
England returned to action on Thursday night in their penultimate fixture of World Cup qualifying. The Three Lions hosted Serbia, safe in the knowledge that last month’s 5-0 rout of Latvia saw them seal their place at next summer’s tournament in North America with two games to spare. Thomas Tuchel’s side were the first European nation to book a finals spot as they maintained their 100 per cent record in Group K that now reads seven wins from seven with 20 goals scored and still none conceded.