FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Serbia vs Latvia, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Serbia
  • 49': Aleksandar Katai
  • 60': Aleksandar Stankovic
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2 - 1
Latvia
  • 12': Vladislavs Gutkovskis

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Serbia are hosting Latvia at Gradski stadion Dubocica, Leskovac, Serbia, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Luka Jovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Filip Kostic.
  • 8': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
  • 8': Janis Ikaunieks (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Eduards Daskevics (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia).
  • 12': Goal! Serbia 0, Latvia 1. Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lukass Vapne with a cross.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Marko Grujic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Jovic.
  • 16': Foul by Marko Grujic (Serbia).
  • 16': Janis Ikaunieks (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Handball by Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia).
  • 18': Foul by Eduards Daskevics (Latvia).
  • 18': Lazar Samardzic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Filip Kostic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 19': Foul by Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia).
  • 19': Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Deniss Melniks (Latvia).
  • 23': Luka Jovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Roberts Savalnieks.
  • 24': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Roberts Veips.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Marko Grujic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Jovic with a headed pass.
  • 27': Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (Latvia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Foul by Marko Grujic (Serbia).
  • 29': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Maksims Tonisevs.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Lazar Samardzic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 35': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Deniss Melniks.
  • 35': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
  • 35': Rihards Matrevics (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Predrag Rajkovic (Serbia). Assisted by Lukass Vapne.
  • 37': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Predrag Rajkovic.
  • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Luka Jovic (Serbia).
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Lukass Vapne (Latvia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Predrag Rajkovic (Serbia).
  • 38': Attempt saved. Lukass Vapne (Latvia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Predrag Rajkovic (Serbia).
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukass Vapne.
  • 39': Foul by Eduards Daskevics (Latvia).
  • 39': Marko Grujic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Nemanja Radonjic (Serbia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Rihards Matrevics (Latvia). Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic.
  • 41': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Rihards Matrevics.
  • 41': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Janis Ikaunieks.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Filip Kostic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Sasa Lukic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rihards Matrevics (Latvia).
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Marko Grujic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lazar Samardzic with a cross following a corner.
  • 44': Foul by Eduards Daskevics (Latvia).
  • 44': Strahinja Erakovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Nemanja Radonjic (Serbia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Rihards Matrevics (Latvia). Assisted by Sasa Lukic.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Serbia. Luka Jovic is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Serbia 0, Latvia 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Serbia 0, Latvia 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Serbia. Aleksandar Katai replaces Nemanja Radonjic.
  • 45': Substitution, Serbia. Aleksandar Stankovic replaces Sasa Lukic.
  • 45': Substitution, Serbia. Ognjen Mimovic replaces Strahinja Pavlovic.
  • 49': Filip Kostic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Foul by Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia).
  • 49': Goal! Serbia 1, Latvia 1. Aleksandar Katai (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic.
  • 50': Foul by Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia).
  • 50': Marko Grujic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia).
  • 52': Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Maksims Tonisevs.
  • 54': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Roberts Savalnieks.
  • 54': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia).
  • 54': Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Roberts Savalnieks.
  • 59': Filip Kostic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia).
  • 59': Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Goal! Serbia 2, Latvia 1. Aleksandar Stankovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic with a cross.
  • 61': Foul by Eduards Daskevics (Latvia).
  • 61': Marko Grujic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Eduards Daskevics (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Eduards Daskevics (Latvia).
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 64': Filip Kostic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia).
  • 65': Substitution, Latvia. Aleksejs Saveljevs replaces Janis Ikaunieks.
  • 65': Substitution, Latvia. Marko Regza replaces Vladislavs Gutkovskis.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Lazar Samardzic (Serbia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Jovic.
  • 67': Offside, Serbia. Andrija Zivkovic is caught offside.
  • 68': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
  • 71': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Roberts Savalnieks.
  • 72': Foul by Maksims Tonisevs (Latvia).
  • 72': Marko Grujic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Roberts Veips (Latvia).
  • 73': Luka Jovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Ognjen Mimovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandar Stankovic.
  • 76': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Roberts Veips.
  • 77': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Marko Regza.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Luka Jovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandar Stankovic with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Substitution, Latvia. Vitalijs Jagodinskis replaces Maksims Tonisevs.
  • 78': Substitution, Latvia. Kristers Penkevics replaces Eduards Daskevics.
  • 80': Substitution, Serbia. Jovan Milosevic replaces Luka Jovic.
  • 81': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Ognjen Mimovic.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Vitalijs Jagodinskis (Latvia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lukass Vapne with a cross following a corner.
  • 83': Aleksandar Katai (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Kristers Penkevics (Latvia).
  • 83': Substitution, Latvia. Ingars Pulis replaces Lukass Vapne.
  • 84': Filip Kostic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Foul by Roberts Veips (Latvia).
  • 85': Substitution, Serbia. Nemanja Gudelj replaces Marko Grujic.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Strahinja Erakovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aleksandar Stankovic with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 87': Foul by Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia).
  • 87': Jovan Milosevic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandar Katai.
  • 89': Aleksejs Saveljevs (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Aleksandar Stankovic (Serbia).
  • 90': Attempt saved. Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Rihards Matrevics (Latvia). Assisted by Aleksandar Katai.
  • 90': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Rihards Matrevics.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Aleksandar Stankovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Ingars Pulis (Latvia).
  • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Serbia 2, Latvia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Serbia 2, Latvia 1.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 13
4 Saves 3
32.9 Possession 67.1
6 SHOTS 19
4 ON GOAL 7
0.7 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
214 Accurate Passes 520
292 Passes 581
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 9
12 Crosses 41
0.1 Cross % 0.2
56 Long Balls 32
20 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 5
12 Effective Tackles 8
20 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 5
40 Effective Clearances 24
40 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Gradski stadion Dubocica
Location: Leskovac, Serbia
Attendance: 3,894

WCQ - UEFA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 England 8 +22 24
2 Albania 8 +2 14
3 Serbia 8 -1 13
4 Latvia 8 -10 5
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SRB Serbia (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Predrag Rajkovic (GK)
3 Strahinja Pavlovic
4 Nikola Milenkovic
11 Filip Kostic
16 Strahinja Erakovic
20 Lazar Samardzic
10 Sasa Lukic
5 Marko Grujic
8 Luka Jovic
7 Nemanja Radonjic
14 Andrija Zivkovic
Serbia Substitutes:
Luka Ilic, Djordje Petrovic, Milos Veljkovic, Ognjen Mimovic, Veljko Milosavljevic, Aleksandar Katai, Jovan Milosevic, Aleksandar Stankovic, Nemanja Gudelj, Aleksa Terzic, Veljko Ilic, Petar Ratkov.

LVA Latvia (5-4-1)

No. Name
23 Rihards Matrevics (GK)
21 Deniss Melniks
13 Raivis Andris Jurkovskis
4 Roberts Veips
19 Maksims Tonisevs
11 Roberts Savalnieks Yellow Card
15 Dmitrijs Zelenkovs
17 Lukass Vapne
7 Eduards Daskevics Yellow Card
10 Janis Ikaunieks
9 Vladislavs Gutkovskis
Latvia Substitutes:
Aleksejs Saveljevs, Bruno Melnis, Kristaps Grabovskis, Kristers Penkevics, Vitalijs Jagodinskis, Krisjanis Zviedris, Danila Patijcuks, Ingars Pulis, Marko Regza, Daniels Balodis, Frenks Orols.

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