--- source: thedugout.football generated: 2026-10-24T06:23:58.767Z data_provider: API-Football canonical: https://thedugout.football/clubs/england/news/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZ3VhcmRpYW4uY29tL2Zvb3RiYWxsL2xpdmUvMjAyNi9vY3QvMDYvZW5nbGFuZC12LWN6ZWNoaWEtbmF0aW9ucy1sZWFndWUtZm9vdGJhbGwtbGl2ZQ --- # England 3-0 Czechia: Nations League football – as it happened - **Source:** - **Club:** England - **Original URL:** https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2026/oct/06/england-v-czechia-nations-league-football-live Key events6 Oct 2026Tuchel: everyone had a good camp6 Oct 2026Bellingham: an 'honour' to play with Kane6 Oct 2026FULL TIME: England 3-0 Czechia6 Oct 2026GOAL! England 3-0 Czechia (Kane 57)6 Oct 2026HALF TIME: England 2-0 Czechia6 Oct 2026GOAL! England 2-0 Czechia (Kane 40)6 Oct 2026GOAL! England 1-0 Czechia (Coufal og 27)6 Oct 2026The teams6 Oct 2026PreambleScott MurrayTue 6 Oct 2026 17.04 EDTFirst published on Tue 6 Oct 2026 13.15 EDTShareKey events6 Oct 2026Tuchel: everyone had a good camp6 Oct 2026Bellingham: an 'honour' to play with Kane6 Oct 2026FULL TIME: England 3-0 Czechia6 Oct 2026GOAL! England 3-0 Czechia (Kane 57)6 Oct 2026HALF TIME: England 2-0 Czechia6 Oct 2026GOAL! England 2-0 Czechia (Kane 40)6 Oct 2026GOAL! England 1-0 Czechia (Coufal og 27)6 Oct 2026The teams6 Oct 2026Preamble6 Oct 202617.04 EDTDavid Hytner was at Wembley. Here’s his report. Thanks for reading this MBM. 6 Oct 202617.03 EDTTuchel: everyone had a good campThomas Tuchel talks to ITV. “We played a very good match … very fluid … to put it into context, it’s the fourth match in 11 or 12 days … we dominated … were very focused … created some good opportunities … scored some beautiful goals … the subs were strong … very good performance again … a deserved win … I don’t take [Kane’s goalscoring] for granted, it’s just exceptional … every single match … it’s difficult to find new words … [England’s good form is a result of] training, attitude, cohesion, belief … of course [the World Cup has made England stronger] … we got the first medal in 60 years … we didn’t go out in the group stage … of course it made us stronger … now we have had a strong first camp … all four matches were at the highest level … you learn from every day together … I’m just happy that everyone in camp was contributing … everyone was on the pitch … everyone had a good camp.” 6 Oct 202616.58 EDTBellingham: an 'honour' to play with KaneJude Bellingham, who won his 60th cap tonight at the age of 23, pays tribute to 125-up Harry Kane on ITV. “There’s not much more you can say [about Harry Kane] that’s already been said … I can only talk about him from my perspective … he’s first and foremost an unbelievable human being … as a captain … as a man … he looks after each and every single person … he’s the one to always take responsibility when something needs doing off the pitch … then on it you’re running out of superlatives … he’s the best England player that’s ever worn the shirt and it’s an honour to play with him … he’s playing at a level pretty unmatched … scoring goals for fun … and he’s getting back as well!” 6 Oct 202616.54 EDTIt’s been a highly successful international break for England. Even the defeat to Spain showed promise. Tonight, just as with Saturday’s rout of Croatia, England were to a man excellent, give or take a couple of trademark moments of skittishness from Jordan Pickford, and would we have him any other way? Jude Bellingham was again imperious, Harry Kane did Harry Kane things, the defence kept a clean sheet, and the second-string wingers put in a fine shift, Morgan Rogers especially. England have a lot of strength in depth, and the manager’s rediscovered his mojo and replenished his stock which had taken a hit after the closing third of the World Cup semi-final. Everyone happy and smiling again. Especially Mr 125. Thoughts and prayers with Peter Shilton tonight. 