Overview
- England’s confirmed XI features Morgan Rogers as the central creator with Jude Bellingham among the substitutes for the Wembley qualifier.
- Nico O’Reilly is handed his first England start, joining James, Konsa and Stones in front of Pickford, with Saka, Rashford and Kane in attack.
- Phil Foden is also on the bench as Tuchel reiterates that Kane, Bellingham and Foden cannot all play together in his current setup.
- Newcastle duo Nick Pope and Anthony Gordon withdrew from the squad, Marc Guéhi misses out, and James Trafford plus Trevoh Chalobah were called up.
- England have already qualified with six wins and no goals conceded, while Serbia—under new coach Veljko Paunovic—need a result to keep second place in reach.