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title: "England Edge Serbia in Tense Euro 2024 Clash"
url: https://moldova1.md/p/30612/england-edge-serbia-in-tense-euro-2024-clash
published: 2024-06-17T06:07:49Z
language: en
author: "Dmitri Ciolacu"
section: "Sport"
source: moldova1.md
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# England Edge Serbia in Tense Euro 2024 Clash

> England opened their Euro 2024 campaign with a narrow 1-0 victory against Serbia in their second Group C match.

England opened their Euro 2024 campaign with a narrow 1-0 victory against Serbia in their second Group C match.

![Matt McNulty - UEFA](https://storage.moldova1.md/images/04986080-8c07-4644-8e98-1540ed569261.jpg)

*Sursa: Matt McNulty - UEFA*

Gareth Southgate's men got off to a strong start, with Jude Bellingham capitalising on a cross from Bukayo Saka to open the scoring in the 13th minute. The English nearly doubled their lead shortly after through a mazy run by Kyle Walker, but his shot went narrowly wide.

**Serbia emerged with renewed purpose in the second half, applying significant pressure on the English defence.** Harry Kane, largely anonymous until the 77th minute, came close to adding a second goal for England with a header that rattled the crossbar after a good save from Serbian goalkeeper Predrag Rajković. Serbia themselves weren't without chances, with Dušan Vlahović forcing a fine save from Jordan Pickford, who tipped the ball over for a corner. The resulting corner also caused problems for England, but Harry Kane rose well to head the ball clear.

**England will look to build on this victory when they face Denmark in their next Group C match on June 20th, which kicks off at 7:00 PM local time.** Serbia, meanwhile, will be aiming to bounce back when they take on Slovenia on the same day, but in a slightly earlier 4:00 PM kick-off. 

Translation by **Iurie Tataru**

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