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FINAL MEETING vs. LATVIA
  Tuesday, 14 October 2025
2026 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group K qualification match

Latvia 0 England 5 [0-3]
 
 
Latvia is the 81st nation visited
Daugavas stadions, Grīziņkalns, Rīga
Kick-off (EEST): 9.45pm 7.45pm BST
Attendance: 10,404
95 minutes 48:15 & 47:03 Declan Rice kicked off

250th goal scored by an England captain>
only his third goal from outside the box

[0-0] Harry Kane scores 0:37 disallowed: offside
[0-1] Anthony Gordon 26 25:32
John Stones: CREATIVE
picks up Stone's 40yd pass and cuts inside into the area to unleash a 15yd right-footed curling shot into the far bottom corner
[0-2] Harry Kane 44 43:03
Bakayo Saka: FORTUNATE
left-footed low strike from 20 yds after the ball bounced back off Saka
[0-3]Harry Kane penalty 45+3 48:00
Harry Kane: FOUL
right-footed to the left of goal as Zviedris dived the opposite way
(Černomordijs fouled Kane 45:25)
VAR awarded penalty 46:53
 
  [0-4]Maksims Toņiševs own goal 58 57:46
Djed Spence: FORTUNATE
Spence's right-side cross is knocked into his own net from 3yds out
[0-5] Ebere Eze 86 85:12
Jarrod Bowen: CREATIVE
cuts inside to shoot left-footed from 15yds into far corner from a Bowen lay-off
Andrejs Cigaņiks 31 30:20
Daniels Balodis 41 40:04
Antonijs Černomordijs 45+3 47:05
 
Marko Regža 87 86:25 Ezri Konsa 87 86:25
  Commentator: Sam Matterface with Lee Dixon
 
"STARS AND SWIPES" MirrorSport
Officials from Greece Latvia Squad Type England Squad
Referee (black)
Anastasios Sidiropoulos
46 (9 August 1979), Rhodes, FIFA-listed 2011
6 Goal Attempts 24
1 Attempts on Target 7
Assistant Referees 0 Hit Bar/Post 0
Polychronis Kostaras Lazaros Dimitriadis 2 Corner Kicks Won 9
Fourth official
Christos Vergetis
, 35 (26 June 1989)
0 Offside Calls Against 1
Video Assistant Officials           11 Fouls Conceded 5
Angelos Evangelou, 42 (23 July 1983) & Ioannis Papadopoulos 32% Possession 68%
Latvia Team
 
 Rank FIFA (18 Sept 2025) 137th
EFO ranking n/a
ELO rating 144th
Colours made by Adidas - dark red crew-necked jerseys, with orange Adidas sleeve trim/side panel and white trim, red shorts with white swooping trim, red socks with orange adidas trim
Captain Antonijs Černomordijs Head Coach Paolo Nicolato, 58 (21 December 1966 in Lonigo, Italy), appointed 5 February 2024.
P 18th, W 3 - D 5 - L 10 - F 9 - A 26.
Latvia Lineup
1 Zviedris, Krišjānis 28
262 days
25 January 1997 Gk Riga FC 7 10ᵍᵃ
13 Jurkovskis, Raivis A., off half-time 28
309 days
9 December 1996 RWB Riga FC 56 0
4 Veips, Roberts 25
234 days
22 February 2000 RCD Fk RFS, on loan from FS Jelgava 2 0
5
Černomordijs, Antonijs 29
18 days
26 September 1996 CD Riga FC 44 2
45th+3 min. for pulling down Harry Kane that led to the penalty-kick
2
Balodis, Daniels 27
126 days
10 June 1998 LCD FC Tatran Prešov, Slovakia 23 1
41st min. for kicking out and hooking onto Bukayo Saka from the floor.
14
Cigaņiks, Andrejs 28
185 days
12 April 1997 LWB FC Luzern, Switzerland 67 4
31st min. for a wild challenge on Djed Spence on the goalline.  SUSPENDED
 
