England host Serbia on Thursday evening in their final 2026 World Cup qualifier at Wembley Stadium with a sense of unknown hanging over the fixture.
“We cannot really predict where the problems will come from,” Thomas Tuchel mused when faced with the prospect of playing a Serbian side under the stewardship of Veljko Paunović for the first time. Dragan Stojković, who was thumped 5–0 by England earlier this year, brought an end to his four-and-a-half-year reign in October.
Paunović has taken on the “duty” of managing his national team who still have a shot at making it into a playoff spot. England are already guaranteed a spot at the World Cup.
Here’s how to watch the mystery of Serbia’s trip to Wembley unfold.
