England Hit Five Past Serbia in Dominant World Cup Qualifier
England produced a statement performance in Belgrade, thrashing Serbia 5–0 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Harry Kane opened the scoring and led by example, with goals also coming from Noni Madueke — who netted his first-ever goal for the national team — Ezri Konsa, Marc Guéhi, and Marcus Rashford.
Serbia’s hopes of a comeback were crushed after Nikola Milenković received a straight red card, reducing the home side to ten men and opening the floodgates for England’s attacking firepower.
With this commanding win, England now sit firmly atop Group K, holding a seven-point lead over Albania. Serbia, meanwhile, drop to third and face mounting pressure ahead of the October fixtures.
FIFA World Cup 2026, Qualifiers
Serbia - England 0:5 (0:2)
Goals: Kane, 33 (0:1); Madueke, 35 (0:2); Konsa, 52 (0:3); Guehi, 75 (0:4); Rashford, 90 (penalty) (0:5)
Serbia: Petrovic Dj.; Nedeljkovic (Jovic, 46); Pavlović S.; Milenković (till 72); Erakovic; Ilić I. (Samardzic L., 61); Maksimovic Nem.; Lukic; Birmancevic (Kostić F., 46); Živković A. (Veljkovic, 76); Vlahović (Mitrovic A., 70)
Substitution: Jovic (from 46); Kostić F. (from 46); Samardzic L. (from 61); Mitrovic A. (from 70); Veljkovic (from 76)
Bench: Rosic; Ilic V.; Babić Sr.; Racic U.; Gudelj; Štulić; Katai
Yellow Cards: Lukic 30; Maksimovic Nem. 74
Red cards: Milenković 72'
England: Pickford; James R. (Spence D., 69); Konsa; Guehi; Livramento; Rice (Henderson, 81); Anderson E.; Madueke (Bowen, 76); Gordon A. (Rashford, 69); Kane (Watkins, 76); Rogers M.
Substitution: Spence D. (from 69); Rashford (from 69); Watkins (from 76); Bowen (from 76); Henderson (from 81)
Bench: Henderson D.; Trafford; Quansah; Burn; Eze; Gibbs-White; Loftus-Cheek
Yellow Cards: Gordon A. 40
