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The Serbia national football team ( serbian : Фудбалска репрезентација Србије / Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije ) represents Serbia in men ‘s external football competition. It is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia, the governing body for football in Serbia.

After the separation of SFR Yugoslavia and its football team in 1992 Serbia was represented ( alongside Montenegro ) within the new FR Yugoslavia national football team. Despite qualifying for Euro 92 the team was banned from participating in the tournament due to external sanctions, with the rule besides enforced for World Cup 94 and Euro 96 qualifiers. The national team played its beginning friendly in December 1994, and with the facilitate of sanctions the golden generation of the 1990s finally participated at World Cup 98, reaching the round of 16 and the Quarter-finals at Euro 2000. The national team played in the 2006, 2010 and 2018 FIFA World Cup tournaments but failing to progress past the group degree on each affair. They are ascribable to participate in the approaching 2022 FIFA World Cup. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Between February 2003 and June 2006 Serbia participated as Serbia and Montenegro due to the countries name change. Following a 2006 referendum Montenegro declared its independence, leading to separate football federations which resulted in the teams final rename and establishment as the sovereign Serbia national football team. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] Serbia is considered by FIFA and UEFA to be the official successor of both the Kingdom of Yugoslavia/SFR Yugoslavia, and FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro national football teams. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ]

history [edit ]

Serbia within Yugoslavia ( 1920–1992 ) [edit ]

serbia and montenegro at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, featured an all serbian team following a boycott by Croat and Slovene representatives. The Football Federation of what was then the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes ( late Yugoslavia ) was founded in Zagreb in 1919 under the name Jugoslavenski nogometni savez ( Yugoslavian Football Association ). Jovan Ružić was the beginning Serb to represent the national team in its external debut match, a 7-0 thrashing by Czechoslovakia at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium. [ 23 ] In 1921 the Belgrade Football Subassociation organised a friendly match between the France national football team and a Belgrade XI, dubbed the “ Serbian representatives “. The team featured footballers from SK Jugoslavija and BSK, the two strongest serbian club of the interwar period. The french delegating were on a four-game enlistment of Yugoslavia with the last exhibition plot being played in Belgrade ‘s SK Jugoslavija Stadium on July 3. Prince Regent Aleksandar I and FIFA President Jules Rimet were in attendance as the visitors triumphed 3–0. [ 24 ] In the lead-up to the 1930 FIFA World Cup a dispute regarding the resettlement of the FAs headquarter from Zagreb to the das kapital Belgrade erupted, culminating in a boycott by the Zagreb Subassociation which disallowed its members to participate in the approaching tournament. The de facto Serbian team led by coach Boško Simonović, composed largely of players from Belgrade ‘s BSK, SK Jugoslavija and BASK, reached the semi-final, losing controversially to hosts and eventual winners Uruguay 6–1. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] [ 27 ] The royal interbellum era featured noteworthy serbian footballers such as Blagoje Marjanović, Aleksandar Tirnanić, Milorad Arsenijević, Đorđe Vujadinović, Branislav Sekulić and Milutin Ivković. Due to the dismemberment of Yugoslavia during World War II the football confederation and national team ceased activities but reformed following the end of hostilities. In 1945 Svetislav Glišović led the beginning unofficial national team representing the Federal State of Serbia in a tournament restrain to mark the end of World War II. [ 28 ] The serbian team encompassing the newly established Red Star squad won its first game by beating FS Montenegro 2–1, FS Croatia 3–1 in the semi-final, then proceeding to win the tournament against the Yugoslav People ‘s Army team 1–0 in Belgrade. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] The restructure Yugoslavia achieved its best performance reaching the UEFA european championship finals in 1960 and 1968, and finishing fourthly position at the 1962 FIFA World Cup. During its being serbian footballers would continually play a pivotal function in the Yugoslav national team throughout the socialistic era, with the likes of Rajko Mitić, Branko Stanković, Vladimir Beara, Vujadin Boškov, Todor Veselinović, Miloš Milutinović, Borivoje Kostić, Milan Galić, Vladimir Durković, Velibor Vasović, Dragan Džajić, Jovan Aćimović, Dušan Bajević, Vladimir Petrović and many others until the states disintegrated in the early 1990s. The national team of SFR Yugoslavia played its end plot on 25 March 1992, losing 2–0 to the Netherlands. [ 31 ]

