Kane spares England the blushes in lacklustre win

Harry Kane spared woeful England's blushes as his second-half strike sealed a lacklustre 1-0 win against minnows Andorra in Saturday's World Cup qualifier in Barcelona.

- Agencies

BARCELONA:

Thomas Tuchel's side were booed off by England fans in the RCDE Stadium after struggling to impress against a team ranked 173rd in the world.

Kane's 72nd international goal ensured England avoided the ultimate embarrassment of failing to beat such lowly opposition.

Tuchel is the first England manager to win his first three competitive games without conceding a goal.

But given the paucity of opposition provided by Andorra, Latvia and Albania in the Group K qualifiers, that achievement rings a little hollow after this miserable display. "I'm not happy with the performance. We completely lost the momentum and couldn't get it back. We ended up in a place that was not good enough in terms of urgency," Tuchel said.

"We can just admit it that it's not what we expect from us. I was most worried in the last 20 minutes because I didn't like the attitude we ended the game with.

"I didn't like the lack of urgency. It did not match the occasion. It is still a World Cup qualifier."