England will get their Euro 2024 campaign up and running against Serbia this Sunday evening, live on talkSPORT.
The Three Lions enter the competition in Germany among the favourites but come into their opener following defeat to Iceland.
Gareth Southgate’s side fell to a shock 1-0 loss at Wembley in their send-off, raising doubts about the country’s chances of success.
However, the friendly isn’t likely to have shown their true colours and they will still be aiming to go one step further than four years ago by getting their hands on the trophy.
England return to Euros action in Group C and take on Serbia first before facing a tough clash against Denmark and then Slovenia.
The Serbs will be a tough opponent but Southgate’s men will be buoyed by the fact that they are undefeated in the last six meetings between the sides.
England v Serbia: talkSPORT coverage
England’s opening Euro 2024 tie will take place on Sunday, June 16.
It is being held at Schalke’s VELTINS-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany and will kick off at 8pm UK time.
talkSPORT will have live coverage of the game presented by Adrian Durham.
Commentary will come from Jim Proudfoot, former England captain Stuart Pearce and former England defender Ashley Young.
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The tie will also be shown on free-to-air TV on BBC One.
England v Serbia: Team news
England confirmed their 26-man squad for Euro 2024 last week and Jack Grealish was among those left at home.
Grealish, James Maddison and Harry Maguire were the three big names to not make the final Three Lions outfit.
Luke Shaw is in the team and has trained alongside the entire squad, however, he still may not make the bench.
During the defeat to Iceland, John Stones picked up a knock but he is expected to start alongside Marc Guehi at centre-back.
Stones missed training on Wednesday due to illness but returned to action on Thursday alongside his teammates.
England squad
- Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal).
- Defenders: Lewis Dunk (Brighton), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Luke Shaw (Man Utd), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
- Midfielders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace).
- Forwards: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ivan Toney (Brentford), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
Former Newcastle and Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic will be a major threat for Serbia while Sergej Milinkovic-Savic should start.
Serbia squad
- Goalkeepers: Vanja Milinkovic Savic (Turin), Predrag Rajkovic (Majorca), Dorde Petrovic (Chelsea), Aleksandar Jovanovic (Partizan)
- Defenders: Strahinja Pavlovic (RB Salzburg), Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen), Srdan Babic (Spartak Moscow), Uros Spajic (Red Star), Strahinja Erakovic (Zenit), Nemanja Stojic (TSC), Jan Karlo Simic (Milan)
- Midfielders: Sasa Lukic (Fulham), Nemanja Gudelj (Seville), Nemanja Maksimovic (Getafe), Ivan Ilic (Torino), Sasa Zdjelar (CSKA Moscow), Srdjan Mijailovic (Red Star), Sergej Milinkovic Savic (Al Hilal), Dusan Tadic (Fenerbahce), Samed Bazdar (Partizan), Aleksandar Cirkovic (TSC), Lazar Samardzic (Udinese), Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague), Filip Kostic (Juventus), Filip Mladenovic (Panathinaikos), Matija Gluscevic (Radnicki 1923), Andrija Zivkovic (PAOK), Mijat Gacinovic (AEK), Nemanja Radonjic (Majorca)
- Forwards: Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al Hilal), Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus), Luka Jovic (Milan), Petar Ratkov (RB Salzburg), Mihailo Ivanovic (Vojvodina)
England v Serbia: What has been said?
Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Southgate revealed the four key members of his squad.
He said: “I think we have a very open relationship with all of the players.
“We have actually put a small leadership group together for this tournament now with Harry [Kane], Kyle Walker, Declan Rice and Jude Bellingham because there’s a different dynamic to this group.
“There’s a lot of younger players and I want to make sure that the voices of the younger players, I am in touch with that as well.
“So, I don’t want to leave here with any stone unturned. I don’t want to have missed anything. It’s always important to know what the players are thinking.
“They have good views, they have good experiences and, also, there will be some decisions I will take without talking to any of them.”
England’s Euro 2024 fixtures
Sunday, June 16
Matchday One: England v Serbia (8pm) – Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen
Thursday, June 20
Matchday Two: Denmark vs England (5pm) – Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Tuesday, June 25
Matchday Three: England vs Slovenia (8pm) – RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
The Round of 16 will then get going on Saturday, June 29.
The knockout phase will run until the final in Berlin on Sunday, July 14.
England v Serbia: Betting with talkSPORT BET
Match Odds:
Serbia – 13/2
Draw – 10/3
England – 2/5
*odds subject to change
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