{"id":16398,"date":"2025-11-14T08:29:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T02:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=659360"},"modified":"2025-11-14T08:29:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T02:59:33","slug":"england-extend-perfect-world-cup-qualifying-run-with-2-0-victory-over-serbia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/england-extend-perfect-world-cup-qualifying-run-with-2-0-victory-over-serbia\/","title":{"rendered":"England extend perfect World Cup qualifying run with new records keep on coming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>England continued their flawless march toward the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a commanding 2\u20130 win over Serbia on Tuesday night, sealing their seventh consecutive victory in the qualifying campaign. The result keeps England at the top of their group with a remarkable record: seven games, seven wins, 20 goals scored, and none conceded.<\/p>\n<p>Under the guidance of their head coach Thomas Tuchel, England once again displayed impressive cohesion, tactical discipline, and attacking fluency. From the opening whistle, the hosts dominated possession and dictated the tempo, forcing Serbia deep into their defensive structure. The breakthrough arrived midway through the first half when England capitalised on sustained pressure, finishing off a well-constructed move to take a deserved 1\u20130 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Serbia attempted to respond with quick transitions and long diagonal switches, but England\u2019s defensive line remained solid and organised. The visitors struggled to create any clear-cut chances, with England\u2019s structure proving impenetrable for the seventh match in a row. The second goal came in the last minute of the second half, further proving England\u2019s control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England continued their flawless march toward the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a commanding 2\u20130 win over Serbia on Tuesday\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":37282,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2746,4242,1823,3796,453,4241],"class_list":["post-16398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-england-football-team","tag-england-national","tag-fabrizio-romano","tag-football","tag-thomas-tuchel","tag-tuchel"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16398\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}