Steven Berghuis created more chances than any other player against Gibraltar (6).
He also got a goal and an assist.
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11 - Stephen Kenny remains without a victory after 11 games in charge of the Republic of Ireland (D5 L6), the worst start by a manager with the Boys In Green since Mick Meagan, who failed to win any of his 12 games in charge between 1969 and 1971. Winless.
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Mateo Kovacic completed more take-ons (6) and won more fouls (4) than any other player against Malta.
He also made the joint most tackles for Croatia (4).
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Memphis Depay’s game by numbers vs. Gibraltar:
114 touches
7 shots (most)
7 crosses
5 chances created
4 take-ons (most)
4 shot on target (most)
2 goals
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England vs Poland
The international break is reaching its end, with the final few games set to be played this midweek. On Wednesday, Matchday 3 of the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers in Europe will culminate, with one of the big games being played at Wembley, where England will play hosts to Poland.
England have made a fine start to their campaign in the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers, having eased past San Marino and Albania in their opening two fixtures. The Three Lions have plundered seven goals while conceding none, stretching such a run to three games, with their final fixture of 2020 ending in a 4-0 win over Iceland.
Poland, on the other hand, were a little slow off the blocks, as they came from behind to hold Hungary to a 3-3 draw to begin their qualifying campaign. The White and Reds, though, followed up a nervy start with a 3-0 win over Andorra this past weekend, although that came at the cost of the injury that captain Robert Lewandowski picked up.
England were 2-0 victors the last time they locked horns with Poland, back in the qualification process for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, with Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard on target
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England vs Poland Team News
Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka were both sent back to their clubs prior to the Albania game, having failed to recover from minor injuries sustained before the international break.
Robert Lewndowski has returned to Bayern Munich after picking up a knee injury in Saturday’s win over Andorra, while third-choice goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski is also unavailable after testing positive for COVID-19.
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England have lost just one of the 19 games they have played against Poland till date (W11 D7), with the sole defeat coming way back in 1973.
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Poland have managed to win just one of their last four games across all competitions (D1 L2). The White and Reds have a similar record on their travels, winning just one of their last four on the road (D1 L2).
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Pope is yet to concede a single goal when playing for the England national side, keeping a clean sheet in each of his six outings till date.
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Player to Watch
Harry Kane
The England skipper can potentially inspire the Three Lions to a straightforward win. A fixture in which Kane will likely make a telling impact in a big way to prove that he is indeed one of the best strikers in the world.
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Spain vs Kosovo
Spain did not make the best of starts to their campaign in the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers, as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Greece on Matchday 1. La Furia Roja followed that up with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Georgia, coming from a goal down to claim their first win of the Qualifiers, stretching their unbeaten run to five games.
Kosovo, on the other hand, have played just one game in the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers so far and were handily beaten 3-0 by Sweden, with the result leaving them at the bottom of the Group B table. Their other game in the ongoing international break saw them cruise to a 4-0 win over Lithuania, although their form in the past year or so has been underwhelming.
Spain and Kosovo will be locking horns with each other for the very first time.
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Spain vs Kosovo Team News
Having only played the first half of the opening game against Greece, Spain captain Sergio Ramos did not feature at all against Georgia and it remains to be seen whether the Real Madrid man is fully fit to start.
Dani Olmo could come back into the starting eleven after scoring the winner off the bench on Sunday, while Thiago Alcantara could also return to the team.
Kosovo have midfielder Bernard Berisha suspended following his red card in the 3-0 defeat to Sweden.
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Spain have not lost any of their last 64 European World Cup Qualifiers matches (W51 D14). Their last loss was to Denmark in March 1993.
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Spain have scored in each of their last 37 World Cup Qualifiers games (98 goals), their best run in this competition. The last time they went without scoring was against Serbia in March 2005.
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Kosovo have managed to win just two of their last 13 games across all competitions, losing a staggering nine of those fixtures (D2).
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Erling Haaland has now gone three starts without scoring a goal 
Astonishingly, that is his longest goal drought since he joined Molde as a 16-year-old 
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The captain’s armband that Cristiano Ronaldo threw to the ground in disgust against Serbia has been put up for auction in a bid to raise money for a sick child 
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Top rated players in the World Cup qualifiers so far. (via whoscored)
Memphis Depay - 10
Hans Vanaken - 10
Jeremy Doku - 10
Steven Berghuis - 9.92
Leandro Trossard - 9.47
Owen Wijndal - 9.32
Dennis Praet - 9.30
Aleksandar Mitrovic - 8.77
Ioannis Pittas - 8.58
Georginio Wijnaldum - 8.57
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