England confirmed their qualification for next summer's World Cup by overwhelming Latvia in Riga.
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Thomas Tuchel's side needed victory to assure their place in the showpiece, the outcome never in doubt as England outclassed a Latvian side ranked 137th in the world.
Amid the celebrations, it was at times an uncomfortable night for Tuchel, who felt anger and frustration from England's travelling fans as they chanted sarcastically, and loudly, in response to the head coach's criticism of "silent" supporters after the friendly against Wales at Wembley.
The bigger picture, however, reveals that England qualified with two games to spare after a flawless first campaign for Tuchel, who succeeded Sir Gareth Southgate in January.
Anthony Gordon put England ahead after 26 minutes with a low, curling finish and captain Harry Kane scored twice more before the interval, first with a strike from the edge of the area then from the spot after his shirt was pulled.
England added a fourth just before the hour when Latvia's Andrejs Ciganiks bundled Djed Spence's cross into his own net.
Substitute Eberechi Eze further emphasised England's dominance with a dribble and low finish to make it 5-0 after 86 minutes.
Match Events
26' GOAL! Gordon cuts inside and curls one into bottom corner! Latvia 0-1 England
44' GOAL! Kane doubles lead with a great finish from distance! Latvia 0-2 England
45' Penalty Goal! Kane scores to puts visitors in total control! Latvia 0-3 England
58' OWN GOAL! A ball by Spence hits Ciganiks and rolls into net! Latvia 0-4 England
86' GOAL! Eze adds another one with a clinical low finish! Latvia 0-5 England
Line-ups
Latvia XI: Vladislavs Gutkovskis, Janis Ikaunieks, Andrejs Ciganiks, Antonijs Cernomordijs, Raivis Jurkovskis, Daniels Balodis, Krisjanis Zviedris, Renars Varslavans, Dmitrijs Zelenkovs, Roberts Veips, Lukass Vapne
Subs: Vitalijs Jagodinskis, Roberts Savalnieks, Rihards Matrevics, Frenks Orols, Aleksejs Saveljevs, Marko Regza, Maksims Tonisevs, Ingars Pulis, Eduards Daskevics, Deniss Melniks, Kristers Penkevics, Kristaps Grabovskis
England XI: Kane, Pickford, Stones, Rice, Elliot Anderson, Ngoyo, Morgan Rogers, Spence, Gordon, Saka, Lewis-Skelly
Subs: Henderson, Burn, Loftus-Cheek, Dean Henderson, Bowen, Rashford, Gibbs-White, Eberechi Eze, Guehi, James Trafford, Nico O'Reilly