England v Serbia Euro 2024 Group C preview

The wait is finally over! Ladbrokes previews England's Euro 2024 curtain-raiser against Serbia on Sunday evening in Germany. Will Gareth Southgate's men bounce back from their surprise defeat to Iceland, or will Serbia pull off a major upset?

England's path to the Euro 2024 has been nothing short of impressive. Six wins and two draws in qualifying cemented their spot in the tournament.

Their forward line, boasting the likes of Harry Kane, Phil Foden, Jude Bellingham, and Bukayo Saka, has the potential to shred even the sturdiest of defenses, such is the talent in England's stacked squad.

Kane, in particular, has been in scintillating form, notching 36 goals in 32 Bundesliga appearances and 8 goals in 8 Euro qualifiers. Can he rediscover his scoring touch against Serbia?

The Serbians, on the other hand, have a rich footballing heritage, with a proud history of producing talented players.

Their qualifying campaign was a respectable one, securing 14 points from 8 games to finish ahead of Montenegro. Their defense, though, may struggle to contain England's potent attacking quartet.

England are the heavy favourites for the their Group C opener, with the bookies clearly feeling that Gareth Southgate's men will pick up all three points.

Unfortunately, England's squad isn't fully fit. Luke Shaw is out with an injury, and John Stones missed parts of training this week with an illness.

The probable teams for the match are: 

•  England: Pickford - Walker, Stones, Guehi, Trippier - Rice, Alexander-Arnold, Bellingham - Saka, Kane, Foden
• Serbia: V. Milonkovic-Savic - Milenkovic, Pavlovic, Babic; Zivkovic, Lukic, Mijailovic, Kostic - S. Mikinkovic-Savic, Tadic - Mitrovic
  

UEFA Euro 2024 is finally here, and after the opening match between Germany and Scotland, England v Serbia 48 hours later promises to be a tough game for the tournament favourites.

England are the front-runners to win Euro 2024, according to the bookies, with Bellingham, Kane, Foden and co hoping to kick off their tournament with a big win, putting the rest of the nations on notice.

Ladbrokes has published an article looking at the betting odds for each of the nations competing in Euro 2024, starting with the favourites England and ending with Georgia, who have been priced at 500/1.

A betting tips and predictions piece looking at five of the first round fixtures from Euro 2024 was also released, with picks from Germany v Scotland, Portugal v Czech Republic and more.

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All odds and markets are correct as of the date of publication.