FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

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

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England
  • 38': Reece James
  • 68': Harry Kane
  • 76': Eberechi Eze
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3 - 0
Latvia

    England vs. Latvia: James, Eze score 1st goals in dominant win

    England beat Latvia 3-0 to make it two wins out of two for Thomas Tuchel's side in the World Cup qualifying campaign on Monday.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).
    • 4': Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Reece James (England).
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
    • 11': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Reece James.
    • 12': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia).
    • 16': Foul by Marc Guéhi (England).
    • 16': Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
    • 21': Corner, England. Conceded by Daniels Balodis.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Ezri Konsa (England) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
    • 22': Corner, England. Conceded by Krisjanis Zviedris.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (England) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
    • 29': Corner, England. Conceded by Aleksejs Saveljevs.
    • 30': Corner, England. Conceded by Janis Ikaunieks.
    • 32': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Janis Ikaunieks (Latvia).
    • 33': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross.
    • 34': Foul by Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia).
    • 34': Jarrod Bowen (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (England) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
    • 37': Foul by Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia).
    • 37': Myles Lewis-Skelly (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Goal! England 1, Latvia 0. Reece James (England) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
    • 41': Foul by Aleksejs Saveljevs (Latvia).
    • 41': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
    • 42': Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
    • 42': Jude Bellingham (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Alvis Jaunzems (Latvia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 44': Delay in match because of an injury Marc Guéhi (England).
    • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
    • 45': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Foul by Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia).
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Ezri Konsa (England).
    • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+3': Offside, Latvia. Vladislavs Gutkovskis is caught offside.
    • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (England) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, England 1, Latvia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins England 1, Latvia 0.
    • 47': Foul by Janis Ikaunieks (Latvia).
    • 47': Morgan Rogers (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Dangerous play by Declan Rice (England).
    • 49': Janis Ikaunieks (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia).
    • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 54': Corner, England. Conceded by Andrejs Ciganiks.
    • 54': Substitution, Latvia. Vitalijs Jagodinskis replaces Roberts Savalnieks because of an injury.
    • 56': Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
    • 56': Raivis Jurkovskis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Substitution, England. Eberechi Eze replaces Jarrod Bowen.
    • 61': Substitution, Latvia. Eduards Daskevics replaces Raivis Jurkovskis.
    • 61': Substitution, Latvia. Dario Sits replaces Vladislavs Gutkovskis.
    • 62': Corner, England. Conceded by Alvis Jaunzems.
    • 63': Eduards Daskevics (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Eberechi Eze (England).
    • 63': Foul by Dario Sits (Latvia).
    • 63': Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
    • 67': Substitution, England. Phil Foden replaces Jude Bellingham.
    • 68': Goal! England 2, Latvia 0. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
    • 69': Offside, Latvia. Dario Sits is caught offside.
    • 70': Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (England).
    • 72': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Eberechi Eze.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Alvis Jaunzems (Latvia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
    • 73': Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Phil Foden (England).
    • 75': Foul by Alvis Jaunzems (Latvia).
    • 75': Myles Lewis-Skelly (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Goal! England 3, Latvia 0. Eberechi Eze (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (England) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 79': Substitution, England. Curtis Jones replaces Marcus Rashford.
    • 79': Substitution, England. Jordan Henderson replaces Declan Rice.
    • 79': Substitution, England. Kyle Walker replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (England) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
    • 82': Corner, England. Conceded by Krisjanis Zviedris.
    • 83': Substitution, Latvia. Deniss Melniks replaces Janis Ikaunieks.
    • 83': Substitution, Latvia. Niks Sliede replaces Daniels Balodis.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Ezri Konsa (England) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Kane.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (England) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
    • 84': Corner, England. Conceded by Krisjanis Zviedris.
    • 85': Foul by Deniss Melniks (Latvia).
    • 85': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Deniss Melniks (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Marc Guéhi (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 87': Eduards Daskevics (Latvia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Foul by Ezri Konsa (England).
    • 88': Eberechi Eze (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Eduards Daskevics (Latvia).
    • 88': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Dario Sits (Latvia).
    • 89': Dario Sits (Latvia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 89': Corner, England. Conceded by Andrejs Ciganiks.
    • 90': Corner, England. Conceded by Vitalijs Jagodinskis.
    • 90': Antonijs Cernomordijs (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Curtis Jones (England).
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Dario Sits (Latvia).
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, England 3, Latvia 0.
    • 0': Match ends, England 3, Latvia 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    2 Corner Kicks 10
    5 Saves 1
    26.6 Possession 73.4
    3 SHOTS 27
    1 ON GOAL 8
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    197 Accurate Passes 660
    257 Passes 696
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 11
    4 Crosses 36
    0.0 Cross % 0.3
    38 Long Balls 12
    15 Accurate Long Balls 11
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.9
    1 Blocked Shots 10
    14 Effective Tackles 6
    25 Tackles 7
    0.6 Tackle % 0.9
    6 Interceptions 11
    43 Effective Clearances 5
    43 Clearances 5

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Wembley Stadium
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 79,572

    WCQ - UEFA Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 England 4 +8 12
    2 Serbia 3 +4 7
    3 Albania 4 +1 5
    4 Latvia 4 -3 4
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    ENG England (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
    6 Marc Guéhi
    5 Ezri Konsa
    23 Myles Lewis-Skelly
    3 Reece James
    16 Morgan Rogers
    4 Declan Rice
    10 Jude Bellingham Yellow Card
    9 Harry Kane
    11 Marcus Rashford
    20 Jarrod Bowen
    England Substitutes:
    Kyle Walker, Jarell Quansah, Levi Colwill, Curtis Jones, Phil Foden, Morgan Gibbs-White, Dominic Solanke, James Trafford, Eberechi Eze, Dean Henderson, Dan Burn, Jordan Henderson.

    LVA Latvia (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Krisjanis Zviedris (GK)
    5 Antonijs Cernomordijs
    2 Daniels Balodis
    13 Raivis Andris Jurkovskis
    14 Andrej Ciganiks
    11 Roberts Savalnieks
    15 Dmitrijs Zelenkovs
    22 Aleksejs Saveljevs
    10 Janis Ikaunieks
    16 Alvis Jaunzems
    9 Vladislavs Gutkovskis
    Latvia Substitutes:
    Vjaceslavs Isajevs, Dario Sits, Vitalijs Jagodinskis, Niks Sliede, Raimonds Krollis, Maksims Tonisevs, Roberts Ozols, Lukass Vapne, Rihards Matrevics, Eduards Daskevics, Deniss Melniks.

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