/ Yugoslavia
Nickname(s)
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Beli Orlovi (White Ealges)
Plavi (The Blues)
Brazilians of Europe[1]
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Association
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Football Association
of Yugoslavia
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Most caps
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Dragan Džajić (85)
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Top scorer
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Stjepan Bobek (38)
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Home stadium
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Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
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FIFA code
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YUG
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Lowest
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(April 10, 1927)
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First international
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Czechoslovakia 7–0 KY
(Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920)
After 1945
Czechoslovakia 0–2 SFRY
(Prague, Czechoslovakia; 9 May 1945)
Last International as SFRY[2]
Netherlands 2–0 SFRY
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 25 March 1992)
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Biggest win
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SFRY 10–0 Venezuela
(Curitiba, Brazil; 14 June 1972)
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Biggest defeat
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Czechoslovakia 7–0 KY
(Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920)
Uruguay 7–0 KY
(Paris, France; 26 May 1924)
Czechoslovakia 7–0 KY
(Prague, Czechoslovakia; 28 October 1925)
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World Cup
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Appearances
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8[2] (First in 1930)
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Best result
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Semi-finals: 1930;
Fourth place: 1962
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European Championship
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Appearances
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4[2] (First in 1960)
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Best result
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Runners-up (2): 1960, 1968
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The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941, until 1929 as Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes), and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1943–1992, until November 29, 1945 as Democratic Federal Yugoslavia, November 29, 1945–1963 as Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia) in association football. It enjoyed success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international competition as part of a United Nations sanction. In 1994, when the boycott was lifted, it was succeeded by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia national football team.
Yugoslavia squads – Summer Olympics
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Yugoslavia squads – UEFA European Championship
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Yugoslavia squads – FIFA World Cup
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Recognised as defunct by FIFA
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Teams whose names and borders
both differ from the present
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For teams that have undergone name changes but no border alterations see here
For teams that have undergone border changes but no name alterations see here
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Asia
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Africa
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North America,
Central America
and the Caribbean
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South America
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Oceania
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Europe
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Non-FIFA
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Games
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^ A farewell to Yugoslavia openDemocracy.net. Dejan Djokic; 10-04-2002
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^ a b c As of 1992 before the split of SFR Yugoslavia; for later data see Serbia and Montenegro national football team.
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^ History at FSS official website, Retrieved 4 October 2012 (Serbian)
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^ Serbia at FIFA official website
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^ News: Serbia at UEFA official website, published 1 January 2011, Retrieved 4 October 2012
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^ History at Football Association of Serbia official website, retrieved 17-5-2913 (Serbian)
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^ [3]
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^ [4]
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^ Kako je plavi dres pocrveneo
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^ "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
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^ Медаља из дома Хаџијевих сведочи да смо били трећи на Мундијалу (in Serbian).
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^ "Još uvek sjaji bronza iz Montevidea" (in Serbian).
References
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Successor teams
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Related articles
See also
Head coaches
Head to head records
Most capped players
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*There was no third place playoff, but Yugoslavia was awarded with bronze medal[11][12]
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**Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
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***Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
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****Qualified for the tournament, but suspended because of United Nations Security Council Resolution 757 during Yugoslav wars. Yugoslavia was replaced by Denmark, who went on to win the tournament.
Year
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Round
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GP
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W
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D*
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L
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GS
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GA
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1960
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Final
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2
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1
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0
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1
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6
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6
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1964
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Did not Qualify
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1968
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Final
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3
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1
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1
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1
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2
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3
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1972
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Did not Qualify
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-
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-
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1976
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Fourth Place
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2
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0
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0
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2
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4
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7
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1980
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Did not Qualify
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1984
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Round 1
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3
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0
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0
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3
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2
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10
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1988
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Did not Qualify
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-
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1992
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Qualified****
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Total
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4/9
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10
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2
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1
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7
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14
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26
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European Championship record
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*Draw for
[10]
Year
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Round
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Position
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GP
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W
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D*
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L
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GS
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GA
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1930
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Semi-finals*
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3rd*
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3
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2
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0
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1
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7
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7
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1934
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Did Not Qualify
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1938
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Did Not Qualify
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1950
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Round 1
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5th
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3
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2
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0
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1
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7
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3
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1954
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Quarter-finals
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7th
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3
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1
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1
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1
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2
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3
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1958
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Quarter-finals
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5th
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4
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1
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2
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1
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7
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7
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1962
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Semi-finals
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4th
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6
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3
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0
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3
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10
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7
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1966
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Did Not Qualify
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1970
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Did Not Qualify
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1974
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2nd Group Stage
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7th
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6
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1
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2
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3
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12
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7
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1978
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Did Not Qualify
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1982
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Round 1
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16th
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3
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1
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1
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1
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2
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2
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1986
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Did Not Qualify
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1990
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Quarter-Finals
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5th
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5
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3
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1
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1
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8
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6
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Total
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6/14
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0 Titles
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33
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14
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7
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12
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55
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42
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World Cup record
Competitive record
SFRY
Kingdom
Kit History
The Yugoslav under-20 team won the FIFA World Youth Championship 1987.
The under-21 team won the inaugural UEFA U-21 Championship in 1978.