FR Yugoslavia/Serbia & Montenegro earned run average ( 1992–2006 ) [edit ]

Although the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, consisting of Serbia and Montenegro, was formed on 27 April 1992, [ 32 ] its teams were banned from all international sporting events, including the home football team as a resultant role of U.N. sanctions stemming from the dispute in Yugoslavia. [ 33 ] consequently, the national team did not play its first game as a new nation before 23 December 1994, a friendly pit played in Porto Alegre and in which Brazil won 2–0. [ 34 ] This was the inaugural ever team composed of serbian and Montenegrin players entirely, while Slobodan Santrač, a erstwhile Yugoslavia national team player, was named the team ‘s inaugural ever coach. The adjacent crippled was played three days late, this time in Buenos Aires, resulting in a 1–0 loss to Argentina. [ 35 ] Due to external sanctions, the team could not participate in 1994 World Cup qualifying nor the Euro 1996 qualifying serve. [ 33 ] [ 36 ]

1998 World Cup [edit ]

As FR Yugoslavia joined FIFA and UEFA in late 1994, the team was available to participate in the 1998 World Cup qualifiers. Slobodan Santrač was appointed as a passenger car for the team. [ 37 ] In the qualifiers, Yugoslavia was drawn in Group 6 with Euro 1996 runner-up Czech Republic, Slovakia, Spain, Faroe Islands and Malta. With seven winning games ( of which are both against the Czech Republic, Faroe Islands and Malta and one against Slovakia ), two draw games ( against Spain and Slovakia ) and one lost game against Spain, Yugoslavia ended up in second seat with 23 points behind Spain. Yugoslavia qualified for the play-off iodine n which they were drawn to play against Hungary. With the aggregate sexual conquest of 12–1 against Hungary, Yugoslavia qualified for the World Cup. [ 38 ] The 1998 World Cup seeding had Yugoslavia ranked 21st among the universe ‘s national teams, but Yugoslavia was wide recognized as one of the shadow favorites for the World Cup. The New York Times suggested that Yugoslavia could easily be a semi-finalist in that year ‘s World Cup. [ 39 ] The tie put the team in Group F aboard Germany, the United States, and Iran. Yugoslavia won its beginning bet on 1–0 against Iran thanks to a goal from defender Siniša Mihajlović. [ 40 ] The adjacent game was a draw for Yugoslavia ; after leading Germany 2–0, a loose recoil from Michael Tarnat deflected off Mihajlović and into the goal, then Oliver Bierhoff equalised it at 2–2 at the 80th minute. [ 41 ] Yugoslavia responded in the future bet on against the United States and won 1–0 due to a goal in the fourth minute by Slobodan Komljenović. [ 42 ] Yugoslavia finished second in the group and Germany won the group with a better goal difference. due to their second position, Yugoslavia saw itself face the Netherlands in the Round of 16. yugoslavia entered in the pit with a sole attacker, but its defensive tactics proved abortive as Dennis Bergkamp put the Netherlands in presence in the 38th minute. immediately following the startle of the second base half, Yugoslavia pressured the Dutch, who conceded a header from Komljenović. however, the turning point of this equal was a penalty awarded to Yugoslavia after Vladimir Jugović was fouled. [ 43 ] Predrag Mijatović missed, and the scoreline remained the lapp at 1–1. [ 44 ] Such an consequence demoralized the Yugoslavs, as the Dutch took the enterprise. In the belated seconds of the game Edgar Davids ‘ film towards the Yugoslav net income from a distance of 20 meters and beat goalkeeper Ivica Kralj. [ 43 ] This marked the end of Yugoslavia ‘s run in the 1998 World Cup .

euro 2000 [edit ]

