Latvia vs England: Prediction, kick-off time, team news, odds and h2h
England will qualify for the 2026 World Cup with a win over Latvia, maintaining a perfect record and having conceded no goals in five qualifiers, officials said.
- On Tuesday October 14, 2025 England travel to Riga for a 7:45pm BST kick-off at the 10,461-capacity Daugava Stadium, with a win guaranteeing World Cup qualification.
- After Serbia national football team's loss to Albania national football team, England national football team's route to top spot narrowed, having won all five qualifiers without conceding in Group K.
- England's squad faces selection questions after recent injuries as Thomas Tuchel said, `Ollie left camp, unfortunately, it was too painful` and expects Harry Kane to recover for Riga; Jarell Quansah withdrew as a precaution.
- England stand to extend their lead in Group K with a win in Riga, leaving them four points clear of Albania with a game in hand while Latvia sit fourth with five points.
- Past results underline the quality gap between the sides as England national football team won 3-0 at Wembley in March, and Latvia national football team lost 14 successive games to top-10 nations by 41-1.
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Soccer-Kane fit for England's game in Latvia where World Cup qualification awaits
RIGA (Reuters) -England captain Harry Kane is fit and ready to lead his side against Latvia, manager Thomas Tuchel said on Monday, ahead of a game where his team can seal World Cup qualification. Read full story
With a victory against Latvia on Tuesday evening in Riga, England can qualify for the World Cup in the United States. National coach Thomas...
Why the stakes are so high for England against Latvia amid key Thomas Tuchel desire ahead of the World Cup, writes CRAIG HOPE
Here in Riga, every cobbled Old Town street seems to end beside a glass of beer or beneath a spire. That feels apt, because for those England players who are in this charming Baltic postcard, a victory tonight and qualification for next summer’s World Cup will give them every reason to toast their likely inclusion in North America. Thomas Tuchel wants continuity. For many of those not here, however, they can only pray that a loss of form or fitn…
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