{"id":16258,"date":"2025-10-15T08:46:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T03:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=647512"},"modified":"2025-10-15T08:46:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T03:16:16","slug":"official-england-qualify-for-the-world-cup-2026-with-a-0-5-win-over-latvia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/official-england-qualify-for-the-world-cup-2026-with-a-0-5-win-over-latvia\/","title":{"rendered":"Official: England qualify for the World Cup 2026 with a 0-5 win over Latvia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>England have crushed Latvia in the last night\u2019s World Cup 2026 Qualifiers fixture. England scored 5 in response to none and it was again a wonderful performance from the side under Thomas Tuchel. The manager hasn\u2019t yet tasted a defeat since becoming the manager last year. Harry Kane (brace), Anthony Gordon, and Eberechi Eze were the scorers for England in this game. An own goal from Latvia was also scored which literally added salt to their wounds.<\/p>\n<p>England continued their dominant run in the World Cup 2026 Qualifiers with a resounding 5-0 victory over Latvia last night. The Three Lions, under the guidance of Thomas Tuchel, delivered yet another commanding performance, extending the German manager\u2019s unbeaten streak since taking charge last year.<\/p>\n<p>Harry Kane led from the front, netting a brace to maintain his superb form for the national team. Anthony Gordon and Eberechi Eze also got their names on the scoresheet, showcasing England\u2019s growing attacking depth. To add to Latvia\u2019s misery, an own goal further inflated the scoreline, sealing a forgettable night for the visitors.<\/p>\n<p>With this win, England remain firmly on course for World Cup qualification. Tuchel\u2019s side looks sharper, more balanced, and increasingly ruthless with each game, a clear sign that the Three Lions are roaring louder than ever under their new boss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England have crushed Latvia in the last night\u2019s World Cup 2026 Qualifiers fixture. England scored 5 in response to none\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":32735,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[3890,2746,4131,1823,4049,3796,719,453,3649],"class_list":["post-16258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-eberechi-eze","tag-england-football-team","tag-english-side","tag-fabrizio-romano","tag-fifa-world-cup-2026","tag-football","tag-harry-kane","tag-thomas-tuchel","tag-world-cup-qualifiers"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16258\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}