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England vs Serbia: Harry Kane and Co aim to give Three Lions perfect start against The Eagles

England vs Serbia: Harry Kane and Co aim to give Three Lions perfect start against The Eagles

England vs Serbia: Harry Kane and Co ready to take on Serbia, Aim to grab all three points in UEFA Euro 2024 opener

The UEFA Euro 2020 runners up England will take the centre stage when they take on Serbia. The Three Lions headed by Harry Kane will eager to kick start their tournament on a positive note. Serbia on the other hand will look for an opportunity to stage a upset if they can beat Gareth Southgate and his boys.

Harry Kane and England came close to lifting their maiden European Championship last season. But it was eventually Italy who reigned supreme in the finals as England lost the finals in the penalties. Now shaking off the demons of the past, England with another Golden Squad will be ready to fight for the silverware.

England Team News

One of the major reliefs for England will be the availability ace defender John Stones. The Manchester City defender suffered an ankle injury in the last pre warmup game against Iceland. He then went on to miss an entire day of training but resumed practice the next day.

Manchester United defender Luke Shaw will be missing action despite returning to practice. This will mean, Kieran Trippier will start on the left back. Alexander-Arnold is expected to partner Declan Rice in the heart of midfield.

Up front, England boasts of having a formidable attack. Bukayo Saka, Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden will string all the attacks while Harry Kane will be the key striker in front of the goal.

England Predicted XI – Pickford; Walker, Stones, Guehi, Trippier; Alexander-Arnold, Rice; Saka, Bellingham, Foden; Kane

Serbia Team News

Serbia will have quite a few selection headaches especially regarding their ace strikers. Aleksandar Mitrovic or Dusan Vlahovic is a massive selection conundrum for the Eagles. Dusan Tadic will be also be a major name in the final third.

A three man back will consist of Velikovic, Milenkovic and Pavlovic. Zivkovic, Maksimovic, Lukic and Kostic will comprise of the midfield. Segej Milinkovic-Savic will play a more attacking more behind the striker.

Serbia Predicted XI – V. Milinkovic-Savic; Veljkovic, Milenkovic, Pavlovic; Zivkovic, Maksimovic, Lukic, Kostic; S. Milinkovic-Savic, Tadic; Mitrovic

How to watch England vs Serbia Live Streaming in India?

Sony Sports Network has the broadcast rights to UEFA Euro 2024 in India and the Indian subcontinent, including Sony Sports Ten 2 SD & HD in English, Sony Sports Ten 3 SD & HD in Hindi, Sony Sports Ten 4 SD & HD in Tamil & Telugu, and Sony Sports Ten 5 SD & HD in Bengali & Malayalam. All UEFA Euro 2024 matches will be live-streamed on the SonyLIV app and website.

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