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England: Third place
How England performed
England reached the 2026 FIFA World Cup, staged across the United States, Canada and Mexico, with a perfect qualifying record: eight wins from eight in Group K, 22 goals scored and none conceded. Kane scored eight of them.
Under Thomas Tuchel, with Kane as captain, England beat Croatia 4–2 in their opening fixture, Kane scoring twice, then drew 0–0 with Ghana and beat Panama 2–0. Kane's two late goals turned round the round-of-32 tie against DR Congo for a 2–1 win, and Bellingham scored twice in a 3–2 victory over Mexico in the round of 16 and twice more, including the winner in extra time, as Norway were beaten 2–1 in the quarter-final. Gordon gave England the lead in the semi-final against Argentina, but two late goals meant a 2–1 defeat. England finished third by beating France 6–4 in the third-place match, Saka scoring a hat-trick. Bellingham ended with seven goals and Kane six, and six wins from eight matches marked an improvement on the quarter-final exit of 2022.
England fixtures
England
2–0
Albania
England won
England: Lewis-Skelly 20', Kane 77'
Albania: None
England
3–0
Latvia
England won
England: James 38', Kane 68', Eze 76'
Latvia: None
Andorra
0–1
England
England won
England: Kane 50'
Andorra: None
England
2–0
Andorra
England won
England: García 25' og, Rice 67'
Andorra: None
Serbia
0–5
England
England won
England: Kane 33', Madueke 35', Konsa 52', Guéhi 75', Rashford 90' pen
Serbia: None
Latvia
0–5
England
England won
England: Gordon 26', Kane 44', Kane 45+3' pen, Toņiševs 58' og, Eze 86'
Latvia: None
England
2–0
Serbia
England won
England: Saka 28', Eze 90'
Serbia: None
Albania
0–2
England
England won
England: Kane 74', Kane 82'
Albania: None
England
4–2
Croatia
England won
England: Kane 12' pen, Kane 42', Bellingham 47', Rashford 85'
Croatia: Baturina 36', Musa 45+5'
England
0–0
Ghana
England drew
Panama
0–2
England
England won
England: Bellingham 62', Kane 67'
Panama: None
England
2–1
DR Congo
England won
England: Kane 75', Kane 86'
DR Congo: Cipenga 7'
Mexico
2–3
England
England won
England: Bellingham 36', Bellingham 38', Kane 60' pen
Mexico: Quiñones 42', Jiménez 69' pen
Norway
1–2
England
England won
a.e.t.
England: Bellingham 45+2', Bellingham 93'
Norway: Schjelderup 36'
England
1–2
Argentina
England lost
England: Gordon 55'
Argentina: Fernández 85', La. Martínez 90+2'
France
4–6
England
England won
England: Rice 3', Konsa 18', Saka 37', Saka 45+1', Saka 87' pen, Bellingham 90+8'
France: Mbappé 48', Barcola 54', Mbappé 66', Dembele 90+6'
England statistics
Full England squad
| No. | Player | Pos | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford | GK | Everton | – |
| 2 | Ezri Konsa | DF | Aston Villa | 2 |
| 3 | Nico O'Reilly | DF | Manchester City | – |
| 4 | Declan Rice | MF | Arsenal | 2 |
| 5 | John Stones | DF | Manchester City | – |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi | DF | Manchester City | 1 |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka | FW | Arsenal | 4 |
| 8 | Elliot Anderson | MF | Nottingham Forest | – |
| 9 | Harry Kane C | FW | Bayern Munich | 14 |
| 10 | Jude Bellingham | MF | Real Madrid | 7 |
| 11 | Marcus Rashford | FW | Barcelona | 2 |
| 12 | Trevoh Chalobah | DF | Chelsea | – |
| 13 | Dean Henderson | GK | Crystal Palace | – |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson | MF | Brentford | – |
| 15 | Dan Burn | DF | Newcastle United | – |
| 16 | Kobbie Mainoo | MF | Manchester United | – |
| 17 | Morgan Rogers | MF | Aston Villa | – |
| 18 | Anthony Gordon | FW | Newcastle United | 2 |
| 19 | Ollie Watkins | FW | Aston Villa | – |
| 20 | Noni Madueke | FW | Arsenal | 1 |
| 21 | Eberechi Eze | MF | Arsenal | 3 |
| 22 | Ivan Toney | FW | Al-Ahli | – |
| 23 | James Trafford | GK | Manchester City | – |
| 24 | Reece James | DF | Chelsea | 1 |
| 25 | Djed Spence | DF | Tottenham Hotspur | – |
| 26 | Jarell Quansah | DF | Bayer Leverkusen | – |
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