
England is the first European team to officially secure a place at the 2026 World Cup. The English did their best in the qualifiers against Latvia, winning 0-5 in Riga.
For the “Three Lions” Anthony Gordon scored first in the 26th minute, after a long ball taken by John Stones. At the end of the first half, the usual Harry Kane scored twice for the English. Initially with a powerful shot on the edge of the penalty area in the 44th minute and in extra time he scored from the penalty spot. The first half ended 0-3.
In the 59th minute, after a ball in the area from Djed Spence, the ball hit the feet of Maksis Tonisevs and ended up in the net. In the 86th minute, Ebereshi Eze sealed the 0-5 victory with his goal.
After losing to Albania, Serbia won the match against Andorra with a score of 1-3. Julian Lopez scored a Eurogoal for Andorra from almost half the field in the 17th minute, after taking advantage of a lost ball by Stankovic and a wrong exit by the goalkeeper. Two minutes later, the Serbs tied the score 1-1 thanks to an own goal by Kristian Garcia, after the ball came from a corner kick. The first half ended 1-1.
In the 54th minute, Dušan Valhović scored with a header, after a cross from Kostić. Aleksandar Mitrović scored the third goal from the penalty spot in the 77th minute.
The situation in Group K, which also includes Albania, is as follows:
1-England 18 points from 6 matches
2-Albania 11 points from 6 matches
3-Serbia 10 points from 6 matches
4-Latvia 5 points from 7 matches
5-Andorra with 1 point in 7 matches
Upcoming matches on November 13: Andorra-Albania and England-Serbia. For Albania to officially secure a ticket to the "play-offs", they must win against Andorra and Serbia must not win against England.
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