In the 2026 World Cup qualifiers (Group K), England’s national team claimed a dominant away victory over Latvia. Gareth Southgate’s men triumphed 0–5 and officially booked their ticket to the World Cup.
Anthony Gordon opened the scoring in the 26th minute. Before halftime, Harry Kane scored twice — one from the penalty spot — to make it 0–3.
In the second half, Latvia conceded an own goal when Tonishev accidentally turned the ball into his own net. Eberechi Eze added the fifth goal in the 86th minute to seal England’s emphatic win.
Latvia – England 0:5
Goals: Gordon (26), Kane (44, 45+4 pen.), Tonishev (59 og.), Eze (86)
Latvia: Zviedris — Jurkovskis (Tonishev, 46), Veips, Chernomordijs, Balodis, Ciganiks — Zelenkovs, Varslavans (Dashkevics, 66), Vapne (Saveļjevs, 74), Ikaunieks (Grabovskis, 88) — Gutkovskis (Regza, 74)
England: Pickford — Spence, Stones (Burn, 71), Konsa, Lewis-Skelly — Anderson, Rice (Henderson, 61) — Saka (Bowen, 61), Rogers (Eze, 60), Gordon (Rashford, 71) — Kane.
Yellow cards: Ciganiks (31), Balodis (41), Chernomordijs (45+3), Regza (87) — Konsa (87)
With 18 points, England have officially qualified for the 2026 World Cup, standing out for their consistency and attacking power.
For England, this win was more than just qualification — it proved their strong mentality and dominance in attack. Once again, the team confirmed its status as one of Europe’s most consistent national sides.
Latvia, on the other hand, struggled defensively and made several costly errors. Despite occasional counterattacks, they couldn’t beat Pickford.
In the other Group K match, Serbia defeated Andorra 1–3 away, with goals from Garcia (own goal), Vlahovic and Mitrovic.
Andorra – Serbia 1:3
Goals: Lopez 17 – Garcia 19 (og), Vlahovic 54, Mitrovic 77 (pen.)