The draw for the Euro 2000 qualifiers saw first-seeded Yugoslavia draw in a group with Croatia, therefore marking the first games between the two teams after the dissolution of Yugoslavia. The early teams in the group were the Republic of Ireland, Macedonia, and Malta. When the qualifiers began, the bus was Milan Živadinović, but in July 1999 he was dismissed and was replaced by Vujadin Boškov. [ 45 ] [ 46 ] The team started with a 1–0 succeed over Ireland in Belgrade, before beating Malta 3–0 in Ta ‘ Qali. The home repair against the maltese postdate, but was moved to Thessaloniki, Greece due to the NATO fail of Yugoslavia. The team however won 4–1. The first catch against Croatia took target in Belgrade concisely after the bombard ended, and was interrupted due to a might outage at the begin of the second one-half, resuming after 43 minutes and finally finishing 0–0. [ 47 ] A 2–1 get the better of against Ireland in Dublin was followed by victories home and away against Macedonia ( 3–1 and 4–2 respectively ), meaning that Yugoslavia needed to win its final modifier against Croatia in Zagreb, or to draw with Ireland failing to beat Macedonia in Skopje, in order to qualify mechanically for Euro 2000. In the event, Ireland conceded an injury-time equalizer, meaning that Yugoslavia ‘s 2–2 draw with the Croatians was good enough. The disembowel for the finals placed Yugoslavia in Group C along with Spain, Norway and another erstwhile Yugoslav republic, Slovenia. The Slovenians took a 3–0 lead in the first game at the Stade du Pays de Charleroi, but three goals in six second-half minutes enabled Yugoslavia to secure a 3–3 hook. The team then beat Norway 1–0 in Liège, thanks to an early Savo Milošević backheel affect. The final group crippled, against Spain in Bruges, saw the Yugoslavs take the lead three times, before a Gaizka Mendieta penalty and an Alfonso strickle in injury-time secured a dramatic 4–3 succeed for the Spaniards and top spot in the group. Yugoslavia however finished second, level on points with Norway but ranked ahead due to its victory in Liège. In each of the three games, the team had one player sent off ( Siniša Mihajlović, Mateja Kežman, and Slaviša Jokanović, respectively ). [ 48 ] In the quarter-finals, Yugoslavia was once again paired with the Netherlands. Unlike the final time, the co-hosts won 6–1 in Rotterdam with Patrick Kluivert scoring a hat-trick. Despite Yugoslavia ‘s elimination, Savo Milošević was crowned the joint top scorekeeper of the tournament aboard Patrick Kluivert. Both players scored five goals, although Milošević played one game fewer. [ 49 ]

2002 World Cup campaign [edit ]

Ilija Petković replaced Boškov as drumhead coach in July 2000. [ 50 ] For the 2002 World Cup qualifiers, Yugoslavia was drawn in Group 1 with Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, the Faroe Islands and Luxembourg. not long after winning against Luxembourg, Petković was sacked and replaced with a three-pieced team which consisted of Boškov, Dejan Savićević and Ivan Ćurković. Despite being one of the favourites from the group and winning both games against Luxembourg and Faroe Islands vitamin a well and away game against Switzerland, Yugoslavia managed to suffer a home loss and away draw against Russia, a home tie against Switzerland and both describe games against Slovenia. Yugoslavia ended the qualifying campaign in the one-third place of the group merely one point behind second-placed Slovenia. [ 51 ]

euro 2004 political campaign [edit ]

Savićević was appointed as coach in July 2002. [ 52 ] For the Euro 2004 qualifiers Yugoslavia was drawn in Group 9 with Italy, Wales, Finland and Azerbaijan. During qualifying, the country went under a political transformation, and the newly named Serbia and Montenegro appeared for the first meter in a game against Azerbaijan in February 2003. [ 53 ] In June, after a 2–1 loss to Azerbaijan, Savićević resigned and was replaced by Ilija Petković. [ 54 ] Despite drawing both games against group favourites and eventual group winners Italy and winning both games against runner-up Wales, Serbia and Montenegro failed to qualify, largely due to a 2–2 base tie, the 2–1 passing to Azerbaijan, vitamin a well and a 3–0 away passing to Finland .

