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Follow our build-up and text commentary as England plays Serbia in their Group C opening match at Euro 2024 in Germany.

Serbia vs England: Live stream, TV channel, kick-off time & where to watch Three Lions' Euro 2024 opener

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Serbia vs England

How to watch the European Championship match between Serbia and England, as well as kick-off time and team news.

Finalists at Euro 2020, pre-tournament favourites England will be aiming to go one better than they did three years ago, as the Three Lions begin their bid for Euro 2024 glory against Group C foes Serbia at the Veltins-Arena on Sunday night.

England enjoyed a successful run in Euro 2024 qualifying Group C and even got a chance to take revenge on Italy, who had previously defeated them on penalties in the European Championship final at Wembley.

Despite an unbeaten campaign, England produced two draws against Ukraine and North Macedonia away from home, while they also produced a lacklustre performance in the 1-0 defeat to a backs-against-the-wall Iceland heading into this tournament opener.

Opponents Serbia are making their first Euros appearance as an independent nation, having featured as Yugoslavia and FR Yugoslavia at five previous editions, finishing as runners-up in 1960 and 1968.

Led by head coach Dragan Stojkovic, the Eagles enjoyed a mixed bag of qualifying results with just four wins from their eight games, but their 14-point tally was enough for a second-place finish behind Hungary.

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EURO 2024 favorites England will look to make a flying start on Sunday, when the 2020 runners-up, led once again by captain Harry Kane, face Serbia in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

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England have had three years to recover from the heartbreak of losing a penalty shootout to Italy at Wembley Stadium, and the expectation is that they return to the final and go one further this time around. 11 nations have been crowned champions of Europe since the Championship began in 1960, but England are not one of them. The Three Lions remain in pursuit of their first major trophy since the 1966 World Cup.

Serbia team news, focus

Serbia will be one of the more physically imposing sides at EURO 2024, with star strikers Aleksandar Mitrovic (91 caps, 58 goals) and Dusan Vlahovic (27 caps, 13 goals) leading the line for a side expected to rely heavily upon crosses into the box and set pieces (5 of 15 goals scored during qualifying came via headers). There are others with Premier League name recognition as well: Southampton’s former play-making ace Dusan Tadic (108 caps, 23 goals), current Fulham midfielder Sasa Lukic (46 caps) and Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic (3 caps).

England team news, focus

England are narrow betting favorites, just ahead of France, and the Three Lions aren’t expected to face much trouble in Group C with Denmark and Slovenia still to come. It’s always a tricky proposition to enter a major tournament in “it’s a disappointment if they don’t reach the final, at minimum” territory, but that’s where England find themselves with Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Bukayo Saka also rapidly emerging as three of the best attackers in the world. Not only is that trio, plus Kane, supremely talented, but all four players are highly versatile and capable of operating in all different areas of the field, making England even more difficult to defend when positions turn fluid. They should score plenty of goals, but they’ll probably give up a fair few, too, with some questions about the defense still unanswered on the eve of the tournament.

Serbia vs England prediction

Serbia’s big boys up front will cause some problems, especially early, but England’s wide attackers will have a field day against the full backs at the other end. Serbia 0-2 England.