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Serbia |
| 1 | - Dragoslav Jevric |
| 2 | - Ivan Ergic |
| 3 | - Ivica Dragutinovic |
| 4 | - Igor Duljaj |
| 5 | - Nemanja Vidic |
| 6 | - Goran Gavrancic |
| 7 | - Ognjen Koroman |
| 8 | - Mateja Kezman |
| 9 | - Savo Milosevic |
| 10 | - Dejan Stankovic |
| 11 | - Predrag Djordjevic |
| 12 | - Oliver Kovacevic |
| 13 | - Dusan Basta |
| 14 | - Nenad Djordjevic |
| 15 | - Milan Dudic |
| 16 | - Dusan Petkovic |
| 17 | - Albert Nadj |
| 18 | - Zvonimir Vukic |
| 19 | - Nikola Zigic |
| 20 | - Mladen Krstajic |
| 21 | - Danijel Ljuboja |
| 22 | - Sasa Ilic |
| 23 | - Vladimir Stojkovic |
Qualifying star: Former Chelsea striker Mateja Kezman, now at Atletico Madrid, scored vital goals, including the equaliser in Spain and the winner against Bosnia, which booked Serbia's place in Germany.
Manager: Ilija Petkovic is a former international, who coached Yugoslavia for two months in 2001. He has successfully put his faith in young talent after the likes of the world class Predrag Mijatovic retired.
Captain: Defender Mladen Krstajic, who plays his club football for Germany's Schalke 04, superbly marshalls what is currently the meanest international backline in Europe.
World Cup history: None following the break-up of the former Yugoslavia.
Stars of the team: Red Star Belgrade striker Nikola Zigic, 6'8" and dubbed the 'world's tallest player', has been tracked by Arsenal, Liverpool and West Ham this season and a good showing could result in a big-money move overseas.
Strengths: Defensively very hard to penetrate and well organised. Incredibly, conceded only one goal in qualification, against Spain, and prior to that draw the team enjoyed seven qualifying clean sheets in a row - a new world record.
Weaknesses: May suffer from inexperience and a lack of midfield creativity to feed their strikers.
Did you know? Manchester United defender Nemenja Vidic, one of two Premiership players in the squad along with Portsmouth's Zvonimir Vukic, has a webbed foot with two toes welded together.
World ranking: 44
Odds: 100/1
| Year | Country | Placed |
| 1930 | Uruguay | Semifinals |
| 1934 | Italy | - |
| 1938 | France | - |
| 1950 | Brazil | 2nd, pool 1 |
| 1954 | Switzerland | - |
| 1958 | Sweden | Quarterfinals |
| 1962 | Chile | 4th |
| 1966 | England | - |
| 1970 | Mexico | - |
| 1974 | Germany | 2nd group phase |
| 1978 | Argentina | - |
| 1982 | Spain | - |
| 1986 | Mexico | - |
| 1990 | Italy | 2nd |
| 1994 | USA | Quarterfinals |
| 1998 | France | 2nd round |
| 2002 | Korea/Japan | - |
Odds supplied by William Hill.
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