Youth teams
Both FIFA and UEFA consider the Serbian national team to be the direct and sole successor of the Yugoslavia (Kingdom of Yugoslavia, SFR Yugoslavia and FR Yugoslavia) and Serbia and Montenegro national football teams. The teams of other republics were inducted as fully new members.
Former Yugoslav republics
National teams
After the breakup of Yugoslavia, the FRY consisted of Montenegro and Serbia. The national team of Serbia and Montenegro continued under the name Yugoslavia until 2003, when country and team were renamed Serbia and Montenegro. For the later official football teams, see:
Breakup
They had finished top of their qualifying group, but were unable to play in the competition due to United Nations Security Council Resolution 757. Their place was taken by Denmark, who went on to win the competition. Yugoslavia had also been drawn as the top seed in Group 5 of the European Zone in the qualifying tournament for the 1994 World Cup. FRY was barred from competing, rendering the group unusually weak.
With the end of the Cold War, democratic principles were introduced to the country which brought about the end of Titoist rule. In the subsequent atmosphere, national tensions were heightened. At the Yugoslavia-Netherlands friendly in preparation for the 1990 World Cup, the Croatian crowd in Zagreb jeered the Yugoslav team and anthem and waved Dutch flags (owing to its resemblance to the Croatian tricolour). With the dissolution of Yugoslavia, the team split up and the remaining team of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) was banned from competing at Euro 92. The decision was made on 31 May 1992, just 10 days before the competition commenced.[7]
Dissolution and UN embargo
Dragan Džajić holds the record for the most national team caps at 85, between 1964 to 1979. The best scorer is Stjepan Bobek with 38 goals, between 1946 and 1956.
The federation and football overall was disrupted by 1976 European Championship played in Belgrade and Zagreb. The national team participated in eight World Cups, four Euros, and won the Olympic football tournament in 1960 at the Summer Games (they also finished second three times and third once).
Later decades
Having a team with many players from the 1948 generation, Yugoslavia was a formidable side at the 1952 Summer Olympics and finished as runner-ups behind the legendary Hungary national football team. Against the USSR, Yugoslavia was 5–1 up with 15 minutes of their first round match to go. The Yugoslavs, understandably, put their feet up. Arthur Ellis, the match referee, recorded what happened next in his book, The Final Whistle (London, 1963): "The USSR forced the most honourable draw ever recorded! [Vsevolod] Bobrov, their captain, scored a magnificent hat-trick. After the USSR had reduced the lead to 5–2, he, almost single-handed, took the score to 5–5, scoring his third in the last minute. For once, use of the word sensational was justified." Although Bobrov's early goal in their replay presaged a miraculous recovery, Yugoslavia recovered sufficiently to put out their opponents easily in the second half.
Silver Medal at 1952 Summer Olympics
Yugoslavia begin their football campaign by defeating Luxembourg 6–1, with five different players scoring the goals. In the quarter-finals and the semi-finals, they would take out Turkey and Great Britain by the same score of 3–1. In the final though, they would lose to Sweden.
Silver Medal at 1948 Summer Olympics
In 1929, the country was renamed to Yugoslavia and the football association became Fudbalski Savez Jugoslavije and moved its headquarters to Belgrade. The national team participated at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, finishing in fourth place. In its first ever World Cup match in Montevideo's Parque Central, Yugoslavia managed a famous 2–1 win versus mighty Brazil, with the following starting eleven representing the country: Milovan Jakšić, Branislav Sekulić, Aleksandar Tirnanić, Milutin Ivković, Ivica Bek, Momčilo Đokić, Blagoje Marjanović, Milorad Arsenijević, Đorđe Vujadinović, Dragoslav Mihajlović, and Ljubiša Stefanović. The national team consisted of players based in Serbian football clubs, while the Zagreb Subassociation forbid players from Croatian clubs, some of which were regulars in the national team until then, to play in the World Cup due to the relocation of football association's headquarters from Zagreb to Belgrade.[6]
1930 World Cup
The first national team was in the kingdom that existed between the two world wars. The Football Federation of what was then the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was founded in Zagreb in 1919 under the name Jugoslovenski nogometni savez (and admitted into FIFA), and the national team played its first international game at the Summer Olympics in Antwerp in 1920. The opponent was Czechoslovakia, and the historic starting eleven that represented Kingdom of SCS on its debut were: Dragutin Vrđuka, Vjekoslav Župančić, Jaroslav Šifer, Stanko Tavčar, Slavin Cindrić, Rudolf Rupec, Dragutin Vragović, Artur Dubravčić, Emil Perška, Ivan Granec, and Jovan Ružić. They lost by a huge margin 0–7, but nonetheless got their names in the history books.
History
Contents
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History 1
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1930 World Cup 1.1
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Silver Medal at 1948 Summer Olympics 1.2
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Silver Medal at 1952 Summer Olympics 1.3
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Later decades 1.4
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Dissolution and UN embargo 1.5
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Breakup 1.6
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National teams 2
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Former Yugoslav republics 2.1
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Youth teams 3
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Kit History 4
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Competitive record 5
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World Cup record 5.1
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European Championship record 5.2
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Most capped players 6
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Head to head records 7
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Head coaches 8
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See also 9
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References 10
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