Team profile: Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro’s legendary team spirit may have come under strain due to recent domestic political developments. However, they boast a defence which conceded just one goal in 10 qualifying games which will have their better credentialed opponents worried.
FIFA Ranking: 44
Coach: Ilija Petkovic
Key players: Mateja Kezman, Dejan Stankovic, Ivan Ergic
World Cup record: First appearance. (Appeared as Yugoslavia nine times making the semi finals in 1930 and 1962)
Qualifying route: Won European Group 7
Key question: Can Europe’s most miserly defence stand up on the world stage?
Squad:
| Goalkeepers | # |
| Dragoslav Jevric | 1 |
| Oliver Kovacevic | 12 |
| Vladimir Stojkovic | 23 |
| Defenders | |
| Ivica Dragutinovic | 3 |
| Nemanja Vidic | 5 |
| Goran Gavrancic | 6 |
| Dusan Basta | 13 |
| Nenad Djordjevic | 14 |
| Milan Dudic | 15 |
| Dusan Petkovic | 16 |
| Mladen Krstajic | 20 |
| Midfielders | |
| Ivan Ergic | 2 |
| Igor Duljaj | 4 |
| Ognjen Koroman | 7 |
| Dejan Stankovic | 10 |
| Predrag Djordjevic | 11 |
| Albert Nadj | 17 |
| Zvonimir Vukic | 18 |
| Sasa Ilic | 22 |
| Forwards | |
| Mateja Kezman | 8 |
| Savo Milosevic | 9 |
| Nikola Zigic | 19 |
| Danijel Ljuboja | 21 |
Group matches:
v Netherlands, 13:00 GMT, Sunday 11th June – Leipzig
v Argentina, 13:00 GMT, Friday 16th June – Gelsenkirchen
v Ivory Coast, 19:00 GMT, Wednesday 21st June – Munich