England become the first European side to book their place in football’s global showpiece, while Portugal draw with Hungary on a night when Cristiano Ronaldo became the top goalscorer in World Cup qualifying history.

Harry Kane scored twice as England thrashed Latvia 5-0 on Tuesday to secure qualification for the 2026 World Cup, while Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal were forced to wait to clinch their spot at the finals after being held 2-2 by Hungary.

Elsewhere, pro-Palestinian demonstrations prefaced Italy’s vital win over Israel, and Spain took another step towards qualification with a big victory against Bulgaria.

Thomas Tuchel’s England brushed aside Latvia in Riga to make it six wins from six in Group K an

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