15 Zelenkovs, Dmitrijs 25
152 days
15 May 2000 RM Fk RFS 20 0
8 Varslavāns, Renārs, off 66th min. 24
52 days
23 August 2001 RDM Riga FC 20 1
17 Vapne, Lūkass, off 73rd min. 22
44 days
31 August 2003 LDM Sogndal Fotball, Norway, on loan from FK Metta 14 0
10 Ikaunieks, Jānis, off 88th min. 30
240 days
16 February 1995 LM Fk RFS 70 12
9 Gutkovskis, Vladislavs, off 73rd min. 30
195 days
2 April 1995 CF Daejeon Hana Citizen FC, South Korea 57 11
Latvia Substitutes
scoreline: Latvia 0 England 3
19 Toņiševs, Maksims, on half-time for Jurkovskis 25
155 days
12 May 2000 RB Riga FC 6 0
64th own goal scored for England
scoreline: Latvia 0 England 4
7 Dašķevičs, Eduards, on 66th min. (65:38) for Varslavāns 23
94 days
12 July 2002 RDM FK Auda 22 0
20 Regža, Marko, on 73rd min. (72:42) for Gutkovskis 26
267 days
20 January 1999 CF Riga FC 14 0
87th min. for a push on Ezri Konsa on near touchline
22 Saveļjevs, Aleksejs, on 73rd min. (72:53) for Vapne 26
257 days
30 January 1999 LDM FK Liepāja 33 1
scoreline: Latvia 0 England 5
6 Grabovskis, Kristaps, on 88th min. (87:31) for Ikaunieks 20
122 days
14 June 2005 LM Boldklubben af 1893, Denmark 1 0
result: Latvia 0 England 5
     
unused substitutes: 3-Vitālijs Jagodinskis, 11-Roberts Savaļnieks, 12-Frenks Orols, 16-Kristers Penkevics, 21-Deniss Meļņiks, 23-Rihards Matrevics.
team notes: Andrejs Cigaņiks is making his 59th consecutive Latvian match tonight, equal with Andrejs Rubins (1999-2004). Cigaņiks has not missed a senior team match since 2020.
Head Coach Paolo Nicolato was the manager of the Italy U21 side when England defeated them in Pescara, September 2022 (England included Anthony Gordon). He was also in charge of the Italy U18's when they visited Fleetwood in September 2016, a game England won.
 
5-4-1 Zviedris -
Jurkovskis (Toņiševs), Veips, Černomordijs, Balodis, Cigaņiks -
Zelenkovs, Varslavāns
(Dašķevičs), Vapne (Saveljevs), Ikaunieks (Grabovskis) -
Gutkovskis
(Regža)
Averages (Starting XI): Age 27 years 134 days Appearances/Goals 34.5 2.8
England Team
 
Rank FIFA (18 Sept 2025) 4th
EFO ranking Group Two
ELO rating 5th
Colours The Nike 2024 home uniform - White shadow pinstriped jerseys with navy blue v-necked polo-collars/underarm side panel and white/navy blue/maroon trimmed cuffs, white shorts with navy blue side panel/hem, white socks with navy blue trim.
Captain Harry Kane Head Coach Thomas Tuchel, 52 (29 August 1973 in Krumbach, West Germany), appointed manager on 8 October 2024, effective 1 January 2025.
⁶⁷ most goals as captain 
82nd of 82, W 52 - D 16 - L 14 - F 187 - A 62.
P eighth of 8, W 7 - D 0 - L 1 - F 22 - A 3.
     
