Winning this time? England is the first in Europe to go to North Korea, China, and the U.S. with six wins, 18 goals and no goals. Perfect itself

Oct 15, 2025

Winning this time? England is the first in Europe to go to North Korea, China, and the U.S. with six wins, 18 goals and no goals. Perfect itself
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Winning this time? England is the first in Europe to go to North Korea, China, and the U.S. with six wins, 18 goals and no goals. Perfect itself
England's Elliot Anderson, Jordan Henderson and Marcus Rashford, from left, applaud England's travelling support after the 2026 World Cup group K qualifying soccer match between Latvia and England in Riga, Latvia, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
'Football Jongga'England was the first in Europe to confirm its trip to North Korea, China and the U.S.

England's A team, led by head coach Thomas Tuchel, won a 5-0 victory over Latvia in the sixth Group K match of the 2026 North-China World Cup European qualifying round at Daugava Stadium in Riga, Latvia on the 15th (Korea time). With six wins in six matches and 18 points, England widened the gap with Albania (11 points), which is second in the group, to seven points. Regardless of the results of the remaining two games, he has secured the top spot in the group. Among the 54 teams belonging to the UEFA, they were the first to win tickets to North Korea, China and the U.S.

In the European qualifiers, the top of the 12 groups will go straight to the finals. After that, 12 countries ranked second in the group will be divided into four groups of four teams, with the top four countries in the UEFA Nations League in the 2024-2025 season, to determine the remaining four ticket owners to North Korea, China and the U.S. in a tournament-style playoff.




England dominated Latvia with one level of class. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) led the way. Kane, who has scored nearly two goals per game in his team, scored multiple goals again on the day. Kane, who has scored a total of 76 A matches, continues to break the record for most A matches in England's history.

Winning this time? England is the first in Europe to go to North Korea, China, and the U.S. with six wins, 18 goals and no goals. Perfect itself
TOPSHOT - England's midfielder #17 Anthony Gordon (2nd L) celebrates scoring the opening goal with his teammates including England's forward #09 Harry Kane (C) during the 2026 World Cup qualifying group K football match between Latvia and England at the Daugava Stadium in Riga, Latvia on October 14, 2025, (Photo by Gints Ivuskans / AFP) / ALTERNATE CROP
Winning this time? England is the first in Europe to go to North Korea, China, and the U.S. with six wins, 18 goals and no goals. Perfect itself
epa12454180 Players of England celebrate a goal during the 2026 FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers soccer match between Latvia and England in Riga, Latvia, 14 October 2025. EPA/TOMS KALNINS
England scored the first goal in the 26th minute. Newcastle's Anthony Gordon scored. In the 44th minute, Kane scored an additional goal with a strong mid-range shot, and then scored a penalty just before the end of the first half.

England's scoring streak continued in the second half. England, which added one more goal in the 13th minute of the second half with an own goal from Latvian defender Maxim's Tonysheves (Liga FC), finished the 5-0 victory with Eberechi Eze (Arnall), who was replaced in the 41st minute of the second half, scoring a great goal among the defenders.




England, who transformed into Tuchel, showed perfect performance during this qualifying round with six wins, 18 goals and no points. Director Tuchel also "That's really cool. The locker room atmosphere was really good. It was my dream to go to the U.S., but I feel really good to go to the U.S. with such good performance and the best results. I'm really glad. We are moving in a good direction. It's fun to coach high-level players,' he said, expressing satisfaction.



Reporter Park Chan-joon vanbasten@sportschosun.com






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.