England has booked their place at next year’s tournament by beating Latvia 5-0 and their fans can officially start preparing for the competition next year, which will be held in the USA, Mexico and Canada.
It was another commanding performance from England. Anthony Gordon opened the scoring then Harry Kane added two more before the interval to take his England tally to 76.
HOST STADIUMS
IN Canada, six games will be held at Toronto Stadium – also known as BMO Field – with another seven set for BC Place in Vancouver.
Three stadiums will be used in Mexico, including Estadio Azteca Mexico City (five games), Estadio Guadalajara in Zapopan (four games) and Estadio Monterrey in Guadalupe (four games).
The USA will host the majority of fixtures, including the semi-finals and final.
The final will take place at the New York New Jersey Stadium – widely known as the MetLife Stadium – on July 19.
Seven other games will also be held at the East Rutherford venue.
The bronze medal match will be held at the Miami Stadium – also known as the Hard Rock Stadium in Florida – along with six other games.
Other US grounds to be used include the Los Angeles Stadium (SoFi Stadium), Kansas City Stadium (Arrowhead Stadium), Houston Stadium (NRG Stadium), Dallas Stadium (AT&T Stadium), Boston Stadium (Gillette Stadium) and Atlanta Stadium (Mercedez-Benz Stadium).
WHICH TEAMS HAVE ALREADY QUALIFIED?
Japan became the first nation to qualify in March with a 2-0 win over Bahrain while Iran, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Australia are the other Asian teams to have qualified.
In Africa, Ghana and Cape Verde have also booked their places.
As tournament hosts, the United States, Canada and Mexico automatically claimed their places.
