Spain vs. Serbia predicted lineups, starting 11, confirmed team news: Lamine Yamal to be replaced by Barca colleague?

Dom Farrell

Spain vs. Serbia predicted lineups, starting 11, confirmed team news: Lamine Yamal to be replaced by Barca colleague? image

Spain can take a huge step toward the UEFA Nations League quarterfinals with a victory over Serbia on Tuesday, October 15, in Cordoba.

Luis de la Fuente's European champions have been hit by a raft of injuries, although they lead the way in Group 4A with seven points from their first three matches.

Serbia are three points further back in third having held La Roja to a goalless draw in their first game of the competition. 

Defeat to Denmark followed, but Dragan Stojkovic's men got a win on the board with an impressive 2-0 triumph over Euro 2024 quarterfinalists Switzerland, with attacking talisman Aleksandar Mitrovic on target.

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Spain vs. Serbia lineups, predicted starting 11, team news

Spain's injury woes have taken a turn for the worst with Lamine Yamal also ruled out of this upcoming clash, although his setback is not thought to be serious.

Unai Simon, Dani Carvajal, Robin Le Normand, Rodri, Dani Olmo, Gavi and Nico Williams already were unavailable for the European champions.

Chances are that Alex Baena could come into the starting lineup instead of Lamine Yamal, possibly meaning a shift out to the right flank for the teenager's Barcelona teammate Pedri

Spain predicted XI (4-3- right to left): Raya (GK) — Porro, Vivian, Laporte, Cucurella — Baena, Zubimendi, Ruiz — Pedri, Morata, Oyarzabal

Full squad:

Goalkeepers: David Raya, Alex Remiro, Robert Sanchez

Defenders: Pedro Porro, Alejandro Grimaldo, Pau Torres, Daniel Vivian, Oscar Mingueza, Aymeric Laporte, Pau Cubarsi, Marc Cucurella, Sergio Gomez

Midfielders: Mikel Merino, Fabian Ruiz, Alex Baena, Martin Zubimendi, Pedri, Mikel Otyarzabel, Aleix Garcia

Forwards: Alvaro Morata, Joselu, Bryan Zaragoza

Serbia may start with the same team that beat Switzerland in their last Nations League match.

Aleksandar Mitrovic is expected to spearhead the attack, while Nikola Milenkovic and Sasa Lukic are also likely to feature

Serbia predicted XI (3-4-3 right to left): Rajkovic (GK) — Erakovic, Milenkovic, Pavlovic — Nedeljkovic, Maksimovic, Grujic, Biramcevic — Samardzic, Mitrovic, Lukic.

Full squad:

Goalkeepers: Predrag Rajkovic, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Veljko Ilic

Defenders: Kosta Nedeljkovic, Strahinja Pavlovic, Nikola Milenkovic, Jan-Carlo Simic, Strahinja Erakovic

Midfielders: Sasa Zdjelar, Nemanja Maksimovic, Veljko Birmancevic, Sasa Lukic, Lazar Samardzic, Aleksandar Cirkovic, Dejan Zukic, Marko Grujic

Forwards: Luka Jovic, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Mihailo Ivanovic, Dejan Jovelkic, Nikola Cumic, Andrija Maksimovic

What time does Spain vs. Serbia kick off?

This UEFA Nations League clash kicks off at  8:45 p.m. local time on Tuesday, October 15 at the Estadio Nuevo Arcangel in Cordoba, Spain.

Here's how that time translates across some of the major global territories:

 DateKickoff time
USATues, Oct. 152:45 p.m. ET
CanadaTues, Oct. 152:45 p.m. ET
AustraliaWed, Oct. 165:45 a.m. AEDT
UKTues, Oct. 157:45 p.m. BST
IndiaWed, Oct. 1612:15 a.m. IST

Spain vs. Serbia live stream, TV channel

Here's how to watch this UEFA Nations League match across selected areas of the world's major regions:

RegionTVStreaming
USAFox Sports 2Fubo, ViX, Foxsports.com
CanadaDAZN
UKViaplay (You Tube)
AustraliaOptus Sport
IndiaSony TEN 1Sony LIV, JioTV

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Dom is the senior content producer for Sporting News UK. He previously worked as fan brands editor for Manchester City at Reach Plc. Prior to that, he built more than a decade of experience in the sports journalism industry, primarily for the Stats Perform and Press Association news agencies. Dom has covered major football events on location, including the entirety of Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup in Paris and St Petersburg respectively, along with numerous high-profile Premier League, Champions League and England international matches. Cricket and boxing are his other major sporting passions and he has covered the likes of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennadiy Golovkin and Vasyl Lomachenko live from ringside.