The sense of expectation around a major tournament is simply palpable. The day of England’s first game is where it truly starts for many Three Lions fans, however.
Germany kicked things off at Euro 2024 with a romp of Scotland on Friday evening, defeating England’s neighbours 5-1 in Munich.
A day of riveting action on Saturday didn’t see any shocks either with Switzerland, Spain and Italy all prevailing.
So, Gareth Southgate’s men will aim to continue the trend of avoiding an upset in Gelsenkirchen tonight when they face a Serbia side who are certainly no slouches.
At their disposal they have Aleksandar Mitrovic, well-known to British audiences, and Dusan Vlahovic, a talent so often linked with the Premier League.
The Three Lions will have to overcome a tricky pre-tournament, though. They lost to Iceland 1-0 in their last game and the manager has a few selection dilemmas, notably in defence.
1GK – Jordan Pickford
The undisputed number one in this England side, Jordan Pickford starts between the sticks. He only needs just two clean sheets to surpass Peter Shilton for a record number of shut outs by a Three Lions stopper at major tournaments. Therefore, history could well be created by the Everton man throughout this tournament.
Is he the nation’s best-ever goalkeeper? We’ll save that debate for another day.
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