{"id":131128,"date":"2025-03-24T12:59:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T12:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/england-vs-latvia-live-updates-world-cup-2026-qualifier-team-news-predictions-and-latest-the-new-york-times\/"},"modified":"2025-03-24T12:59:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T12:59:47","slug":"england-vs-latvia-live-updates-world-cup-2026-qualifier-team-news-predictions-and-latest-the-new-york-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/england-vs-latvia-live-updates-world-cup-2026-qualifier-team-news-predictions-and-latest-the-new-york-times\/","title":{"rendered":"England vs Latvia live updates: World Cup 2026 qualifier team news, predictions and latest – The New York Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Updated 15m ago<\/span>
England face Latvia at Wembley Stadium in new head coach Thomas Tuchel's second match in charge after taking over from Gareth Southgate.<\/strong>
The beaten Euro 2024 finalists began their qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup on home soil against Albania on Friday and continue tonight, looking to qualify for an eighth consecutive major tournament.
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Goalkeepers: <\/strong>Jordan Pickford (Everton), Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton), James Trafford (Burnley).
Defenders: <\/strong>Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Tino Livramento (Newcastle United), Jarell Quansah (Liverpool), Dan Burn (Newcastle), Kyle Walker (Milan), Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
Midfielders: <\/strong>Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest)*, Jordan Henderson (Ajax), Curtis Jones (Liverpool), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa)
Forwards: <\/strong>Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
*in for Chelsea's Cole Palmer, who pulled out with injury
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Yes there are, with five other World Cup qualifiers around Europe, plus England's Under-21 side taking on their Portugal equivalents in a friendly.
Group G<\/strong>
Group H<\/strong>
Group K<\/strong>
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Wembley Stadium, London<\/strong>
The spiritual and emotional home of the English national side. It holds a whopping 90,000 people.
Can Tuchel inspire the masses to throw their full, vociferous support behind him and his team tonight?
We'll find out later…
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Hello everyone and welcome along to The Athletic<\/em>, where today we're covering England vs Latvia in Thomas Tuchel's second match in charge of the national team.
It comes just three days after his first, against Albania, also at Wembley Stadium, where we're headed tonight in another qualifier for World Cup 2026.
Between now and kick-off, we've got loads of build-up, analysis, team news, stats, quotes, and more to bring you.
So don't go anywhere!<\/p>\n

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