England Lineup
two changes to the previous match (Lewis-Skelly & Kane for Guéhi & Watkins) league position (3 October after six matches)
1 Pickford, Jordan L. 31
221 days
7 March 1994 Gk Everton FC (PL 9th) 80 53ᵍᵃ
22nd player to reach the 80-app final app 2017-25
14
Spence, D.T. Djed-Hotep 25
66 days
9 August 2000 RB Tottenham Hotspur FC (PL 4th) 3 0
final app 2025
2 Konsa, Ezri N. 27
356 days
23 October 1997 RCD Aston Villa FC (PL 16th) 16 1
87th min. for a push on Marko Regža on near touchline final app 2024-25
5
Stones, John, off 71st min. 31
139 days
28 May 1994 LCD Manchester City FC (PL 2nd) 85 3
final app 2014-25
3 Lewis-Skelly, Myles A. 19
18 days
26 September 2006 LB Arsenal FC (PL TOP) 6 1
final app 2025
21 Anderson, Elliot J. 22
342 days
6 November 2002 RDM Nottingham Forest FC (PL 17th) 4 0
final app 2025
4 Rice, Declan, off 60th min. 26
273 days
14 January 1999 LDM Arsenal FC (PL TOP) 70 6
33rd player (and quickest) to reach the 70-app final app 2019-25
7
Saka, Bukayo A.T., off 60th min. 24
39 days
5 September 2001 RAM Arsenal FC (PL TOP) 46 13
final app 2020-25
15 Rogers, Morgan E., off 60th min. 23
80 days
26 July 2002 CAM Aston Villa FC (PL 16th) 10 1
final app 2024-25
17
Gordon, Anthony M., off 71st min. 24
232 days
24 February 2001 LAM Newcastle United FC (PL 15th) 16 2
final app 2024-25
9
Kane, Harry E. 32
78 days
28 July 1993 CF FC Bayern München, Germany (BL TOP) 110 76 ²⁴
the 114th penalty-kick scored (152)
the 374th (241st post-war) brace scored
final app 2017-25
England Substitutes
scoreline: Latvia 0 England 4
8 Henderson, Jordan B., on 60th min. (59:01) for Rice 35
119 days
17 June 1990 RDM Brentford FC (PL 13th) 87 56 3
31
final app 2011-25
10 Eze, Eberechi O., on 60th min. (59:05) for Rogers 27
107 days
29 June 1998 AM Arsenal FC (PL TOP) 14 3 2
the 113th goal by a substitute 11
final app 2023-25
20
Bowen, Jarrod, on 60th min. (59:22) for Saka 28
298 days
20 December 1996 RAM West Ham United FC (PL 19th) 19 6 1
13
final app 2022-25
11 Rashford, Marcus, on 71st min. (70:17) for Gordon 27
348 days
31 October 1997 LAM FC Barcelona (LL TOP), on loan from Manchester United FC 66 29 18
37
final app 2016-25
12 Burn, Daniel J., on 71st min. (70:22) for Stones 33
158 days
9 May 1992 LCD Newcastle United FC (PL 15th) 4 3 0
1
final app 2025
result: Latvia 0 England 5
unused substitutes: 6-Marc Guéhi, 13-Dean Henderson, 16-Morgan Gibbs-White, 18-Ruben Loftus-Cheek, 22-James Trafford, 23-Nico O'Reilly.
manager notes: Tuchel is the first England manager to win his first six competitive games and keep clean sheets in each.
goalscoring notes: Harry Kane has scored more than one goal in a match for the thirteenth time, a new record, overtaking Nat Lofthouse's twelve.
It is Kane's eighteenth goal for England whilst playing for Bayern Munich, breaking the record for goals scored at a foreign club previously held by Gary Lineker, who had scored seventeen whilst at Barcelona.
Ebere Eze is the thirtieth Arsenal FC player to score for England. The fifth team to reach the milestone.
penalty kick notes: Harry Kane's record extending penalty-kick is the eleventh successful conversion since March 2023. It is the fourth time England have scored eleven successful kicks in a row, 1998-2003, 2011-15 and 2016-19. They have never scored twelve kicks in a row.
records: Jordan Pickford keeps his 41st clean sheet, of which this is his ninth consecutive, extending his own record. He has also 810 minutes since he last conceded a goal, another new record (84 minutes more than his own record set in 2020-21).
England have gone 723 minutes since they last conceded a competitive goal, and are unbeaten in their last 37 WCP (W 29 D 8) since a 1-0 loss at Ukraine in October 2009. England's 450th clean sheet overall.
Best start to a season since 2017-18, when they also won their opening four matches (F 8 - A 1). They also won the first four of the 2015-16 season without conceding (F 13). In both cases, the records fell on the fifth match.
Ninetieth WCP victory in 128 matches. Fortieth at an away venue.
75th victory in October, out of 129 matches played.
4-2-3-1 Pickford -
Spence, Konsa, Stones
(Burn), Lewis-Skelly -
Anderson, Rice
(Henderson) -
Saka
(Bowen), Rogers (Eze), Gordon (Rashford) -
Kane
Averages (Starting XI): Age 27 years 252 days Appearances/Goals 40.6 9.1
 
    Match Report by Mike Payne

Another super efficient performance by England as they made easy work of disposing of the challenge from Latvia and at the end of the match qualification for the finals in America was guaranteed. The game began, predictably, with Latvia having ten men behind the ball and England probing with their ten men trying to find gaps. Early on England's crosses were poor and it was easy for the big defenders to clear the danger. England had almost all the possession as they probed and stretched the defenders in the opening 15 minutes. Anthony Gordon was looking the main threat down the left and on 16 minutes he cut inside but his final shot was off target.

