Harry Kane saves England from embarrassment against Andorra in World Cup qualifying

England secures 1-0 win over Andorra with Harry Kane goal, maintaining perfect record under Thomas Tuchel.

England needed a second-half goal from Harry Kane to secure a 1-0 win over lowly Andorra and maintain a perfect record under Thomas Tuchel after three World Cup qualifiers.

England was held scoreless by a team ranked 173rd in the world until Kane redirected a pass from Noni Madueke into the top of the net in the 50th minute after the Bayern Munich striker's initial effort was saved by goalkeeper Iker Álvarez.

“We need to be better for sure,” Kane said. “It's not one that many will remember, and we had good spells, but we take the three points and move on.” It was goal No. 72 in his 106th appearance for the Three Lions.

Tuchel's side remained top of Europe's Group K with nine points after wins against Albania and Latvia. They have yet to concede a goal under the German coach.

Nevertheless, Tuchel said that he was “not happy” with the slim win over tiny Andorra, which has a population of around 80,000.

“At the end of it, it was absolutely not OK because we lost focus and we lost the urgency that is needed,” he said.

Andorra remained winless but managed to frustrate England's stars for most of the game with its five-man defensive line. Ezri Konsa had to block a late shot by Andorra's Guillaume Lopez to prevent the chance of an equalizer.