Albania beat Latvia 1-0. The winner had to work for it: 1 from 13 shots. Best on the pitch was Kristjan Asllani, rated 8.2.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — UEFA
   ALB 4-2-3-1·5-4-1 LAT
   Coach: Sylvio Mendes Campos Júnior · Paolo NicolatoReferee: D. Sylwestrzak📍 Air Albania Stadium
2. 1. First half
   2. 15'
      LAT
      Yellow card
      Dario Šits
   3. 25'
      ALB
      GOOOAL!Kristjan AsllaniPenalty
   4. 27'
      LAT
      Yellow card
      R. Jurkovskis
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      LAT
      Substitution
      ▲R. Savalnieks▼D. Melniks
   3. 55'
      LAT
      Yellow card
      Antonijs Černomordijs
   4. 61'
      LAT
      Substitution
      ▲Vladislavs Gutkovskis▼E. Daskevics
   5. 61'
      LAT
      Substitution
      ▲A. Saveljevs▼L. Vapne
   6. 68'
      ALB
      Substitution
      ▲A. Hoxha▼Nedim Bajrami
   7. 78'
      LAT
      Substitution
      ▲B. Melnis▼Dario Šits
   8. 82'
      ALB
      Substitution
      ▲A. Pajaziti▼Qazim Laçi
   9. 82'
      ALB
      Substitution
      ▲Mirlind Daku▼Rey Manaj
   10. 86'
       LAT
       Substitution
       ▲M. Regza▼R. Jurkovskis
   11. 90+1'
       ALB
       Substitution
       ▲M. Kumbulla▼Armando Broja