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2-0! Won all 7 matches in FIFA World Cup 4 preliminaries, 10 consecutive wins in all competitions + 9 consecutive clean sheets, heading towards the Gold Cup

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In the early morning of November 14, the European zone competition of the US-Canada-Mexico World Cup qualifiers continued. A focus battle in Group K was between England, ranked 4th in the world, and Serbia, ranked 36th.

In the last round of World Cup qualifying, England defeated Latvia 5-0 in an away game. They won all 6 games in the group stage and qualified for the World Cup two rounds in advance. Coupled with the previous 3 consecutive victories in the UEFA Nations League, England has achieved 9 consecutive victories in official games, and has not conceded a goal in the last 8 official games. Tuchel has been in the limelight for a while.

Serbia, as a team in this group that is only inferior to England, suffered an upset loss to Albania 0-1 at home in the fifth round. With 2 games left, Serbia is 1 point behind Albania, and it will be difficult to advance to the play-offs.

After the start of the game, England took advantage of their home court to press forward aggressively and took the initiative on the court. In the 19th minute, Sakaji Qinunai escaped laterally and got out of the space, but his subsequent shot went high into the sky, which was quite a pity.

Without the pressure to qualify, the whole England team was relatively relaxed. In the 25th minute, Rashford missed the ball exquisitely, Rice sent a wonderful pass, and Rashford's shot was a little on point.

In the 28th minute, England got a free kick in the frontcourt. Rajkovic punched out with both fists but the ball didn't hit far. O'Reilly's shot was blocked. Saka shot directly without stopping the ball and the ball went into the net.

This was the second game of this World Cup preliminaries for Saka, who was plagued by injuries. For the first goal, Saka knelt down to celebrate, and he was quite excited.

Rashford, who has performed very well in Barcelona this season, still has a brilliant performance. After completing the crotch pass, he passed the defense and forced a shot.

In the 41st minute, Rashford kicked the ball. O'Reilly's cross was touched by the defender and hit the outside of the post and missed the baseline.

In the stoppage time of the first half, England almost expanded its lead. James made a pass from the wing. Rogers looked back at the moon, which was quite a pity.

At the end of the first half, England temporarily led 1-0. After the start of the second half, England focused on controlling the rhythm, and the scene became a bit dull.

In the 62nd minute, Serbia launched a quick counterattack. Kostic made a pass and Vlahovic's heel shot missed. This was also a rare opportunity for Serbia.

In the 81st minute, Samardzic got an excellent equalizer, but his shot aimed at the far corner missed by a hair.

In the 90th minute, England launched a quick counterattack, and Eze scored a perfect world wave to seal the victory.

In the end, FIFA's fourth-ranked England defeated Serbia 2-0, ushering in a 7-game winning streak in the World Cup preliminaries and a 10-game winning streak in all competitions. They conceded 0 goals in the last 9 games. Serbia missed the top two in the group one round ahead of schedule and bid farewell to the US-Canada-Mexico World Cup in advance.

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