: "We need to get the foundation right to have a chance to have these records".
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Gary Rose
Right, that's it from us. We will be back for coverage of Albania versus England tomorrow at around 15:30 GMT.
Goodbye!
Albania boss Sylvinho has joked that England's numbers are so amazing they are "disgusting".
England boss Thomas Tuchel kicked off qualification and his reign with a 2-0 win against tomorrow's opponents.
"Unfortunately, I have to say they are stronger than six months ago," former Arsenal and Manchester City left-back Sylvinho said.
"The numbers are amazing. It's disgusting! What can I say.
"But we are happy, we are going to face one of the best tomorrow and we are going to try to do our job."
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland have not lost a World Cup qualifier since 2009, when they were beaten 1-0 in Ukraine.
That defeat was not costly as Fabio Capello's side went into the game already assured of their spot in South Africa, though it prevented them from finishing with 10 wins from 10.
Since then England have been utterly dominant, avoiding defeat in 38 consecutive World Cup qualifiers and winning all but eight of them.
They have scored 111 goals in this run and conceded just 10 - equivalent to one every 342 minutes.

Thomas Tuchel's players have an opportunity in Albania this weekend to equal the European record for most competitive wins in a row without conceding a goal.
England's current run of nine games is one shy of the record set by Spain, whose streak encompassed qualifying for Euro 2016 and their first two fixtures of that tournament.
That's it from England boss Thomas Tuchel.
Will England sign off their qualifying campaign with another win and clean sheet?
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Thomas Tuchel on Declan Rice and Elliot Anderson being his main midfield pairing: "Elliot and Declan are at the moment ahead in midfield. They are a very good pair and complement each other very well. They are performing at the highest level for club and country. Biggest complement to both of them.
"We took Declan out [of the last match] after 65 minutes to have the chance to play again, Elliot played 90 minutes and it is his first season to play international games as well as for Nottingham Forest, he is a key player there too.
"We will wait for information from the medical department and decide tomorrow."
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Thomas Tuchel on Marc Guehi and Ezri Konsa's absence: "It's just what it is. We all need to adapt. We always would like to have everyone in camp. We were sad for Marc, he tried everything to be with us for the second match but very quickly we realised there was no chance he can be with us on the pitch. He wanted to be with us at Wembley and support the team which we like. It shows the determination He feels a strong part of this group which he is.
"Now Ezri is out we have to find solutions. It is what it is and we have strong enough players to have another good performance. The structure is there to make it easier now to compensate. The players are very aware of how we want to play.
"It is also a chance to maybe have fresh legs and reward the training sessions and performances on the pitch. Let's see. The last decision is not made but we will not use it as an excuse. Someone else will step up I am very sure."
Alex Howell
BBC Sport football reporter at Air Albania Stadium
Thomas Tuchel has revealed that Ezri Konsa has stayed in London for assessment after feeling some tightness in his calf.
I asked the England manager if any of Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden. or Eberechi Eze would start the match after making such a big impact at Wembley in the win over Serbia.
Tuchel says that he has not yet decided on who will play tomorrow.
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More from Thomas Tuchel on if the likes of Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden will start: "I will not tell you who starts. I also don't know fully who starts. We haven't decided yet. I still have to talk to some players.
"Everyone was in training except Ezri Konsa who felt a tightness in his calf and stayed in London for further assessment."
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Thomas Tuchel on if he wants to make history by remaining unbeaten without conceding: "I didn't speak a single word about that. We made sure we had yesterday the training session that we had, the quality and mentality of the guys who didn't play was on the highest level which was pure pleasure to watch and be part of. It showed me again that we are building and growing in the right way. Everyone is ready to play, everyone is desperate to start. The competition is still on, the hunger is on to be on the pitch tomorrow. That is the most important.
"Today we prepared for Albania and we prepared our offensive solutions, spoke about the defensive structure of Albania like always and had a tactical training session. Everything we talk about is about the process and about the things that we can influence. We need to get the foundation right to have a chance to have these records. Just by thinking about it or by talking about it nothing will change, we need to deliver tomorrow again. The feeling and the trust is absolutely there because I witnessed this in camp. I trust my players to perform again tomorrow."
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Thomas Tuchel on Albania's Armando Broja, who he worked with at Chelsea: "We know a clean sheet can always break in football. I know him very well because he was my player at Chelsea. He plays regularly for Albania and mostly on the right wing, where we expect him tomorrow. He brings directness and speed, he is dagerous because he always thinks about scoring. I hope we have solutions to defend him.
