Ta' Qali (Malta): Putting his latest August goal drought behind him, Harry Kane scored twice for England in a 4-0 win over Malta that pushed his team closer to qualification for the 2018 World Cup.
The striker failed to score in all three of Tottenham's Premier League games in August, extending his dry run in that month to 12 matches for the club in total. Kane got off the mark for this season, scoring the first and last of England's four second-half goals against the world's 190th-ranked team in Group F of European qualifying.
"Didn't like August anyway!" Kane, the top scorer for the past two seasons in the Premier League, wrote in a lighthearted comment on Twitter soon after the match. Three goals from the 86th minute -- Ryan Bertrand and substitute Danny Welbeck also netted -- gave the result a flattering look.
In another match, Mats Hummels' late header sealed Germany a 2-1 win over the Czech Republic in Prague to leave the defending champions on the brink of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup. The Germans took an early lead through Timo Werner, but the Czechs deservedly drew level when Hertha Berlin midfielder Vladimir Darida blasted home a superb equaliser with 12 minutes left. However, Hummels rescued the world champions after a poor second half when his powerful header hit the net with just 2 minutes left.