2026 World Cup Qualifiers: England host Latvia at Wembley

Sports · Dennis Masinde · March 24, 2025
2026 World Cup Qualifiers: England host Latvia at Wembley
England players at the end of a previous match. PHOTO/ The Football Faithful

England will host Latvia at Wembley tonight seeking a 100 percent record in 2026 World Cup Qualifying Monday night.

The clash tonight will be amongst six that will take place in the European qualification section.

Thomas Tuchel's side trounced Albania 2-0 in their opening clash of qualifying group K on Friday night, with Myles Lewis Skelly and Harry Kane providing the goals.

Group K consists of the English, Albania, Latvia, Serbia, and Andorra.

The group winner will qualify automatically for the 2026 World Cup in North America.

Europe will have 16 teams at the 48-team competition, with 12 group winners complimented by another four runners-up who will take a playoff to proceed.

Latvia won their opening group match 1-0 away at Andorra on Friday thanks to a Dario Sits goal on 58 minutes to open their campaign with a win.

Newcastle United defender Tino Livramento has been left out of England's squad for tonight's match. The 22-year-old was an unused substitute for the 2-0 win against Albania at Wembley on Friday, according to the BBC.

Thomas Tuchel selected a 26-man squad for fixtures against Albania and Latvia but Uefa rules state that a 23-man matchday squad must be picked for each match.

Elsewhere, Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White and Liverpool defender Jarell Quansah, who both missed Friday's match, return to the squad while Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon drops out after returning to his club following injury.

European qualification matches on Monday (Local time)

Lithuania V Finland (20.00)

England V Latvia (22.45)

Albania V Andorra (22.45)

San Marino V Romania (22.45)

Bosnia Herzegovina V Cyprus (22.45)

Poland V Malta (22.45)

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