Overview
- Kick-off is 7:45pm GMT at Wembley, live on ITV in the UK and on FOX Soccer Plus and FOX platforms in the U.S.
- Thomas Tuchel has said Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden cannot all start in his current structure, with Foden earmarked for a central or false-nine role rather than wide.
- England have already qualified for World Cup 2026 with a perfect record of six wins and an 18–0 goal differential in Group K.
- Nick Pope, Anthony Gordon and Marc Guehi are unavailable for this match, with James Trafford and Trevoh Chalobah called up as replacements.
- Debutant Alex Scott was left out of the matchday squad, while Serbia arrive under new coach Veljko Paunovic needing a win to sustain play-off hopes, with Aleksandar Mitrovic absent and Dusan Vlahovic a fitness doubt.