The FIFA World Cup 2018 is scheduled to be held in Russia from June 14 to July 15, 2018. A total of 64 matches will be played in 12 venues located in 11 cities.
The final will be held at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
Current World Cup squad
Goalkeepers: Vladimir Stojkovic (Partizan Belgrade), Predrag Rajkovic (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Marko Dmitrovic (Eibar).
Defenders: Aleksandar Kolarov (AS Roma), Branislav Ivanovic (Zenit St. Petersburg), Dusko Tosic (Guangzhou R&F), Antonio Rukavina (Villarreal), Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen), Milan Rodic (Red Star Belgrade), Uros Spajic (Krasnodar), Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
Midfielders: Nemanja Matic (Manchester United), Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio), Marko Grujic (Liverpool), Adem Ljajic (Torino), Dusan Tadic (Southampton), Filip Kostic (Hamburg SV), Andrija Zivkovic (Benfica), Nemanja Radonjic (Red Star Belgrade).
Strikers: Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United), Aleksandar Prijovic (PAOK Salonika), Luka Jovic (Benfica).
Coach for 2018:
Serbia coach Mladen Krstajic.
Mladen Krstajić
Fixtures:
June 17: vs Costa Rica
June 22: vs Switzerland
June 27: vs Brazil
Past records
No. of times team has played in WC (number): 11
No. of matches played (number): 43
No. of matches won: 17
No. of matches lost: 18
No. of times lost in finals (Number): 0
No. of times world cup won (number):
No. of goals scored in WC: 64
Top 3 players to watch: Aleksandar Mitrovic, Branislav Ivanovic, Nemanja Matic
Road to WC (text): In the UEFA qualifiers, they topped their group, and qualified for their first World Cup since 2010.
Player who has played most world cups (appearances): Dragoslav Sekularak, Dejan Stankovic, Ivica Surjak
Player who has scored most no. of goals (Player:No. of goals): Drazen Jerkovic:4
