SERBIA

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Serbia is made their first World Cup appearance in Germany 2006 as an independent state when Yugoslavia was separated. Despite beating off stiff competition in the group qualifying for the World Cup in 2006, Serbia put in a disappointing showing when they reached the tournament where they failed to register a single win by registering three defeats in three matches.

Serbia appeared on the international stage under the banner of Yugoslavia until 2003. The team made the semi-finals at the very first FIFA World Cup in 1930, but losing to the eventual champions by the score of 6-1. Since then, Yugoslavia have appeared at six other World Cup finals.

Having separated from Montenegro in June 2006, Serbia are nevertheless still rich in attacking talent with the likes of Dejan Stankovic, Marko Pantelic and Nikola Zigic. However, the real jewel in the crown is the defensive line – one of the best in Europe, featuring Milan Stepanov and Nenad Kovacevic. They only allowed 1 goal during Germany 2006 qualifying rounds when they faced off against Spain which ended in a 1-1 draw.

Having put in a good performance in a very tough UEFA EURO 2008 qualifying group which featured Portugal, Poland, Finland and Belgium, Serbia are looking forward to trying to competing in South Africa 2010 under new coach Radomir Antic.

UEFA Group Stage Standings

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