England needed patience as the Latvians were playing a determined game. Gordon continues as the main danger to the home side who struggled with his pace and trickery. England's crossing was too low at times making it easy for the defenders to clear. But then, on 26 minutes the inevitable breakthrough came. John Stones, deep in his own half, spotted a run from Gordon and sent a long pass over the top for him to run onto. The Latvians were caught cold and Gordon cut inside and fired a fine shot into the far corner for his second England goal and an excellent one too. Over the next five or six minutes play was scrappy from England as Latvia tried in vain to hit back. Andrejs Cigaņiks received a yellow card for a late challenge and after that incident England settled down again. On 37 minutes another fine run and cross from Gordon was just begging to be touched home but Harry Kane was blocked off by a defender and the ball was cleared. The pressure was building again, and it seemed only a matter of time before England would add to their lead. In fact, before the break they stretched the lead well out of Latvia's reach.

If the home side had reached the break just one goal down then maybe, just maybe. But that wasn't to be and on 44 minutes the ball bounced off Bukayo Saka into Kane's path and the lethal striker wasted no time in drilling a fierce left-foot shot wide of the keeper. Goal number 75 for his country and he almost scored again straight after when a cross from Declan Rice was headed at goal by Kane, but this time goalkeeper Krisjanis Zviedris stretched a right hand out to save the day. A curious decision by the referee shortly afterwards, more late than anything, meant a check on VAR looking at a possible penalty. In the melee following another cross, It was found that Kane had been pushed over by Atonijs Černomordijs, It resulted in a penalty for England and with the rain bucketing down Kane was not going to give up this gift and he sent the keeper the wrong way to score the third goal.

Unlike the Welsh game previously, England were determined to keep the pressure on Latvia. Early England attacks were cleared and the next clear chance came at the other end. On 50 minutes Vladisslavs Gutkovskis, ran clear of the England defence and bore down on goal. However, a brilliant piece of defending by Ezri Konsa, recovering quickly and tackling cleanly saved the day for Jordan Pickford's clean sheet. But give Gutkovskis his due, he kept plugging away and only a fine save by the England keeper minutes later prevented a goal for Latvia.

There was a strange period in the game for a while as all 10 England players seemed to want to score, and as a result of that Latvia broke dangerously on several occasions as gaps appeared. Eberechi Eze, Jordan Henderson and Jerod Bowen then came on as substitutes and England were coasting at this stage, although it was nip and tuck for a while. But then, on 58 minutes Djed Spence is clear on the right and puts over a dangerous cross. The goalkeeper gets a touch but the ball unluckily strikes substitute Maksims Toņiševs on the shin and creeps agonizingly slowly over the line for an own goal. Rotten luck for the youngster.

Several more chance are created by England as the wind goes out of the Latvian's sails with Bowen close with another good effort whilst Marcus Rashford and Gordon combine to almost score again. On 75 minutes Kane came close to a hat-trick but the keeper again made a good save. However, the scoring had not ended. Eze is then brought down on the angle of the penalty area and Bowen curled in a cross that cleared everyone. Latvia never gave up and play really was end to end in the last quarter. But England were to have the final word and on 86 minutes the pressure paid off again. Bowen won the ball in midfield and found Eze who sprinted in from the left an hit a fine shot wide of the keeper. Kane almost added to his personal tally but there was no further scoring.

The job was done and England now look forward to a trip to the States. Thomas Tuchal must be delighted by the determination and non-stop effort shown by his players. I applaud Latvia though, who never gave up trying and perhaps were a little unlucky not to score as England pushed up so far. Five more goals and another conclusive win from the Lionhearts. A special word for Elliot Anderson who has done exceptionally well since coming into the side, taking his chance with both hands, and feet.
         

Source Notes

TheFA.com
BBC Sport
Latvia FA
  UEFA.com
Mike Payne - football historian and contributor
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