LONDON: England captain Harry Kane looted the hat-trick before halftime in a hammer 5-0 from Albania at Wembley on Friday for all but guaranteed where his team was in the World Cup next year in Qatar.
Twice a draw in their last three groups matching the Gareth Southgate team left the teaching door for Poland in the qualifying race, but Kane slammed it closed with unforgettable fashion as he moved to fourth in the list of aggravations of all time.
British defender Harry Maguire settled the initial nerves with a nine-minute opening opening before the Kane Spree began when he also headed from close range after 18 minutes.
With Albania in chaos, Jordan Henderson weave to make him 3-0 before Kane powered in the second from a tight angle and then finishing the fourth British hat-trick in an amazing way to stroke.
It moved it on 44 English destinations with former Tottenham Hotspur Great Jimmy Greaves who died in September.
With one match left of the British having 23 points to Poland 20 and a better goal difference ahead of the formal of the last trip to the group of whipping San Marino children on Monday when a point will confirm their place in the 2022 final.
Albania’s capitulation ended their slender expectations To reach a playoff place because they are now five points behind Poland.
It has become a disturbing start for the domestic season for Kane who has one Premier League goal for Tottenham Hotspur.
But with the Albanian defense it was more obliged than those who were on top of the board he issued a reminder of the genealogy with the first England ‘hat-trick’ – a header, left foot and right foot – because David Platt completed achievements in 1993.
Kane has also scored 39 competitive goals for his country, breaking Wayne Rooney’s record at 37.
“The first round is an extraordinary performance.
The pressure is on and we need results,” Kane, who has scored 12 goals for the UK this calendar year, said.
“Maybe we have a point to prove and burn.” The number of vice-like drawn in Poland and at home to Hungary, the grip like England in the group is rather loose and there is a slip-up against Albania in the form of being able to take the battle for the top position to the wire.
But in the first half of the whirlwind on Wembley’s tone, they swept doubts.
Albania arrived with remote opportunities for finishing when runner-up groups but decomposed spectacularly to destroy the following expectations they were large and hidden.
Their tribulation began when the Gjasula Klaus was yellow because of Scything through the back of the kane and the punishment plus full of Reece James’s free kick chose Maguire without a sign to strengthen the last goal of Thomas Strakosha.
Albania was almost talented equalizer when Kyle Walker’s Stray Pass left Myrto Uzuni cleaned but Jordan Pickford produced a great rescue to save his team partner.
Already Pickford did not make the rescue that night could be tense but when the kane was not marked towards England’s cross Henderson in full control.
Henderson punishes more Slipshod lasting 10 minutes later, exchanging trajectories with Kane before showing a big footwork to look at the low shot past Strakosha before half an hour.
Kane then followed a left-footed shot past the best guard in the 33rd minute but saved the best to survive.
Phil Foden swung in the corner and Kane, with his back into the goal, jumping into the scissors kicking the ball with the right foot to the net.
Albania avoided more punishment in the second round of anti-climax where Kane was replaced only past the clock and Emile Smith Rowe aged 21 years and Arsenal got the first hat.