Latvia v England, 14 October 2025

Score5-0 to England
RefereeTasos Sidiropoulos
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Europe group K
VenueDaugava National Stadium, Riga
Attendance10,404

View Latvia v England head to head

Kick-off: 9.45pm local (7.45pm BST) . Head to Head Played: 2 Latvia won: 0 Drawn: 0 England won: 2 Latvia scored: 0 England scored: 8 . Latvia had now become the 72nd nation that England had faced in an away game and the first since Kosovo in November 2019.

0 Latvia

Manager: Paolo Nicolato

5 England

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

Goals:

Goals:

Anthony Gordon 26 G
Harry Kane 44 G
Harry Kane penalty 45+4 P
Maksims Toņiševs own goal 58 OG
Eberechi Eze 86 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Krišjānis Zviedris
Defender Daniels Balodis
Defender Antonijs Cernomordijs (captain)
Defender Roberts Veips
Defender/Midfielder Raivis Jurkovskis
Midfielder Andrejs Ciganiks
Midfielder Lukass Vapne
Midfielder Renārs Varslavāns
Midfielder/Forward Jānis Ikaunieks
Midfielder/Forward Dmitrijs Zelenkovs
Forward Vladislavs Gutkovskis

Starting lineup:

Jordan Pickford Goalkeeper
Djed Spence Defender
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Myles Lewis-Skelly Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Anthony Gordon Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kane Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Maksims Toņiševs for Raivis Jurkovskis 46
Eduards Daškevičs for Renārs Varslavāns 66
Marko Regža for Vladislavs Gutkovskis 73
Aleksejs Saveljevs for Lukass Vapne 73
Kristaps Grabovskis for Jānis Ikaunieks 88

Substitutions:

Eberechi Eze for Morgan Rogers 60
Jarrod Bowen for Bukayo Saka 61
Jordan Henderson for Declan Rice 61
Dan Burn for John Stones 70
Marcus Rashford for Anthony Gordon 70

Cards:

Andrejs Ciganiks 31 Y
Daniels Balodis 41 Y
Antonijs Cernomordijs 45+3 Y
Marko Regža 87 Y

Cards:

Ezri Konsa 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rihards Matrevics
Goalkeeper Frenks Orols
Defender Maksims Toņiševs
Defender/Midfielder Eduards Daškevičs
Defender/Midfielder Vitālijs Jagodinskis
Defender/Midfielder Deniss Meļņiks
Defender/Midfielder Roberts Savaļnieks
Midfielder Kristaps Grabovskis
Midfielder Kristers Penkevics
Midfielder Aleksejs Saveljevs
Forward Ingars Pūlis
Forward Marko Regža

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Marc Guéhi
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder/Forward Jarrod Bowen
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford

Comments:

FIFA World Ranking: 137 . This was Latvia's biggest home defeat since a 5-0 loss to Slovenia in a UEFA European Championship qualifier in November 2019. . They had now failed to score in five of their last seven games (scored three). . In this game, Andrejs Ciganiks equalled Latvia's national team record of 59 consecutive appearances set by Andrejs Rubins in 2004. However, he would miss their following game due to suspension after having been shown a yellow card.

Comments:

FIFA World Ranking: 4 . With two group games still to play, England had now become the first European nation to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America. They had now qualified for eight FIFA World Cup tournaments since failing to reach USA 1994. . The Three Lions were now unbeaten in 37 FIFA World Cup qualifiers since a 1-0 loss in Ukraine on 10 October 2009. . They had now won six consecutive away games in all competitions for the first time since December 1971. . England named 11 of a possible 12 substitutes. . England were awarded a penalty in the second minute of added time at the end of the first half following a VAR review for a foul.

0 Latvia

Manager: Paolo Nicolato

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Krišjānis Zviedris
Defender Daniels Balodis
Defender Antonijs Cernomordijs (captain)
Defender Roberts Veips
Defender/Midfielder Raivis Jurkovskis
Midfielder Andrejs Ciganiks
Midfielder Lukass Vapne
Midfielder Renārs Varslavāns
Midfielder/Forward Jānis Ikaunieks
Midfielder/Forward Dmitrijs Zelenkovs
Forward Vladislavs Gutkovskis

Substitutions:

Maksims Toņiševs for Raivis Jurkovskis 46
Eduards Daškevičs for Renārs Varslavāns 66
Marko Regža for Vladislavs Gutkovskis 73
Aleksejs Saveljevs for Lukass Vapne 73
Kristaps Grabovskis for Jānis Ikaunieks 88

Cards:

Andrejs Ciganiks 31 Y
Daniels Balodis 41 Y
Antonijs Cernomordijs 45+3 Y
Marko Regža 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rihards Matrevics
Goalkeeper Frenks Orols
Defender Maksims Toņiševs
Defender/Midfielder Eduards Daškevičs
Defender/Midfielder Vitālijs Jagodinskis
Defender/Midfielder Deniss Meļņiks
Defender/Midfielder Roberts Savaļnieks
Midfielder Kristaps Grabovskis
Midfielder Kristers Penkevics
Midfielder Aleksejs Saveljevs
Forward Ingars Pūlis
Forward Marko Regža

Comments:

FIFA World Ranking: 137 . This was Latvia's biggest home defeat since a 5-0 loss to Slovenia in a UEFA European Championship qualifier in November 2019. . They had now failed to score in five of their last seven games (scored three). . In this game, Andrejs Ciganiks equalled Latvia's national team record of 59 consecutive appearances set by Andrejs Rubins in 2004. However, he would miss their following game due to suspension after having been shown a yellow card.

5 England

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

Goals:

Anthony Gordon 26 G
Harry Kane 44 G
Harry Kane penalty 45+4 P
Maksims Toņiševs own goal 58 OG
Eberechi Eze 86 G

Starting lineup:

Jordan Pickford Goalkeeper
Djed Spence Defender
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Myles Lewis-Skelly Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Anthony Gordon Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kane Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Eberechi Eze for Morgan Rogers 60
Jarrod Bowen for Bukayo Saka 61
Jordan Henderson for Declan Rice 61
Dan Burn for John Stones 70
Marcus Rashford for Anthony Gordon 70

Cards:

Ezri Konsa 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Marc Guéhi
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder/Forward Jarrod Bowen
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford

Comments:

FIFA World Ranking: 4 . With two group games still to play, England had now become the first European nation to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America. They had now qualified for eight FIFA World Cup tournaments since failing to reach USA 1994. . The Three Lions were now unbeaten in 37 FIFA World Cup qualifiers since a 1-0 loss in Ukraine on 10 October 2009. . They had now won six consecutive away games in all competitions for the first time since December 1971. . England named 11 of a possible 12 substitutes. . England were awarded a penalty in the second minute of added time at the end of the first half following a VAR review for a foul.