Euro WCQ Roundup: England qualify for World Cup as Ronaldo makes history

England officially booked their place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup after cruising to a comfortable 5–0 win over Latvia at Wembley.

Anthony Gordon opened the scoring before Harry Kane struck twice, once from open play and once from the penalty spot.

England have beaten Latvia 5-0 — and qualify for next summer's World Cup.

Goals from Anthony Gordon, Harry Kane (2), Eberechi Eze & an own goal from Maksims Tonisevs give Thomas Tuchel's side the three points in Riga. pic.twitter.com/DQyLJdsBWu

— The Athletic | Football (@TheAthleticFC) October 14, 2025

An own goal by Maksims Toņīševs followed, and Eberechi Eze added a late fifth to complete the rout. The win secured England’s top spot in Group K, with a perfect six wins from six, 18 goals scored, and none conceded.

Elsewhere, Portugal were surprisingly held to a 2–2 draw by Hungary, despite a brace from Cristiano Ronaldo, who became the all-time leading scorer in World Cup qualifiers with 41 goals. Dominik Szoboszlai struck late to deny Portugal an early ticket to the World Cup.

Full Results — UEFA World Cup Qualifiers (October 14, 2025)

• Estonia 1–1 Moldova

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• Andorra 1–3 Serbia

• Ireland 1–0 Armenia

• Italy 3–0 Israel

• Latvia 0–5 England

• Portugal 2–2 Hungary

• Spain 4–0 Bulgaria

• Turkey 4–1 Georgia