Thomas Tuchel took charge of his sixth match in England in a qualifying match of the FIFA World Cup in 2026 against Serbia at the Stadion Rajko Mitic on Tuesday.
The three Lions won their four qualifying games under the German, but a stronger performance should be necessary as a result of a functional victory rather than 2-0 on wines and ororre at Villa Park on Saturday.
England aims to qualify for a seventh consecutive edition of the tournament, which will be held in Canada, Mexico and the United States between June and July.
101GeReatGoals.com brings you the Serbia programs against England in 2026 World Cup qualification, as well as details on how to watch the match.
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The departure range of Serbia vs England
Serbia manager Dragan Stojkovic started for the hosts when England visited Belgrade last time, beating Yugoslavia 4-1 in November 1987 by goals from Peter Beardsley, John Barnes, Bryan Robson and Tony Adams.
Stojkovic said he would make changes after his team won 1-0 in Latvia on Saturday thanks to a hit by Dusan Vlahovic early.
Former striker Al-Hilal, Fulham and Newcastle Aleksandar Mitrovic left the bench of this match but remains in reserve at the start.
Mitrovic suffered from a lack of playing time, although he joined the Qatari club Al Rayyan last week.
“We have a problem in the fact that not only Mitrovic, but many of our players do not play or have little playing time in their clubs,” said Stojkovic, via Zurnal.
“We will try to make sure that everyone is entirely in good shape and ready.”
Serbia starting XI: Djorddje Petrovic, Kosta Nedeljkovic, Strahinja Pavlovic, Nikola Milenkovic, Nemanja Maksimovic, Veljko Burman, Sash Lukic, Andrija Zivkovic, Strahinja Erakovic, Ivan Ilic, Dusan Vlahovic
Serbia substitutes: Dragan Rosic, Srdjan Babic, Milos Veljkovic, Nemanja Stojic, Nemanja Gudelj, Lazar Samardzic, Filip Kostic, Uros Racic, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Luka Jovic, Aleksandar Katai, Nikola Stlic
England starting lines VS Serbia
Myles Lewis-Skelly of Arsenal was the left back of England against Andorra, but was excluded from their match team and replaced in the starting program by Tino Livramento.
Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson begins to follow his young daughter and his beginnings in England against Andorra.
Marc Guehi is joined by Ezri Konsa – in For Dan Burn – in central defense, while Anthony Gordon and Morgan Rogers replace Ebelechi Eze and Marcus Rashford, with Noni Madueke supporting Harry Kane in attack.
England is without Jude Bellingham after the attacker’s shoulder surgery and midfielder Adam Wharton, who withdrew with an adductor problem.
Manchester City defender John Stones also withdrew with muscle injury and midfielder Cole Palmer did not recover a problem from the groin in time.
England Start XI: Jordan Pickford, Reece James, Ezri Konsa, Marc Guehi, Tino Livramento, Anthony Gordon, Declan Rice, Morgan Rogers, Elliot Anderson, Noni Madueke, Harry Kane
England substitutes: James Trafford, Dean Henderson, Dan Burn, Jarell Quansah, Ebelechi Eze, Jordan Henderson, Djed Spence, Morgan Gibbs-White, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ollie Watkins, Jarrod Bowen, Marcus Rashford
How to look at Serbia against England: TV and online flow
Serbia vs England starts at 7:45 p.m. BST (14:45 and / 11:45 pt) Tuesday. It is shown on ITV1 and STV in the United Kingdom and can be broadcast on ITVX and STV Player applications.
Complete team from England for the qualifications of the World Cup September 2025
Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford, Dean Henderson, James Trafford
Defenders: Dan Burn, Marc Guehi, Reece James, Ezri Konsa, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Tino Livramento, Djed Spence, John Stones *
Milieuseurs de terrain: Elliot Anderson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Jordan Henderson, Declan Rice, Morgan Rogers, Adam Wharton *
Advances: Jarrod Bowen, Ebelechi Eze, Anthony Gordon, Harry Kane, Noni Madueke, Marcus Rashford, Ollie Watkins
* Withdrew by an injury. Wharton replaced by Ruben Loftus-Cheek
England qualifiers of the World Cup: in which group are they?
England is in group K alongside Albania, Latvia, Andorra and Serbia. Among these opponents, the position of Serbia of the 32nd in the FIFA ranking makes them by far that the team of the best classified team will be confronted.
Serbia has proven delicate opponents at Euro 2024, with only one goal from Jude Bellingham separating the teams during their first match in Germany.
Including matches in Yugoslavia and Serbia and Monténégro, the Nation of Dragan Stojkovic has lost its last five games with England, although they have an impressive record of an defeat in their last 21 qualification games of the World Cup before the group’s start, winning 14 and drawing six.
⏪ In November 2021…
🏴5️⃣-0️⃣🇦🇱 pic.twitter.com/jfijqd39r0
– England (@england) March 21, 2025
Latvia is classified 137th and has never played in England before, while Andorre has the 174th and lost the seven games between countries by a global score of 26-0, although a single goal from Harry Kane separated the parts during the current campaign.
Ben Chilwell, Bukayo Saka, Tammy Abraham, James Ward-Prowse and Jack Grenish marked when England won 5-0 in Andorra in October 2021.
Albania is classified 68th and lost 2-0 at the Wembley stadium in the first Tuchel match in charge and the first qualification of England on March 21.
They are one of the five nations, England has been faced with more than six times and has won against Luxembourg (9), San Marino (8), Malta (7) and Andorra (6).
Conviviality and creation of a link 🤝 pic.twitter.com/hkqrundhgg
– England (@england) March 21, 2025
Football team in England World Cup qualification cup
All the lights start at 7:45 p.m. in the United Kingdom (14:45 and / 11:45 pt), unless otherwise indicated.
Friday March 21: England 2-0 Albania
Monday March 24: England 3-0 Latvia
Saturday June 7: Andorra 0-1 England
Saturday September 6: England 2-0 Andorra
Tuesday September 9: Serbia vs England
Tuesday October 14: Latvia vs England
Thursday November 13: England vs Serbia
Sunday, November 16: Albania vs England (5:00 p.m.)
Sound on this one. 🤩🔊 pic.twitter.com/ozcnadn58q
– England (@england) March 19, 2025
England Games: What’s going on if the three best Lions Group?
The best team of each of the 12 European qualification groups automatically goes to the final, which will be extended to 48 teams.
Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Portugal, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, France and Croatia are among the other favorites to win their groups.
What happens if England finishes second in World Cup qualifying?
England will be eliminated if they finish the third or the least and enter the playoffs between March 26 to 31, 2026 if they arrive in second position.
The 12 finalists of each group will join four teams from the Nations League in the play-offs, which will be taken from pots depending on the team records during the campaign. The games will include semi-finals and finals with a leg.
The draw for the World Cup final will take place in December 2025. The tournament takes place from June 11 to July 19, 2026.
