Serbia v England, 09 September 2025

Score5-0 to England
RefereeClément Turpin
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Europe group K
VenueStadion Rajko Mitić, Belgrade
Attendance39,789

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Kick-off: 8.45pm local (7.45pm BST) . Head to Head . Played: 2 Serbia won: 0 Drawn: 0 England won: 2 Serbia scored: 0 England scored: 6 . This was England's first visit to Serbia as an independent nation. They met Yugoslavia 14 times and Serbia & Montenegro once (won six, lost four).

0 Serbia

Manager: Dragan Stojković

5 England

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

Goals:

Goals:

Harry Kane 33 G
Noni Madueke 36 G
Ezri Konsa 52 G
Marc Guéhi 75 G
Marcus Rashford penalty 90 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Djorđe Petrović
Defender Strahinja Eraković
Defender Nikola Milenković (captain)
Defender Strahinja Pavlović
Defender/Midfielder Kosta Nedeljković
Defender/Midfielder Andrija Zivković
Midfielder Veljko Birmančević
Midfielder Ivan Ilić
Midfielder Saša Lukić
Midfielder Nemanja Maksimović
Forward Dušan Vlahović

Starting lineup:

Jordan Pickford Goalkeeper
Marc Guéhi Defender
Reece James Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Tino Livramento Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Anthony Gordon Midfielder/Forward
Noni Madueke Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kane Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Luka Jović for Kosta Nedeljković 46
Filip Kostić for Veljko Birmančević 46
Lazar Samardžić for Ivan Ilić 61
Aleksandar Mitrović for Dušan Vlahović 70
Miloš Veljković for Andrija Zivković 76

Substitutions:

Marcus Rashford for Anthony Gordon 68
Djed Spence for Reece James 68
Jarrod Bowen for Noni Madueke 76
Ollie Watkins for Harry Kane 76
Jordan Henderson for Declan Rice 81

Cards:

Saša Lukić 30 Y
Nikola Milenković 72 R

Cards:

Anthony Gordon 40 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Veljko Ilić
Goalkeeper Dragan Rosić
Defender Srđan Babić
Defender Miloš Veljković
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Gudelj
Defender/Midfielder Filip Kostić
Midfielder Uroš Račić
Midfielder Lazar Samardžić
Midfielder/Forward Aleksandar Katai
Forward Luka Jović
Forward Aleksandar Mitrović
Forward Nikola Stulić

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Jarell Quansah
Defender Djed Spence
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder/Forward Jarrod Bowen
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford
Forward Ollie Watkins

Comments:

Serbia had now lost two of their last 25 FIFA World Cup qualifiers (won 16); also versus Austria in October 2017. . This result had now become their heaviest-ever home defeat; previously 3-0 in a FIFA World Cup qualifier versus Belgium in October 2012. . A minute's silence was observed before kick in memory of former Red Star Belgrade forward and Brentford chairman Dan Tana (also known as Dobrivoje Tanasijević) who had died in August 2025, aged 90.

Comments:

In arguably their toughest fixture in this FIFA World Cup qualifying group, this victory became England's biggest winning margin in an away game against a team in the top 50 of the FIFA World Rankings since they were introduced in 1993. . Thomas Tuchel had now become the first Three Lions manager to win his first five competitive games in charge without conceding a goal. . Djed Spence had now become the first recognised Muslim to play for England at full international level. . England were awarded a penalty in the 89th minute following a VAR review for a foul.

0 Serbia

Manager: Dragan Stojković

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Djorđe Petrović
Defender Strahinja Eraković
Defender Nikola Milenković (captain)
Defender Strahinja Pavlović
Defender/Midfielder Kosta Nedeljković
Defender/Midfielder Andrija Zivković
Midfielder Veljko Birmančević
Midfielder Ivan Ilić
Midfielder Saša Lukić
Midfielder Nemanja Maksimović
Forward Dušan Vlahović

Substitutions:

Luka Jović for Kosta Nedeljković 46
Filip Kostić for Veljko Birmančević 46
Lazar Samardžić for Ivan Ilić 61
Aleksandar Mitrović for Dušan Vlahović 70
Miloš Veljković for Andrija Zivković 76

Cards:

Saša Lukić 30 Y
Nikola Milenković 72 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Veljko Ilić
Goalkeeper Dragan Rosić
Defender Srđan Babić
Defender Miloš Veljković
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Gudelj
Defender/Midfielder Filip Kostić
Midfielder Uroš Račić
Midfielder Lazar Samardžić
Midfielder/Forward Aleksandar Katai
Forward Luka Jović
Forward Aleksandar Mitrović
Forward Nikola Stulić

Comments:

Serbia had now lost two of their last 25 FIFA World Cup qualifiers (won 16); also versus Austria in October 2017. . This result had now become their heaviest-ever home defeat; previously 3-0 in a FIFA World Cup qualifier versus Belgium in October 2012. . A minute's silence was observed before kick in memory of former Red Star Belgrade forward and Brentford chairman Dan Tana (also known as Dobrivoje Tanasijević) who had died in August 2025, aged 90.

5 England

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

Goals:

Harry Kane 33 G
Noni Madueke 36 G
Ezri Konsa 52 G
Marc Guéhi 75 G
Marcus Rashford penalty 90 P

Starting lineup:

Jordan Pickford Goalkeeper
Marc Guéhi Defender
Reece James Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Tino Livramento Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Anthony Gordon Midfielder/Forward
Noni Madueke Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kane Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Marcus Rashford for Anthony Gordon 68
Djed Spence for Reece James 68
Jarrod Bowen for Noni Madueke 76
Ollie Watkins for Harry Kane 76
Jordan Henderson for Declan Rice 81

Cards:

Anthony Gordon 40 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Jarell Quansah
Defender Djed Spence
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder/Forward Jarrod Bowen
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford
Forward Ollie Watkins

Comments:

In arguably their toughest fixture in this FIFA World Cup qualifying group, this victory became England's biggest winning margin in an away game against a team in the top 50 of the FIFA World Rankings since they were introduced in 1993. . Thomas Tuchel had now become the first Three Lions manager to win his first five competitive games in charge without conceding a goal. . Djed Spence had now become the first recognised Muslim to play for England at full international level. . England were awarded a penalty in the 89th minute following a VAR review for a foul.