Serbia vs England, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFAFive-star England deliver statement WCQ win in Serbia
England took a giant step towards World Cup qualification with a 5-0 statement win in Serbia.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia).
- 2': Noni Madueke (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Attempt saved. Declan Rice (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Djordje Petrovic (Serbia). Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
- 7': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia).
- 7': Reece James (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Offside, England. Noni Madueke is caught offside.
- 9': Corner, England. Conceded by Strahinja Pavlovic.
- 15': Foul by Reece James (England).
- 15': Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Declan Rice.
- 19': Corner, England. Conceded by Strahinja Pavlovic.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (England) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
- 25': Attempt missed. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Kane with a headed pass.
- 26': Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Djordje Petrovic (Serbia). Assisted by Marc Guéhi.
- 26': Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Reece James (England).
- 27': Anthony Gordon (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Foul by Ivan Ilic (Serbia).
- 28': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers with a through ball.
- 28': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left.
- 29': Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Djordje Petrovic (Serbia). Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 29': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
- 29': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Sasa Lukic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Reece James (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 32': Corner, England. Conceded by Veljko Birmancevic.
- 33': Goal! Serbia 0, England 1. Harry Kane (England) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
- 35': Goal! Serbia 0, England 2. Noni Madueke (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 37': Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Elliot Anderson (England).
- 37': Foul by Noni Madueke (England).
- 37': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Delay in match (England).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Foul by Anthony Gordon (England).
- 40': Kosta Nedeljkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Anthony Gordon (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Foul by Ivan Ilic (Serbia).
- 41': Tino Livramento (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Veljko Birmancevic.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Serbia 0, England 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Serbia 0, England 2.
- 45': Substitution, Serbia. Filip Kostic replaces Veljko Birmancevic.
- 45': Substitution, Serbia. Luka Jovic replaces Kosta Nedeljkovic.
- 46': Foul by Morgan Rogers (England).
- 46': Luka Jovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Elliot Anderson (England).
- 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (England) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reece James.
- 52': Declan Rice (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Ivan Ilic (Serbia).
- 52': Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Djordje Petrovic (Serbia). Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 52': Attempt missed. Marc Guéhi (England) with an attempt from very close range misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 52': Goal! Serbia 0, England 3. Ezri Konsa (England) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Guéhi following a set piece situation.
- 54': Foul by Reece James (England).
- 54': Luka Jovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross.
- 55': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Morgan Rogers.
- 56': Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Anthony Gordon (England).
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Offside, Serbia. Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
- 61': Substitution, Serbia. Lazar Samardzic replaces Ivan Ilic.
- 63': Attempt saved. Declan Rice (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Djordje Petrovic (Serbia). Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
- 63': Anthony Gordon (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Lazar Samardzic (Serbia).
- 67': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 67': Corner, England. Conceded by Strahinja Pavlovic.
- 69': Substitution, England. Djed Spence replaces Reece James.
- 69': Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Anthony Gordon.
- 70': Substitution, Serbia. Aleksandar Mitrovic replaces Dusan Vlahovic.
- 72': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia).
- 72': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) is shown the red card.
- 75': Goal! Serbia 0, England 4. Marc Guéhi (England) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 76': Substitution, England. Jarrod Bowen replaces Noni Madueke.
- 76': Substitution, England. Ollie Watkins replaces Harry Kane.
- 76': Substitution, Serbia. Milos Veljkovic replaces Andrija Zivkovic.
- 78': Foul by Ollie Watkins (England).
- 78': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Djordje Petrovic (Serbia). Assisted by Tino Livramento.
- 79': Corner, England. Conceded by Djordje Petrovic.
- 80': Attempt saved. Declan Rice (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Djordje Petrovic (Serbia). Assisted by Marc Guéhi.
- 80': Corner, England. Conceded by Djordje Petrovic.
- 81': Substitution, England. Jordan Henderson replaces Declan Rice.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Marc Guéhi (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross.
- 82': Offside, England. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 82': Elliot Anderson (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia).
- 84': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (England) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 85': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
- 85': Jarrod Bowen (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 86': Foul by Elliot Anderson (England).
- 86': Sasa Lukic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Penalty England. Ollie Watkins draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 88': Penalty conceded by Strahinja Erakovic (Serbia) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 89': VAR Decision: Penalty England.
- 90': Goal! Serbia 0, England 5. Marcus Rashford (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Serbia 0, England 5.
- 0': Match ends, Serbia 0, England 5.
Statistics
 ENG |
SRB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Saves | 7 |
| 70 | Possession | 30 |
| 24 | SHOTS | 3 |
| 12 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 536 | Accurate Passes | 204 |
| 588 | Passes | 253 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 20 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 11 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 10 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Venue: Rajko Mitic Stadium
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Attendance: 39,789
Venue: Rajko Mitic Stadium
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Attendance: 39,789
WCQ - UEFA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 5 | +13 | 15 |
| 2 | Albania | 5 | +2 | 8 |
| 3 | Serbia | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 4 | Latvia | 5 | -4 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Serbia (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Djordje Petrovic (GK) |
| 4 | Nikola Milenkovic  |
| 3 | Strahinja Pavlovic |
| 16 | Strahinja Erakovic |
| 10 | Sasa Lukic  |
| 5 | Nemanja Maksimovic |
| 7 | Veljko Birmancevic |
| 2 | Kosta Nedeljkovic |
| 23 | Dusan Vlahovic |
| 17 | Ivan Ilic |
| 14 | Andrija Zivkovic |
England (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 5 | Ezri Konsa |
| 16 | Valentino Livramento |
| 2 | Reece James |
| 15 | Morgan Rogers |
| 4 | Declan Rice |
| 23 | Elliot Anderson |
| 9 | Harry Kane |
| 7 | Anthony Gordon |
| 21 | Noni Madueke |
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