"And that win arrived in comfortable fashion, with a double from captain Kane propelling them into a 3-0 lead by half-time. With Anthony Gordon having opened the scoring in the 26th minute, Kane made it 2-0 when he drilled home from the edge of the box. He doubled up in first-half stoppage time, converting from the penalty spot after a foul from Antonijs Cernomordijs was spotted by a VAR check."
"England, who have qualified for an eighth successive World Cup, will finish top in Group K, and Tuchel may well look to use the November fixtures, against Serbia and Albania, to experiment somewhat, now that the job is done. This is the second time since World War One that England have won back-to-back away games by at least five goals, having also done so in October and November 2021 (5-0 v Andorra, 10-0 v San Marino)."
England secured qualification for the 2026 World Cup with a 5-0 win over Latvia in Riga, moving top of Group K. Anthony Gordon opened the scoring in the 26th minute, and captain Harry Kane scored from the edge of the box and added a penalty in first-half stoppage time after a VAR-reviewed foul. Ezri Konsa's last-ditch tackle preserved Jordan Pickford's ninth consecutive clean sheet. Maksims Tonisevs scored an own goal in the 58th minute, and Eberechi Eze finished the rout in the 86th minute. England have scored 21 goals in eight games under Thomas Tuchel.
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