"In general I just hope and I feel the hunger for us to win and to achieve something is bigger than the fear of losing and the fear of maybe losing a record of clean sheets. These things just happen. We are well aware that we put a lot of effort in to defend as a team and it's only possible to have so many clean sheets because we defend properly as a team which is the case but you also need a bit of luck in certain moments. We should not focus too much on what we have to lose, we should be more excited about the next possibility to show our quality and to have another exciting and intense match."
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More from Thomas Tuchel on what he expects from Albania and if he thought they would finish second in the group: "I thought Albania and Serbia are both very passionate about their football teams, they have always been very talented traditionally with players in the biggest leagues. We thought these are the two teams to beat.
"Now we see that Albaina deserved the second place. It's difficult to create chances and convert chances against them. They are well-trained and well-drilled. I think we will dominate the game, but ball possession alone will not do it. We need to control the game but control the counter attacks before they create chances. We need good counter-pressing and just ball possession is not enough. We need to transform that into chances and if we have chances we are normally clinical. We expect a difficult match."
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Thomas Tuchel on whether he thought Albania would be second after qualifying draw made: "I saw that Albania and Serbia are very passionate about their football teams, they have always been traditionally very talented players who play in the biggest leagues so we straight away thought they were the two teams to beat.
"Now we see Albania are well deserved to be second place. It is very difficult to create and convert chances against them. I think we will dominate the game, I think and hope, but ball possession alone will not do it so we need to control the game and be aware to control the counter-attacks.
"We need to try and transform ball possession into chances. If we have them we are normally clinical enough to score. But we expect a difficult match."
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Thomas Tuchel on what he has learned since his first game in charge of England against Albania in March: "I learned a lot about the job, I had to learn the job because it's very different from club football. All of us grew together and we started with very good results in the first camp and with solid, serious performances. Two good wins, two clean sheets. I learned a lot about football because my assistants keep me on my toes with new information, new strategies, new ways to play, new data about physical input and output and that is good. They are on top of the game as coaches to influence our players.
"We want to win again, tomorrow we face an Albania side that is difficult to break down. In qualification they only conceded three goals in qualifying, two from us and one more. It's difficult to score against them."
Image source, Getty ImagesPlenty has been said about England's striker options after Harry Kane, and Thomas Tuchel may well use tomorrow's game to experiment with his options once more.
In England's last match against Serbia, Phil Foden was brought on to play as a false nine and set up Eberechi Eze's goal in the 2-0 win.
"It's absolutely an opportunity," said Tuchel after the Serbia game about Foden playing that role should there be any issues with Kane.
"If Phil stays in his shape and form, I have no problem [playing him as a No 9]. I have some other options in mind that I do not want to discuss in public."
That's it from Harry Kane and the England gang must be in a hurry as Thomas Tuchel swiftly takes his seat for the press conference.
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Harry Kane on who he thinks most important opponent of his Bayern team-mates could be for World Cup: "France are going to play a big part in next year's World Cup, me and Michael [Olise] get on and joke about it.
"Then most of the German team, they will want to go far in the tournament. There is healthy competition and healthy banter between the guys on who can get their hands on the World Cup next summer."
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Harry Kane on what Thomas Tuchel has brought to the role: "He's done a really good job. Coming in to being England manager is never easy, especially after Gareth who was one of our most successful managers. He's tried to stamp his own feel into training, into meetings.
"He comes with a lot of enthusiasm. Tactically we are really precise going into every game. He's been building different ideas leading up to next summer. From now until then there will be more he would like to add. Tactically he has been fantastic.
"He brings a personality, he brings an aura that represents an England manager. Going into a major tournament that is important as well. Other teams know he is one of the best managers in the world and that brings weight as well."
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Harry Kane on being motivated for a game that has nothing riding on it: "There's still a lot of motivation. The last game in an England shirt for the year is always important to win for momentum.
"We also know we have qualified and Albania are into the play-offs but we still have not conceded and I think that is a great motivation. Not conceding any goals through the campaign would be special motivation.
"It is also about reaching our level and if we do we feel we can beat any team in the world, it doesn't matter who the opposition is."
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Harry Kane on how competition for players has altered the mindset of players and them dropping out of camps: "A World Cup year is a big difference, everyone wants to be part of a World Cup, it's the biggest tournament you will play in your professional career. The motivation that's around the corner and there is not a lot of time for the manager to see you. Naturally there is more motivation to prove a point and prove your way into the team.
"There will be moments where there are injuries and people who aren't fit, but when you are trying to build that winning culture and winning team, having players around the place is a great message to send to everyone else. The boss has made it clear there is still a lot of competition for a lot of people and that excites people."