England picked up a memorable 10-0 win against San Marino in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers last night.
The Three Lions were exceptional on the night and the likes of Harry Kane produced a memorable performance to lead the demolition job from the front.
The Tottenham Hotspur striker has been in mediocre form in the Premier League this season but he has stepped it up in the World Cup qualifiers recently. Kane scored a hat trick against Albania and he has followed it up with four goals against San Marino.
Harry Maguire, Emile Smith Rowe, Tyrone Mings, Bukayo Saka and Tammy Abraham also scored for England last night.
Here at Anytime football, we look at some of the best statistics from England’s sensational performance on the night.
- England have beaten San Marino by an aggregate score of 52 won in their last eight meetings.
- The last time England reached double figures in a game was in 1964 against the United States.
- The 10-0 win over San Marino was England’s biggest ever competitive away win.
- The last time England scored six goals in the first half was against the Netherlands in 1946.
- Harry Kane is the only player apart from Tommy Taylor to score back to back hat tricks for England.
- The document star is now the only player to have scored 16 international goals in a calendar year for England.
- The only other English player to have scored four goals in a game against San Marino is Ian Wright who did so back in 1993.
- Harry Kane is now level with Gary Lineker in third place for England’s all-time top scorer’s list.
- Manchester United defender Harry Maguire is now England’s highest-scoring centre back with seven goals.
- This has been England’s most efficient World Cup qualifying campaign in front of the goal as they netted 39 times.
- 2021 has been England’s most successful you’re in international football with 15 wins, 52 goals scored and 14 clean sheets.
