England’s new era under Thomas Tuchel began with a 2-0 victory over Albania, but the German was quick to highlight areas for improvement.Against Latvia, the challenge is to build on that

Goals from Reece James, Harry Kane and Eberechi Eze led England to a routine 3-0 win over Latvia. The beaten Euro 2024 finalists have started their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign with two wins from two under Thomas Tuchel.

England play their first match under new head coach Thomas Tuchel on Friday night, welcoming Albania to Wembley Stadium for a World Cup qualifier. The expectations for Gareth Southgate's successor are clear from the outset,

England hosts Albania at Wembley Stadium in London on Friday, March 21. Kickoff is set for 8:45 p.m. CET local time in Italy, making it a 7:45 p.m. GMT start in the UK, a 3:45 p.m. ET or 12:45 p.m. PT kickoff in the US and Canada, and a 6:45 a.m. AEDT start on Saturday, March 22 in Australia.

Thomas Tuchel will take charge of his first England match on Friday when they host Albania at Wembley Stadium in the team's first World Cup qualifier. They are also alongside Andorra, Latvia and Servia in in Group K.

England's dull victory over Latvia shows new head coach Thomas Tuchel's search for thrills is no easy task, says chief football writer Phil McNulty.

Thomas Tuchel has insisted Harry Maguire will "always be in contention" for England despite overlooking the Manchester United defender for his first two games in charge.But the defender was not selected for Tuchel's first two matches in charge of England -- their World Cup qualifying wins over Albania and Latvia -- following a fitness issue sustained at the start of March.