Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Latvia
Match Time & Date:
10/06/2025
20:45
Prediction: 0-2
Albania
After sharing the spoils with their bitter rivals Serbia on Saturday evening, Albania will look to return to winning ways in the 2026 World Cup when they take on Latvia at Skonto stadions on Tuesday evening. Sylvinho’s men had a penalty saved in their third group game, but they are surely capable of beating the Latvians in Riga. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to the Baltic country, but Atalanta defender Berat Djimsiti serves a one-game ban.
Meanwhile, Paolo Nicolato’s men kicked off their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Andorra, but they failed to spoil England’s party at Wembley Stadium, losing 3-0 in London. Anyhow, Albania are more of a team than Latvia and we predict that the visitors are going to prove their worth on the field. The good news for the hosts is that experienced defender Roberts Savalnieks has overcome his injury, but Dario Sits misses out through suspension.
Highlighted Team (Albania):
The Albanian national football team has represented the country on international stage since 1946, and it is interesting to note that Albania was one of the founding members of UEFA back in 1954. The Eagles have enjoyed very little success in the 20th century, but they managed to show some improvement at the turn of the century and eventually secured their first ever appearance at a major tournament.
Albania qualified for the Euro 2016 finals as they came second in their qualifying group behind Portugal, taking 14 points from 8 matches, with Italian coach Gianni De Biasi at the helm. The Eagles have never qualified for the World Cup finals in 11 attempts, winning mere 14 of 94 World Cup qualifiers.
Former Lazio defender Lorik Cana has worn the captain’s armband over the last few years and he is Albania’s most capped player, while former Chievo forward Erjon Bogdani still holds the record for most goals for the national team, with 18 strikes in 74 appearances.
Finland
Poland
Netherlands 
Malta
Serbia
Andorra
Argentina
Colombia
Brazil
Paraguay