6 Oct 202616.46 EDTShall we update that England men’s all-time appearance chart? Hey, it’d be rude not to. The big news obviously Jordan Pickford nudging ahead of his namesake Henderson into 13th spot overall. 125: Peter Shilton, Harry Kane 120: Wayne Rooney 115: David Beckham 114: Steven Gerrard 108: Bobby Moore 107: Ashley Cole 106: Bobby Charlton, Frank Lampard 105: Billy Wright 96: Kyle Walker 94: John Stones 92: Jordan Pickford 91: Jordan Henderson 90: Bryan Robson 6 Oct 202616.44 EDTMr 125 speaks to ITV. “It was the perfect night for me personally … and also the team … it’s been a tough, long camp … you saw some fantastic football there today … one-touch football … as good as it gets … it’s about taking your opportunities … you’re seeing that from everyone in the squad … [cap 126 in November] would be nice for sure!” 6 Oct 202616.42 EDTIt’s full time in Croatia as well, where Spain have come from behind to win 2-1. All of which means Group A3 now looks like this … 1. Spain P4 GD+7 Pts 12 2. England P4 GD+11 Pts 9 3. Croatia P4 GD-10 Pts 3 4. Czechia P4 GD-8 Pts 0 … and that effectively seals a quarter-final spot for England. It’s not officially rubber-stamped yet, but it’s as good as. Spain are certainly through; England can only be pipped by Croatia if they lose both of their final two matches in the November break, at home to Croatia and away to Spain, while Croatia win both of theirs, away to England and at home to Czechia … and because things would go to the head-to-head, they’d have to beat England by a minimum of seven goals at Wembley. I’d plan ahead for the quarter-finals if I were England. Updated at 16.47 EDT6 Oct 202616.35 EDTFULL TIME: England 3-0 CzechiaEngland complete their third win in eight days as a productive international break comes to a close. 6 Oct 202616.34 EDT90 min +2: Macek carves a long-range shot wide left. England and Pickford will get their clean sheet. 6 Oct 202616.34 EDT90 min +1: A cross comes into the England box from the right. Alexander-Arnold holds firm at the far post under pressure from Naderi, turning out for a corner. Nothing comes of the set piece. 6 Oct 202616.33 EDT90 min: Mikel Merino has scored his second goal of the evening, to complete the turnaround for Spain. They’re 2-1 up in Croatia, having gone behind early doors to Ivan Perišić’s goal. Perišić has since been sent off for picking up two yellows. Meanwhile at Wembley, there will be two additional minutes. 6 Oct 202616.31 EDT89 min: England pass and probe as their impressive second string search for a cherry to pop atop the cake. 6 Oct 202616.29 EDT87 min: Ngumoha jinks elegantly down the left before flicking a cross in for Calvert-Lewin, who can’t connect, six yards out. What quality England have in depth … and Bukayo Saka and Anthony Gordon have been given the night off! 6 Oct 202616.27 EDT85 min: Eze picks up possession in the centre again, but his shot from the edge of the D is blocked at source. 6 Oct 202616.26 EDT84 min: Eze slaloms his way down the middle and enters the box, before running into the back of Coufal, who shepherds the ball back to his keeper. Eze goes over, claiming a penalty, which is a bit saucy really, because it’s obviously not. And that’s the end of the evening for Coufal, who makes way for the debutant Kričfaluši. 6 Oct 202616.24 EDT82 min: Harry Kane’s 125th shift for England comes to an end. Having scored twice on this record-equalling night, he’s replaced by Calvert-Lewin. A sixth hat-trick for England, which would equal another record, set by Jimmy Greaves, will have to wait. Again. 6 Oct 202616.23 EDT81 min: The pace has properly dropped now. Everyone hanging around for the final whistle. 6 Oct 202616.22 EDT79 min: Šulc bustles down the left and cuts back for Macek, who from the edge of the D, pearls a vicious drive inches wide of the left-hand post. Pickford probably had it covered, but it would have taken a strong hand to stop it were it on target. 6 Oct 202616.20 EDT77 min: Radosta finds himself with a little bit of time and space on the right. But he can’t make a decision, and is eventually stripped by Garner. 