England will host Serbia in a key match of the 9th round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Manager Tuchel said in an interview that although the "Three Lions" have already qualified for the World Cup finals, it is the team's responsibility to continue to raise the bar in terms of performance and strength.

In the last round of World Cup qualifiers, England, thanks to a brace from Kane, as well as goals from Gordon and Eze, ultimately defeated Latvia 5-0 away from home, securing first place in Group K and qualifying for the World Cup finals.

It's worth noting that England have scored a total of 18 goals in their last 6 World Cup qualifiers, and have kept a clean sheet in all of them.

England manager Thomas Tuchel said, "Do people think I was experimenting in the previous few games? We will make adjustments based on the situation, but I don't think the last two training camps were experiments, and neither will this one. We take these games very seriously, after all, these are World Cup qualifiers, and they are at home. We want to build on what we have built."

In addition, Manchester City midfielder Fredon and Real Madrid midfielder Bellingham, who were previously not called up, have been reinstated to the England national team.

Tuchel stated, "Even without them, we maintained a high standard. We have a responsibility to raise our own standards and continue building our system. Now that Foden and Bellingham are back, it's their responsibility to contribute to the team, and they are doing just that."

In addition, England had previously defeated Serbia 5-0 away from home. Following this defeat and a subsequent loss to Albania, Stojkovic stepped down as manager, and 48-year-old Panovic was appointed as Serbia's new manager at the end of October.

Tuchel continued, "We have already qualified, but that shouldn't affect our performance. No matter who the opponent is, we will fight to our own standards. That 5-0 victory was mainly due to our strength. We completely dominated the opponent that day and didn't give them any chance to breathe."

"Now they have a new head coach and new energy, and they are still a strong and proud team, and we must deliver a good performance again."