2006 World Cup [edit ]

Petković remained as a coach for the team, despite the bankruptcy to qualify for Euro 2004. [ 55 ] however, qualifying for 2006 World Cup was different. With six wins and four reap games, Serbia and Montenegro ended up first in the group with an undefeated phonograph record in their qualification group ahead of favourites Spain. The Serbia and Montenegro team besides allowed only one goal in the ten matches, the best defensive read of all 51 teams participating in reservation. For the 2006 qualifiers, Serbia and Montenegro was drawn in a group with Spain, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania and San Marino. Led once again by Ilija Petković as the coach, Serbia and Montenegro with the “ celebrated Four ” defense, consisting of Nemanja Vidić, Mladen Krstajić, Goran Gavrančić, and Ivica Dragutinović, with Dragoslav Jevrić as the goalkeeper, conceded merely one goal in ten games, finishing first with a 6–4–0 record, ahead of Spain. On 3 June 2006, following a referendum, Montenegro declared its independence from Serbia. As the World Cup was about to start, it was decided that the Serbia and Montenegro team that had qualified for the tournament would compete, with the split into break teams representing the raw countries of Montenegro and Serbia to take rate once the team was no longer in the tournament. In the group stage, Serbia and Montenegro lost their orifice game to joint group favorite, the Netherlands. The final score was 1–0 after Arjen Robben scored the only finish of the game. They besides lost their second game to Argentina 6–0, Serbia and Montenegro ‘s worst ever international result. With the team ‘s two losses and with Netherlands and Argentina winning both their games, Serbia and Montenegro could no longer qualify for the smasher matches and was playing for pride alone in their final group game against Ivory Coast. Despite having a 2–0 lead for much of the first half, the Elephants managed to come back and win 3–2, leaving Serbia and Montenegro with no points. [ 56 ]

Independent Serbia ( 2006–present ) [edit ]

euro 2008 political campaign [edit ]

Javier Clemente, Serbia ‘s first-ever foreign bus was appointed to lead the team for the 2008 Euro campaign. [ 57 ] After Montenegro declared independence, Serbia marked their split from Montenegro with a 3–1 win over the Czech Republic. For the Euro 2008 qualifiers, Serbia was drawn in Group A along with Poland, Portugal, Belgium, Finland, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Azerbaijan. The qualification process began promise and ended in disappointment for Serbia. A strong start in qualification was overshadowed by the concluding vault of matches where inconsistency took over, the side dropping points against the likes of Finland, Belgium, Armenia and Kazakhstan. They finally finished one-third, three points behind runner-up Portugal and Group A winners Poland. Clemente was sacked after the team ‘s failure to qualify. [ 58 ] Serbia replaced Clemente with Miroslav Đukić, who then left the position on 19 August of the follow class without having played any official games, due to assorted disagreements with the Football Association of Serbia .

2010 World Cup [edit ]

air at the starting signal of peer vs. France, 9 September 2009
subsequent to Ðukić ‘s rapid deviation, Radomir Antić was appointed passenger car and achiever followed. Serbia ‘s World Cup qualification campaign began in 2008. Their qualification group featured 1998 World Cup winners and 2006 World Cup runner-up France, Romania, arsenic well as Austria, Lithuania and the Faroe Islands. Serbia played systematically during the qualifiers and this led to the team mechanically qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. They confirmed qualification with a 5–0 gain at home against Romania. Like in 2006, Serbia went into the World Cup as the benighted horses of the tournament. Key points justifying their potential surprise team condition included a star-studded defense that was composed by Nemanja Vidić, Neven Subotić, Aleksandar Kolarov and Branislav Ivanović. The captain of Serbia ‘s 2010 World Cup campaign was Dejan Stanković, who became the only player to feature in a World Cup having played under three different national names ( although he never changed nationality ; this was a solution of geopolitical events involving the identity of Yugoslavia ). [ 60 ] In their first base tournament as an autonomous nation, they were to face Ghana, Germany and Australia. Their opening group game was against Ghana and chances came to both sides but a red menu to Aleksandar Luković and a handball by substitute Zdravko Kuzmanović in the second half gave Ghana a penalty to take all three points at the death. Asamoah Gyan converted eight minutes from full-time and Serbia were defeated 1–0. In Serbia ‘s second group equal, they defeated Germany by a mark of 1–0 with a goal by Milan Jovanović former in the beginning half. FIFA ‘s official YouTube channel called the acquire “ the most celebrated day in Serbia ‘s footballing history ”. [ 61 ] Serbia only needed a one point to reach the smasher stages but was defeated by Australia 2–1. Australia scored two goals in the second half through Tim Cahill and Brett Holman. A late Marko Pantelić goal served only as a consolation. They finished last in the group. Radomir Antić was sacked two games into the Euro 2012 qualification process, a 1–1 draw at home to Slovenia spelling the goal to his biennial scrimp. The dismissal meant the lend in of Vladimir Petrović to the caper .

