England beat Latvia 5-0, in the UEFA Qualifiers, and entered the 2026 World Cup
England thrashed 5-0 Latvia in the stadium Daugava, for the UEFA qualifiers heading to the 2026 World Cupand thus confirmed his arrival at the highest national team event, an event that he has not missed since 1994.
Harry Kane on two occasions -one from a penalty-, Anthony Gordon, Maksims Tonisevs against your fence and Eberechi Eze They scored the goals in favor of Thomas Tuchel’s team.
Jordan Pickford, Everton’s goalkeeper, thus kept a clean sheet in nine consecutive matches with England, a surprising record.
The match, corresponding to Group K, could be watch live on the Disney+ Premium Plan (only for South America).
A fantastic win to reach the 2026 World Cup
In the 6th minute, the British team with Harry Kane warned. A cross from the left by Anthony Gordon was left to the center forward who deflected his shot by millimeters from the right post defended by Krisjanis Zviedris.
The first goal came in the 25th minute through Gordon, with an open right-footed shot, in a perfect cut inside the large area. The second, from Kane from the gates of the area, was a solid shot with his left foot, impossible for the goalkeeper.
And the third came just before the end of the first half. Kane was knocked down inside the area, the play was reviewed in the VAR and after a penalty was awarded, Kane himself changed the shot from twelve steps for a goal with a cross shot, impossible for Zviedris.
The fourth conquest, already in the complement, came in the 59th minute as a result of misfortune. A cross bounced off Maksims Tonisevs, a Latvian defender, who inadvertently beat Zviedris against his fence.
Five minutes before the end, Eberechi Eze put definitive numbers on the game. With a defense already defeated, he entered the large area and finished with an open foot to the goalkeeper’s left post to declare the final 5-0.
In this way, Tuchel’s team, with a total of victories in six games, will play in the 2026 World Cup, where it will try to lift the Cup again 60 years after its last title at home, in England 1966.
