A new round of matches was staged in Group K of the European qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. England, who played away, defeated Latvia 5-0 with goals from Gordon, Kane and Eze.

England took the initiative in the attack from the start of the game. Saka passed the ball from the penalty area to the front of the goal, and Kane stepped up to shoot, but the goal was ruled out because Saka was offside. In the 7th minute, Gordon passed the ball from the penalty area, and Kane's shot went wide of the post.

In the 14th minute, England organized another attack. Saka received a pass from Morgan Rogers and shot from long range, but the ball went wide. In the 26th minute, Stones passed the ball to Gordon, who broke into the penalty area and shot in, helping England take the lead 1-0.

In the 29th minute, Latvia attempted a counterattack. Jurkovskis' cross was met by Valslavans in the penalty area, who shot, but the ball was cleared by the opposing player. In the 37th minute, Gordon received a pass from Rice and shot wide from the penalty area. In the 39th minute, Elliott Anderson's through ball found Kane outside the penalty area, who shook off the defense and shot from long range, but the ball went wide of the post.

In the 44th minute, Saka passed the ball in the melee, Kane got the ball and broke into the penalty area with a long shot from the top, helping England continue to lead Latvia 2-0.

In the first half of injury time, England won a corner kick, but Kane was pushed down by Latvian defender Chernomodice while trying to receive the ball. After VAR intervention, the referee awarded England a penalty kick. Kane then scored from the penalty spot to extend England's lead to 3-0.

England advances to World Cup finals

In the 55th minute of the second half, Valslavans crossed for Gutkovskis at the edge of the penalty area, but his shot went wide. In the 59th minute, Jed Spence's lob into the box was met by Latvian goalkeeper Zvidris, but Tonishevs accidentally kicked the ball into his own net, making it 4-0 for England.

In the 62nd minute, Eze took a corner kick, Gordon got the ball in the melee and turned to shoot, but was blocked by the opponent. In the 64th minute, England's attack was cleared, and Eze got the ball at the top of the penalty area and shot from long range, but was saved by Latvian goalkeeper Zvidris.

In the 75th minute, Eze made a cross from the corner, Kane took the ball and shot, but it was blocked by Latvian goalkeeper Zvidris. In the 83rd minute, Elliot Anderson took the pass from Bowen at the top of the penalty area and shot, but it was cleared by the opponent.

In the 84th minute, Bowen won possession from the center circle and passed diagonally to Eze, who then broke free from defense and fired home a shot, giving England a commanding 5-0 lead over Latvia. In second-half stoppage time, England were awarded a free kick, which Kane took, but went over the post.

In the end, England defeated Latvia 5-0 away and advanced to the World Cup finals as the first in the group.