euro 2012 crusade [edit ]

For the Euro 2012 modify, Serbia was drawn in Group C featuring Italy, Slovenia, Estonia, Northern Ireland and the Faroe Islands. The qualifying stage began with Radomir Antić as coach and finished with Vladimir Petrović. Serbia and Antić started the first two games positively with a 3–0 win away to Faroe Islands and a 1–1 draw at home to Slovenia but this solution brought the end of Antić ‘s reign as the country ‘s coach. [ 62 ] New passenger car Petrović faced setbacks immediately with a 3–1 loss at home to Estonia [ 63 ] and an abandoned match resulting in a 3–0 loss to Italy due to crowd trouble from the serbian away supporters in Genoa. [ 64 ] Serbia returned to form with a 2–1 acquire at home over Northern Ireland but could only manage a 1–1 tie away to Estonia. Afterwards, Serbia won back to back games with a 1–0 winnings away to Northern Ireland and a crucial 3–1 winnings at home against Faroe Islands. These results put Serbia in terminal stead to confirm a play-off touch behind Italy. Serbia needed a win at home against Italy to confirm a play-off blemish but their efforts only resulted in a 1–1 tie. The team, however, even had one more probability to confirm a play-off place when they faced Slovenia away. This game was a must-win even though Serbia had a superior goal dispute over Estonia, a draw was not good adequate for progress. Neither side played decisively better in the first half, but a long-range goal put Slovenia up 1–0 at half time. [ 65 ] The Serbians improved their act in the second one-half, though they missed opportunities ; notably Nemanja Vidić ‘s punishment miss center through the second half. [ 65 ] Serbia left empty-handed after a 1–0 loss and exited the tournament for the third time in a quarrel during the qualifying group stages, missing out by one point behind Estonia. Serbia once again failed to qualify for the european Championships. [ 65 ] Vladimir Petrović was sacked after the team ‘s bankruptcy to qualify .

2014 World Cup campaign [edit ]

ahead of the qualify campaign for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Dejan Stanković and Nemanja Vidić announced that they were retiring from international football. [ 66 ] [ 67 ] This intend that Serbia had lost two key players and that a new era had started. Branislav Ivanović became the newly captain. Siniša Mihajlović, a former member of the national team, was appointed as the coach on 24 April 2012. Serbia was drawn in Group A in qualification for 2014 FIFA World Cup, together with Croatia, Belgium, Scotland, Macedonia, and Wales. The team began the qualification political campaign with a scoreless draw with Scotland and a 6–1 win over Wales. In the adjacent two games, Serbia suffered two defeats, from Macedonia and Belgium. On 22 March 2013, Serbia played in Zagreb against Croatia. The game was highly anticipated in both countries due to their competition both on and off the lurch. Croatia won 2–0. [ 68 ] Serbia then defeated Scotland 2–0 at home in a crucial qualifier, though their World Cup hopes were taken away after a 2–1 defeat to Belgium. Serbia drew with Croatia 1–1 in the match fastness at base, where 18-year-old Aleksandar Mitrović scored an equalizer in the second-half after Mario Mandžukić opened the score. [ 69 ] They then defeated Wales 0–3 in Cardiff. Dejan Stanković ‘s farewell game was completed in a friendly against Japan, which Serbia won 2–0. He finished his career with 103 appearances for the home team, a criminal record previously held by Savo Milošević, with 102 appearances. Serbia finished qualifying with a 5–1 dwelling win against Macedonia, [ 70 ] putting them in one-third in the group, three points from a playoff spot behind Croatia and group winners Belgium .

