Overview
- England have five wins from five qualifiers without conceding and are expected to have captain Harry Kane available after an ankle issue, with Ollie Watkins withdrawn with a knock.
- A win over Latvia confirms automatic qualification, while anything less would push confirmation to November’s fixtures against Serbia and Albania.
- Belgium moved to the brink of qualification after a 4-2 win in Wales featuring two Kevin De Bruyne penalties, with one more victory next month enough to seal Group J.
- Switzerland were held 0-0 in Slovenia and must wait to qualify, as Sweden’s 1-0 home loss to Kosovo leaves them bottom of Group B and likely reliant on a Nations League route to the play-offs.
- Cape Verde clinched their first-ever World Cup finals with a 3-0 win over Eswatini, while Cameroon’s 0-0 draw with Angola leaves their play-off place uncertain and dependent on other results.