6 Oct 202616.18 EDT75 min: All of those subs have kind of jiggered the rhythm and momentum. Like England will give two hoots about that. So comfortable. Czechia will just want to get out of Dodge without shipping any further damage. 6 Oct 202616.17 EDT73 min: Bellingham and Hall are replaced by Ngumoha and Gibbs-White. Hold on, is that Bellingham off to boos? Nope! Juuuuuuuuuude! Meanwhile young Ngumoha, only recently turned 18, gets a huge hug of encouragement from his manager before stepping across the white line for his third cap and first international appearance at home. Updated at 16.32 EDT6 Oct 202616.13 EDT71 min: England hold onto the ball in the game-and-clock-management style. This has been all too easy for the team ranked fourth in the world against number 50. 6 Oct 202616.12 EDT69 min: Sláma and Sadílek are replaced by Macek and Zmrzlý, the latter’s name not vowel-free on account of ý being a long vowel in Czech phonology. 6 Oct 202616.09 EDT67 min: Vitík is booked for some unnecessary shirt-tugging. 6 Oct 202616.08 EDT65 min: Coufal’s poor backpass leads to another England corner. Alexander-Arnold’s delivery nearly finds Bellingham; Quansah hits a pearler that smacks Coufal flush in the face, knocking him backwards after a short delay. Coufal gets back up with an amused look on his face. 6 Oct 202616.06 EDT63 min: Anderson and Guehi are replaced by Garner and Branthwaite. Meanwhile in the other match in A3, Mikel Merino has equalised for Spain in Croatia, where it’s 1-1 after 61 minutes. 6 Oct 202616.04 EDT62 min: Now it’s Hložek’s turn to nearly steal the ball of Pickford’s toe. What a performance. 6 Oct 202616.03 EDT61 min: Alexander-Arnold advances down the inside-right channel and aims a rising shot towards the top right. It’s always heading over from the moment the ball leaves his boot. 6 Oct 202616.03 EDT60 min: One of the biggest cheers of the night as a paper aeroplane flung from the stand makes it onto the pitch. It’s not been much of a contest on the field, so you can kind of understand the emotion. 6 Oct 202616.01 EDT58 min: Czechia respond with another sub, replacing Ambros with Hložek. 6 Oct 202616.00 EDTGOAL! England 3-0 Czechia (Kane 57)Hall hits the corner long from the right. Kane rises highest at the far post, and his downward header squirts into the bottom left. Horníček should save, but doesn’t react quickly enough. Kane’s 91st goal in 125 games! Updated at 16.14 EDT6 Oct 202615.59 EDT56 min: Rogers crosses low from the right. Bellingham tries to trick the keeper with a back-flick at the near post. Nearly, but not quite. A corner will have to suffice. From which … 6 Oct 202615.58 EDT54 min: Sadílek telescopes a leg and clumsily catches Rogers, picking up a booking that’ll see him miss his next match as well, for the Czechs against Spain. Lewis-Skelly then stupidly gets involved, putting himself right up in Sadílek’s grille. The referee goes easy on him, telling him to pipe down rather than flashing a second yellow. It would have been one of the all-time daft dismissals. 6 Oct 202615.56 EDT53 min: Lewis-Skelly makes good with a sensational Cruyff turn to break into space. He feeds Kane, who aims a rising shot towards the top left. The ball skims off the top of the crossbar. 6 Oct 202615.55 EDT52 min: Lewis-Skelly tugs away at Šulc, who is going nowhere. A no-brainer of a booking, in more ways than one. Thomas Tuchel is furious with his player, who will now miss England’s next match, against Croatia at Wembley. 6 Oct 202615.53 EDT50 min: Hall takes liberties in ushering a ball out of play on the Czech right flank. Coufal, chasing what seemingly looks a lost cause, nicks it off him, flying into space on the touchline … but the flag goes up for an England throw. Not sure about that. That was very close to a big blunder by Hall. 6 Oct 202615.50 EDT48 min: Alexander-Arnold chases a long pass down the right. His instant low cross is deflected behind for a corner … which England don’t get to take, Kane rather harshly penalised for grappling in the box. 6 Oct 202615.48 EDT46 min: Pickford faffs around with the ball at his feet again, and is nearly closed down by Sadílek. You have to wonder sometimes. 