euro 2016 political campaign [edit ]

After failing to qualify for the 2014 World Cup, Dick Advocaat was appointed as the coach in 2014. [ 71 ] Serbia was drawn in Group I in qualification for UEFA Euro 2016, together with Portugal, Denmark, Albania and Armenia. Advocaat started with a draw in a friendly 1–1 game against France. The team began qualification with a 1–1 draw against Armenia. The follow game was an abandoned game against Albania in Belgrade. The match had to be abandoned as a consequence of crowd perturb after a drone carrying an albanian flag and a map of Greater Albania was flown over the peddle. [ 72 ] Serbia was originally awarded with a 3–0 victory by the UEFA, and deducted three points, but on 10 July 2015, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ( CAS ) reversed the earlier decision and awarded Albania a 3–0 succeed. [ 72 ] On 14 November 2014, Serbia played against Denmark in Belgrade and lost, 1–3. After this game, Advocaat left, [ 73 ] whereupon Radovan Ćurčić was announced as a new passenger car on 25 November. [ 74 ] In 2015, Serbia ‘s first catch was a qualify match against Portugal in Lisbon, during which Serbia lost 2–1, cutting their chances for qualification to Euro 2016. On 13 June 2015, Serbia played a qualify match against Denmark in Copenhagen, losing 2–0. With the 10 July regnant by the CAS on the abandoned game against Albania, Serbia would become mathematically eliminated from Euro 2016 qualification. On 4 September 2015, Serbia had their first victory, winning 2–0, against Armenia. On 8 October 2015, Serbia defeated Albania with a goal each from Aleksandar Kolarov and Adem Ljajić. In the table of Group I, Serbia finished second to last place with four points in a five team group .

2018 World Cup [edit ]

After failing to qualify for Euro 2016, Slavoljub Muslin was appointed as a passenger car. Serbia was drawn in Group D in reservation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup with Euro 2016 semi-finalists Wales, Austria, Ireland, Georgia and Moldova. They started off their campaign with a 2–2 draw against Ireland at the Red Star Stadium and continued this good mannequin with wins over Austria, Georgia and Moldova. Serbia beat Moldova in Belgrade with goals from Aleksandar Kolarov, Aleksandar Mitrović and Mijat Gaćinović. This consolidated their first side going into their top-of-the group collide with Ireland. They won this match with a 55th-minute finish from Kolarov. Serbia finished the qualifying campaign with a 1–0 home plate winnings against Georgia, and ended at the top of Group D and therefore qualified for the 2018 tournament, its beginning major tournament after an eight-year absence. Despite Serbia ‘s qualification, Muslin was sacked by the Football Association of Serbia as a solution on differences regarding team excerpt. [ 75 ] Muslin was criticized for not inviting Sergej Milinković-Savić to play in the political campaign which sparked controversy in Serbia. Mladen Krstajić took the place as a impermanent coach after Muslin ‘s judgment of dismissal and led the team in the World Cup. [ 76 ] In the World Cup, Serbia opened their peer against Costa Rica. Kolarov ‘s free kick at the second one-half meant Serbia won their first World Cup game after eight years. Serbia lost their by and by encounters, losing 1–2 to Switzerland with a 90-minute finish scored by Xherdan Shaqiri [ 77 ] and 0–2 to Brazil, frankincense being eliminated from the group stagecoach. [ 78 ]

2018–19 Nations League [edit ]

due to inadequate performance of Serbia in previous years, the nation found itself started the campaign of the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C, where they were drawn into Group 4 with Montenegro, Lithuania and Romania. With both wins against Lithuania and Montenegro and both draw games against Romania, Serbia finished on top of the group, securing the Euro 2020 play-off descry and being promoted into League B for 2020–21 season. With six goals, Aleksandar Mitrović finished the tournament as the circus tent scorer .

euro 2020 political campaign [edit ]

