The Latvian national team will return to Daugava Stadium with this match against Serbia. This will be the first time the two teams have met in history. The Serbian national team, rich in European football stars, will also be supported by a large number of fans in Riga, so the Latvians will have to prove themselves not only on the pitch, but also in the stands.
The Serbian national team is currently experiencing a new sporting breakthrough, as evidenced by its reaching the final tournament in both of the last two World Cup tournaments and in the most recent European Championship cycle.
The Latvian national team is playing in the same qualifying group as England, Albania, Serbia and Andorra. The winner of the group will qualify for the final tournament, which will feature 48 teams for the first time, including 16 from Europe. Four more tickets will be distributed in March 2026 in the play-off stage, which can be reached by finishing second in the subgroup.
As is well known, the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals will be held in three countries in North America: the United States, Canada and Mexico.