England have lost just two of their last 29 away matches in World Cup qualifying campaigns (W19 D8), losing to Northern Ireland in September 2005 and Ukraine in October 2009.
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Albania are looking to start their World Cup qualifying campaign with two consecutive wins for a second time, also doing so in their last campaign ahead of the 2018 World Cup. They defeated Andorra 1-0 in their first match of this campaign.
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Harry Kane
With Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka injured, Southgate’s men are primarily relying on the services of Harry Kane to offer them that x-factor against a quality opponent like Albania.
The 27-year-old could emerge as the creator-in-chief for this English side this weekend. Albania, though, will also have to be aware of his scoring prowess, especially from long range so closing him down could be key.
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Georgia vs Spain
Having ended the last year on a thumping note with a 6-0 win over Germany, a lot was expected from Spain ahead of their opening qualifier against Greece. However, La Roja underwhelmed greatly and were held to a 1-1 draw, which leaves them third in the group, two points behind leaders Sweden. A win could put Luis Enrique’s men at the top, provided the Swedes drop points against Kosovo.
Georgia, on the other hand, kickstarted their qualifying campaign with a narrow 1-0 defeat to Sweden and as a result, are seated at the bottom of the group. Manager Willy Sagnol, who took charge of the team for the first time against the Swedes will be hoping for a better outcome on Sunday, although given the quality of their opponents, a drubbing could very well be on the cards.
The last time these two clashed, Spain were handed a shock 1-0 loss in a friendly encounter back in 2016.
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Georgia vs Spain Team News
Captain Sergio Ramos was withdrawn at half time against Greece, but the Real Madrid defender should start once more this weekend.
With Villarreal striker Gerard Moreno nursing a slight knock, Alvaro Morata is likely to start up front again for La Roja, while debutant Bryan Gil’s impressive showing from the bench on the left-wing could see him rewarded with a starting berth.
Georgia are likely to go for a similar starting eleven that narrowly lost 1-0 to Sweden in midweek.
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This will be just the fourth meeting between the two nations. Two of the three previous matches have been won by Spain, with Georgia winning one, which was their most recent fixture in 2016.
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Georgia are without a win in their last six games, drawing and losing three matches apiece. Their last victory came in October last year against Belarus.
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Having won eight of his 10 games in charge of the Spanish national team during his first stint (L2), Luis Enrique has led the team to just three wins in his last nine matches since returning to the job in November 2019 (D5 L1).
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Spain have lost just one of their last 20 games (W12 D7), with that defeat coming against Ukraine in October last year.
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World Cup qualifiers stat leaders from Saturday:
Key Passes - Memphis Depay (7)
Shots - Memphis Depay (10)
Dribbles - Memphis Depay (7)
Accurate Passes - Marcelo Brozovic (117)
Clearances - Erin Barnett (11)
Tackles - Marko Vukcevic (5)
Saves - Kyle Albert Goldwin (9)
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Sunday’s WCQ Fixtures
Ousmane Dembélé puts France ahead against Kazakhstan.
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Ousmane Dembélé has scored his first competitive goal for France, with his previous two both coming in friendlies.
Scoring with France’s first shot on target of the game.
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FT: Kazakhstan 0-2 France
Dembélé
Maliy (OG)
Two first half goals is enough for France, as Kylian Mbappe misses a second half penalty.
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Dolberg (penalty)
22’ Damsgaard
29’ Damsgaard
Denmark are 3-0 up inside the opening 30 minutes against Moldova.
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Harry Kane puts England ahead against Albania.
Luke Shaw with the assist.
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