The final round of September's FIFA World Cup European qualifiers will play out on Tuesday.
The pregame narrative: England has been undefeated so far in Group K but faces a tough road test against Serbia. I expect the hosts to pull out a result, and I am also backing France's Bradley Barcola to log a goal contribution against Iceland.
Check out my FIFA World Cup qualifier predictions for the European soccer matches on Sept. 9, 2025.
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World Cup qualifier predictions
Best bet: Serbia to win or tie (+110)
England has been spotless in its bid for a World Cup spot so far.
The Three Lions are undefeated through four contests, scoring 12 times without conceding a goal. But that was largely expected against Albania, Latvia and Andorra (twice).
Now, Thomas Tuchel's group faces a tougher task: Winning on the road in front of a raucous Serbian crowd.
Serbia is also unbeaten, sporting a 2-0-1 record without conceding a goal.
Harry Kane headlines England's attack, but he's missing plenty of starpower up front. Bukayo Saka, Cole Palmer and Jude Bellingham are all out with injuries.
That trio has combined for 20 goals and brings an entirely different dynamic to the squad when healthy.
When these teams met at the European Cup last summer, England barely squeaked out a 1-0 win on neutral ground with a full squad. The Serbians were practically level on possession and out-shot the English, 6-5.
Key stat: Serbia is on a seven-game unbeaten run at home, forcing draws against European powerhouses Spain and Denmark.
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Barcola to score or assist (-130): There's no such thing as a sure thing in sports, but it would be a shock if Iceland put up a fight against France in Paris on Tuesday.
Les Bleus are -835 to win and are -200 to score three-plus goals.
I'm looking for value on France's offence, and I believe Barcola is the man to target.
The 23-year-old superstar has 26 goal contributions in 31 starts for club and country this year. He logged an assist in Friday's qualifier against Ukraine.
Playing alongside Kylian Mbappe never hurts, and I expect Barcola to have an outsized role in the attack with Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue out with injuries.
World Cup qualifier predictions made at 12:05 p.m. on 09/08/2025.