6 Oct 202615.47 EDTEngland get the second half started. Czechia have made one change, sending on Radosta for Lingr, who didn’t. 6 Oct 202615.35 EDTHalf-time postbag. “I know for many folks an elongated international break is not terribly popular, but this England squad is certainly benefitting from it. Some of the interpassing has had a much higher level of mutual understanding and the general fluidity of positional swapping has been actually quite thrilling at times. And Bellingham ... phew!” - Dean Kinsella “And to think that ten years ago, Gary Neville had Kane taking corners” – Andrew Goudie 6 Oct 202615.34 EDTHALF TIME: England 2-0 Czechia… much to frustrated Czech captain Coufal’s chagrin. He tells it as he sees it to the referee, who fires back a few truths of his own. England meanwhile wander off down the tunnel, half the job completed without fuss. 6 Oct 202615.32 EDT45 min +1: Guehi clumsily skittles Lingr out on the left. Sadílek sends the free kick in. Quansah heads behind for a corner there’s no time to take. The whistle goes … 6 Oct 202615.31 EDT45 min: … and Alexander-Arnold swings it in. Long. Anderson and Bellingham take turns to fashion space for a shot; neither manage to do so. There will be one additional first-half minute. 6 Oct 202615.29 EDT44 min: Hall sends the corner long. Kane competes at the far stick, and earns another corner. This one will come in from the left … 6 Oct 202615.28 EDT43 min: Kane bustles down the right and competes for a ball he’s got no right to win. But Sadílek hesitates, Kane closes him down, and the ball pings out for a corner. From which … 6 Oct 202615.27 EDT42 min: That’ll be 90 goals in 125 matches, then. Breaking news: Harry Kane is good. England are good. 6 Oct 202615.26 EDTGOAL! England 2-0 Czechia (Kane 40)Anderson shovels a cute pass down the right for Rogers, who cushions a volley through the six-yard box. Kane, his run perfectly timed, opens his body and slams home. He couldn’t miss! What a way to celebrate cap number 125! Updated at 15.39 EDT6 Oct 202615.25 EDT39 min: Eze has a chance to cross from the left but decides to turn tail, irritating the crowd a tad. He lays off to Hall, who doesn’t hesitate and delivers. The ball’s hacked clear. A fair chance we’ll see Gordon in the second half? 6 Oct 202615.22 EDT37 min: The pace drops a bit. As does the atmosphere. All a little bit flat at the moment. 6 Oct 202615.21 EDT35 min: … so having said that, Guehi takes a poor touch on halfway and allows Sadílek to make off with the ball. England are suddenly light at the back, and are fortunate Šulc butchers a cross from the left with red shirts infield. A timely reminder for England that the job’s not done yet. 6 Oct 202615.18 EDT33 min: This match is being almost exclusively played out in Czechia’s half. A second England goal feels merely a matter of time. 6 Oct 202615.17 EDT31 min: It’s not the most original of observations, but … Thomas Tuchel should have taken Trent Alexander-Arnold to the World Cup, shouldn’t he? 6 Oct 202615.16 EDT29 min: Kane drops deep and creams a diagonal pass towards Alexander-Arnold on the right. Alexander-Arnold sends an instant low cross into the centre. Rogers, his back to goal, cushions the ball into the path of Anderson, who lashes a wild shot miles over the bar. Anderson wears the look of a player who knows he should have worked Horníček at the very least. He probably should have scored. 6 Oct 202615.13 EDTGOAL! England 1-0 Czechia (Coufal og 27)Bellingham flicks a pass down the inside-right channel for Kane, who whips a low cross into the box. Coufal thinks Eze is closer than he actually is, and, facing his own goal, extends a leg and diverts the ball past his keeper and into the net. One of the great unforced errors, but hats off to Kane for delivering a ball that put the defender into a blind panic.