Tuchel: “We will try to prove a point” as England face Serbia next

Overview

• England continued their impressive run in the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers.
• They registered a 2-0 win over Andorra in their Group K clash.
• Next up, England face a tougher challenge against Serbia. 

England continued their impressive run in the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers with a 2-0 win over Andorra in their Group K clash on September 6. With this result, the Three Lions sit firmly at the top of the table, having secured 12 points from four games. Remarkably, they have yet to concede a single goal in the campaign.

Next up, England face a tougher challenge on September 10 when they play Serbia, who are second in the group with seven points from three matches. Like England, Serbia have also not conceded a goal so far.

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Speaking of the Serbia clash, England manager Thomas Tuchel stressed that his side are looking to “prove a point.”

"We will try to prove a point -- to win and put out the next performance, and to be tough in the circumstances. We expect a very emotional stadium, we expect an emotional crowd. We expect maybe, yeah, to adapt to the circumstances. We don't know what the pitch looks like. Make no excuses. Then we come up against a very physical team. They will attack us in a man-man situation. This is what we see until now,” Tuchel said.

"Two days to prepare for Tuesday" - Tuchel

He also acknowledged Serbia’s attacking threat.

"They have high quality up front -- international top quality up front -- so they play very direct and we have to step up to this and adapt to the circumstances, adapt to the opponent and then prove the point that we're a strong group, and we're on the right way. Because I feel like we had an excellent five days now, and it's on us now. Two days to prepare for Tuesday and hopefully prove the point there too that we are ready for that, adapt to what's coming, accept the physicality, overcome the adversity and get another win," he added.

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Tuchel also urged his players to be sharper in attack.

"I think there are a lot of chances for goals and a lot of half-chances where we can be more clinical, have to be more clinical. But overall there are much more positive things than the negatives today,” he said.