Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Estadi Nacional will host a 2026 World Cup qualifier between Andorra and Latvia. The Andorrans aim to claim a major scalp in their opener, but they face a difficult task in Friday’s game. There are no suspended players in the home team ahead of Latvia’s visit. The former Soviet republic, on the other hand, are on a four-game winless run ahead of the trip to Andorra la Vella and, no doubt, they are eager to get back on course.
Important defender, though, Robets Savalnieks misses out through suspension, which is probably the main reason why we are going to place our bets on draw. When the two teams met in the UEFA Nations League three years ago, they played out a 1-1 draw and we predict that history is going to repeat itself. It has to be noted that under 2.5 goals have been netted in three of Latvia’s five games in all competitions.
Highlighted Team (Latvia):

Latvia is yet another former Soviet republic. The Latvian footballers played for the Soviet Union national team until 1992 and they have been playing for Latvia ever since. The Sarkanbaltsarkanie (Red-white-red) did remarkably well to qualify for the Euro 2004 finals, but they failed to impress at the showpiece tournament in Portugal.
Latvia kicked off their Euro 2004 campaign with a 2-1 loss to Czech Republic and they managed to hold Germany to a goalless draw in their second group game. The former Soviet republic suffered a 3-0 loss to Netherlands in their last game in Group D and, as a result, they did not make it to the knockout stages of the European Championship finals.
Latvia suffered their biggest defeat on May 29, 1927 when they were beaten by Sweden 12-0 in Stockholm. Speaking of their biggest victory, the Latvians outclassed Lithuania 5-0 on two occasions. The Latvian national football team play their home games at Skonto stadium in Riga and the capacity of the venues is 9.500.