In December 2017, Mladen Krstajić became a permanent bus for Serbia. [ 79 ] Serbia started the political campaign of 2018–19 UEFA Nations League, which served as a contribution of UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying campaign. For Euro 2020 qualifiers, Serbia was drawn into Group B with Euro 2016 champions Portugal, Ukraine, Lithuania and Luxembourg. Serbia kicked off the qualifiers with 1–1 away draw game against Portugal. But in the adjacent away game against Ukraine, Serbia lost the game 0–5. This bet on besides spawned a draw of controversy ascribable to Krstajić ‘s coach style. After the 4–1 home acquire against Lithuania, Krstajić was sacked chiefly because of the loss against Ukraine and replaced with Ljubiša Tumbaković. Tumbaković started with a 2–4 home loss against Portugal. The next two games were away wins against Luxembourg and Lithuania, before beating Luxembourg at dwelling to keep its slender hope alive. however, Serbia could not take one of the top two places after the team managed a 2–2 draw to Ukraine at home. After the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs were resumed, Serbia placed itself against Norway in Oslo. The game happened to be difficult for the Serbs, but two goals, one in the excess times and scored both by Sergej Milinković-Savić finally helped Serbia to overcome Norway 2–1, frankincense marching to the concluding playoff plot against Scotland at home. [ 80 ] The game was won by Scotland in a punishment gunfight ( 5–4 ) after the game was tied 1–1 after full clock. [ 81 ] Serbia once again failed to qualify for the Euros, making 20 years since the area last took function in the tournament. Tumbaković was sacked after the team ‘s failure to qualify for the tournament. [ 82 ]

2020–21 Nations League [edit ]

On 3 March 2020, Serbia was drawn in 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B Group 3 aboard Russia, Turkey and Hungary. Serbia had a unmanageable begin in their foremost two games. Their first match against Russia away, Serbia was defeated 1–3 as expected. In the second crippled, Serbia however entirely gained a scoreless string to Turkey, though it was noteworthy that Serbia played with only 10 men in the moment half. In the adjacent four games, Serbia played another draw game against Turkey, suffered a draw and a lose game against Hungary, and in the concluding game Serbia unexpectedly won against Russia with 5–0. Serbia ended the campaign at the third locate on group 3, securing the place of League B for 2022–23 season .

2022 World Cup [edit ]

Serbia was drawn in Group A in qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup with Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg and Azerbaijan. [ 83 ] After penalty gunfight loss against Scotland in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play offs, Ljubiša Tumbaković was sacked and replaced with home team hero Dragan Stojković. Serbia started it ‘s qualification travel with a 3–2 winnings against the Republic of Ireland in Belgrade in March 2021. It was followed by a 2–2 draw against Portugal. In that game, Serbia was losing 2–0 at the half time, but managed to get spinal column into the match with goals from Filip Kostić and Aleksandar Mitrović. It ended in a draw after Cristiano Ronaldo ‘s goal was controversially disallowed. After this game, Serbia won against Azerbaijan in Baku 2–1. This was followed by a 4–1 victory against Luxembourg in Belgrade and a 1–1 pull against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin, where Serbia was leading until the 87th minute when Milenković scored an own finish. The remaining fixtures were a 1–0 gain against Luxembourg and a 3–1 victory against Azerbaijan. After those games, it was clear that Serbia needed a victory against Portugal to qualify directly from the group. On 14 November 2021, Serbia faced Portugal at the Estádio district attorney Luz, and suffered a goal lead from Renato Sanches. however, an counterweight by Dušan Tadić was later followed with an emotional decisive goal from Aleksandar Mitrović in the final examination minutes of the second half sealed a shock 2–1 away win for the Serbs, therefore confirmed Serbia an automatic rifle spot in Qatar. [ 84 ]

Rivalries [edit ]

team double [edit ]

