Long History of British Duel vs Serbia: From Dzajic to Belllingham!

Gilabola.com – English will try to continue their positive trend by winning the fifth winnings in World Cup Qualification 2026 When faced Serbia on Wednesday.

At present, the Three Lions have collected 12 full points from four matches, while Serbia is still maintaining an unbeaten record with seven points from three matches.

England leads Group K with 12 points, the results of four consecutive wins
Serbia is in second place with 7 points and still has one game
The last meeting was won by England 1-0 through Jude Bellingham’s goal in Euro 2024

British vs serbia meeting record

The match will not be the first time the two teams face each other. In Euro 2024, England narrowly won 1-0 thanks to Jude Belllingham’s header. However, the history of their meeting was much longer until the Yugoslavia era.

In 2003, Britain beat Serbia and Montenegro 2-1 in Leicester, through goals from Steven Gerrard and Joe Cole.

In 1989, England won 2-1 in a friendly match, when Bryan Robson scored two goals. Interestingly, Dragan Stojkovic – who is now a Serbian coach – played in the midfield at that time.

The most famous meeting took place in the 1968 Euro, when Yugoslavia got rid of England in the semifinals through Dragan Dzajic’s goal.

Although once tripped, England is now in the dominant trend of Serbia/Yugoslavia, with four consecutive wins at the last meeting.

Victory and Historical Defeat

History records, the most landslide victory in this duel actually belongs to Yugoslavia who once slaughtered England 5-0 in a friendly match in 1958. Conversely, England also won a big 4-1 victory in the 1988 Euro qualification.

Some important meetings between England vs Serbia/Yugoslavia:

• Euro 2024: Serbia 0-1 English
• 2003 (trial): England 2-1 Serbia and Montenegro
• 1989 (trial): England 2-1 Yugoslavia
• 1987 (Euro Qualification): Yugoslavia 1-4 England
• 1968 (Euro): England 0-1 Yugoslavia
• 1958 (trial): Yugoslavia 5-0 England

Although Serbia comes with confidence and an invincible record, England remains a favorite thanks to their consistency. This time the duel was not only a matter of qualifying points, but also continued the long history of rivalry between the Three Lions and Serbia/Yugoslavia.