England vs San Marino LIVE: World Cup qualifier result, final score and reaction tonight
Relive all the action as Gareth Southgate’s side secured their place at the 2022 World Cup
Harry Kane scored four goals in England’s 10-0 demolition of San Marino as Gareth Southgate’s side made official their place in next year’s World Cup finals in Qatar.
In truth England needed only a point against the world’s 210th and lowest-ranked footballing nation to seal top spot in Group I so the only real question was how many goals they would deliver to mark the occasion.
Kane duly filled his boots, following up his hat-trick in the 5-0 win against Albania on Friday with four goals before halftime, including two penalties, swelling his England tally to 48 to move joint third on the list alongside Gary Lineker.
Harry Maguire began the rout with a sixth-minute header and Filippo Fabbri scored an own goal before Kane took over to put England 6-0 ahead before halftime.
Emile Smith-Rowe marked his first England start with the seventh and even after Kane was substituted the punishment continued for San Marino who had Dante Rossi sent off for a second yellow card.
Tyrone Mings, substitute Tammy Abraham and Bukayo Saka all got on the scoresheet in a farcically one-sided match that did little for the reputation of international football.
San Marino 0 - 10 England
82 mins: Abraham scores again but this one isn’t going to count. Gallagher whips a cross into the box from the right wing and Abraham shakes off Conti before heading home. Conti makes a meal out of the shove from Abraham and theatrically throws himself to ground. The referee sees it and blows the whistle before the ball crosses the line. Tammy Abraham can’t believe it.
GOAL! San Marino 0 - 10 England (Saka, 79’)⚽️
79 mins: England have 10! Bellingham gives the ball to Alexander-Arnold who passes it out wide to Gallagher. He passes it back to the England right-back who floats another pinpoint cross to the middle of the box where Saka leaves his man, leaps at the ball and heads it home!
GOAL! San Marino 0 - 9 England (Abraham, 78’)⚽️
78 mins: Another great goal from England! Alexander-Arnold gets the assist with a classic cross into the box from the right wing. Abraham holds off a defender, brings the ball down on his knee and then shoots to the far bottom corner on the spin and gloriously guides the ball home.
NO GOAL! San Marino 0 - 8 England
74 mins: Oh no! Jude Bellingham had become England’s second youngest goalscorer with that effort but it’s been chalked off. VAR took a look at the build up and called the referee over to the monitor. Tammy Abraham inadvertantly catches one to the San Marino defenders as Bellingham first passes the ball to him and the goal is chalked off for a foul. Abraham also gets booked for the action. That’s a bit harsh.
GOAL! San Marino 0 - 9 England (Bellingham, 71,)⚽️
71 mins: It’s nine for England! Bellingham runs the ball into the left side of the box and tries to pick of Abraham. He misses the ball but it comes to Gallagher. Gallagher shoots on the spin and hits the back post. The rebound is cleared as far as Alexander-Arnold who whips a cross back into the box. He finds Bellingham who brings down the ball, shifts it to the right and fires it into the back of the net! Great strike from the youngster.
GOAL! San Marino 0 - 8 England (Mings, 69’)⚽️
69 mins: This is so, so simple. Trent Alexander-Arnold lifts the free kick, from the edge of the box, over to the middle of the box where Tyrone Mings is waiting. He gets his head to the ball and whips it into the back of the net!
Red card! Rossi is off!
San Marino 0 - 7 England
68 mins: Things go from bad to worse for San Marino as Dante Rossi hacks Conor Gallagher down just outside his own penalty area. He picks up a yellow card to go with the one from the first half and the referee has no choice but to pull out the red card. San Marino are down to 10-men.
San Marino 0 - 7 England
67 mins: San Marino win a free kick that Golinucci floats into the box. Nanni wins the header from the initial ball and knocks it down to Fabbri. He looks to shoot but Mings nips in to boot the ball away. The clearance comes back to Golinucci who brings it under control and hits a shot from well outside the box but pulls the effort wide of goal!
San Marino 0 - 7 England
64 mins: Chance! It was almost another goal for a debutant. Ben Chilwell flicks the ball over the San Marino back line as Conor Gallagher makes a cutting run into the box. He meets the pass on the volley and tries to guide it into the bottom corner but doesn’t get enough of the ball and sends it safely into the hands of Benedettini.
San Marino 0 - 7 England
61 mins: Harry Kane’s brilliant night is over just after an hours play. He is replaced with Reece James. England now have a lot of players on the pitch pushing for places in the World Cup squad. Quite a few of the players out there will want to get on the scoresheet.
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