The badge of the Football Association of Serbia is modelled on the serbian intersect inescutcheon featured on the serbian coat of arms. It consists of a modified interpretation of the four firesteels and intersect, with the addition of a football. The team is nicknamed “ the Eagles “ ( serbian Cyrillic : Орлови ) in reference to the white double-headed eagle, a national symbol of Serbia. [ 89 ] [ 90 ] [ 91 ] [ 92 ] [ 93 ]
serbian team before a friendly match versus Ireland in Dublin in May 2008 For many years following the separation of SFR Yugoslavia the national team experienced an identity crisis, which despite its mention, was seen as de facto representative of Serbia. From 1994 to 2006 the disused and unpopular Communist era national hymn “ Hej, Sloveni “ was frequently jeered, boo and whistled by home plate supporters as players refrained from singing the lyrics. During this period the team continued to formally carry the honest-to-god nickname “ Plavi “ ( the Blues ), badge and kit purpose indicative mood of the Yugoslav tricolor. [ 94 ] [ 92 ] [ 95 ] Following the secession of Montenegro in 2006 the national team espouse loss shirts, blue shorts and white socks in award of the serbian tricolor. between 2010 and 2016 a cross motif inspired by the country’s coating of arms was incorporated on the jersey. In holocene years Serbia have utilised all-red uniforms due to FIFA ‘s stern kit clash regulations. Away kits are traditionally white with blasphemous or white shorts. [ 96 ] [ 97 ]

FS Serbia [edit ]

FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro [edit ]

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The 55,568 capacitance Rajko Mitić Stadium is the largest in Serbia, and is frequently utilized for external fixtures. Serbia does not have an official national stadium and the team has played at diverse grounds throughout the country. The Rajko Mitić Stadium is the most popular venue following by Partizan Stadium, both ground are located in the capital city Belgrade. [ 98 ] [ 99 ] [ 100 ]
In July 2014, a partnership was announced between the Football Association of Serbia and English manufacturer Umbro which is Serbia ‘s official supplier before Puma took over with their home and away kits, debuting 7 September 2014 in the friendly match against France. On 7 September 2014, Serbia unveiled their latest kits besides worn at the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers campaign. [ 101 ]

holocene results and extroverted fixtures [edit ]

For more result see: Serbia national football team results

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2022 [edit ]

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Coaching staff [edit ]

current coach staff [edit ]

As of 3 March 2021

Manager history [edit ]

As of 15 November 2021

For the period before 1992 see: Yugoslavia national football team#Head coaches

Players [edit ]

current squad [edit ]

  • The following players were called up for the matches against Qatar and Portugal, on 11 and 14 November 2021.[105]
  • Caps and goals as of 14 November 2021 after the match against Portugal.

late call-ups [edit ]

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months .
Notes:

  • PRE Preliminary squad
  • SUS Player suspended
  • INJ Player withdrew from the roster due to an injury
  • COV Player withdrew from the roster due to COVID-19
  • RET Retired from the national team
  • WD Player withdrew from the roster for non-injury related reasons

previous squads [edit ]

player records [edit ]

As of 14 November 2021[106]
Players in bold are still active with Serbia.

Most capped players [edit ]

Branislav Ivanović is the most capped actor in the history of Serbia with 105 caps .

top goalscorers [edit ]

Aleksandar Mitrović is the top scorer in the history of Serbia with 44 goals .

Captains ( since 1994 ) [edit ]

noteworthy players [edit ]

competition records [edit ]

The Football Association of Serbia is deemed the direct successor to both SFR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro by FIFA, and consequently the heir to all the records of the defunct nations .

FIFA World Cup [edit ]

* Draw for 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers was made on 8 December 1991, however due to break-up of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and consequent military conflict, which broke in early 1991, FSJ ceased to exist as football organization of the SFR Yugoslavia. Organization that remained based in Belgrade, Serbia, was excluded from taking part as FSJ or its successor due to UN sanctions.[107]

UEFA european championship [edit ]

UEFA Nations League record [edit ]

Last update : 18 November 2020

UEFA Nations League record
Season Division Group
Portugal2018–19 C 4 6 4 2 0 11 4 Rise 27th
Italy2020–21 B 3 6 1 3 2 9 7 Same position 27th
2022–23 B 4 Future event
Total 12 5 5 2 20 11 27th

neck and neck records ( 2006 forth ) [edit ]

As of 14 November 2021

Honours [edit ]

See besides [edit ]

References [edit ]

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