SerbiaWorld Cup 2026 Analysis
“Serbia’s squad is packed with top-league talent but has consistently underperformed at tournaments; unlocking their potential requires the tactical cohesion that has eluded them.”
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Serbia 2010 — talented individuals searching for collective identity
A past World Cup team whose playing style and trajectory most closely resemble this squad.
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مسئول تاکتیک، انتخاب ترکیب و تصمیمهای روز بازی.
Dragan Stojkovic
Dragan Stojkovic, affectionately known as 'Piksi', is a Serbian football legend who has brought his attacking philosophy to the national team coaching role. As a player, he was one of the most gifted midfielders of his generation, starring at Marseille and Red Star Belgrade. His coaching career has been largely spent in Asia, where he won the J-League with Nagoya Grampus. He has rebuilt Serbian football around a talented new generation of players and aims to take the team deep into the 2026 World Cup.
Stojkovic plays an attacking, technically oriented style that reflects his own playing career, encouraging creative players to take risks and express themselves.
Stojkovic, known as 'Piksi', brings the flair and creativity of his legendary playing career into his coaching. He wants Serbia to be bold and attack-minded, trusting the nation's rich pool of technical talent. He values skill, intelligence, and the bravery to play forward passes in tight spaces.
- •Qualified Serbia for the 2022 World Cup
- •Managed Serbia at Euro 2024
- •Won the J-League title with Nagoya Grampus in Japan
- •One of the most talented Serbian players of all time during his playing career
Squad
Goalkeepers3
Defenders6
#4Strahinja Pavlović
AC Milan
#5Nikola Milenković
Nottingham Forest
52 caps · 3 goals
#3Miloš Veljković
Werder Bremen
28 caps · 1 goals
#13Srđan Babić
Spartak Moscow
15 caps · 0 goals
#2Filip Mladenović
Legia Warsaw
32 caps · 1 goals
#14Strahinja Eraković
Red Star Belgrade
8 caps · 0 goals
Midfielders10
#8Sergej Milinković-Savić
Al-Hilal
#10Dušan Tadić
Fenerbahçe
22 goals · 30 assists
#6Nemanja Gudelj
Sevilla
3 goals · 4 assists
#15Sasa Lukić
Fulham
3 goals · 5 assists
#16Ivan Ilić
Torino
1 goals · 2 assists
#17Veljko Birmančević
Sparta Prague
2 goals · 2 assists
#7Filip Kostić
Juventus
3 goals · 18 assists
#20Filip Đuričić
Sampdoria
2 goals · 4 assists
#22Uroš Račić
Sassuolo
0 goals · 1 assists
#24Nikola Jojić
Red Star Belgrade
0 goals · 1 assists
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Will Serbia qualify from the group stage at World Cup 2026?
Serbia are strong favorites to qualify as second in Group H behind Spain. With Dušan Vlahović, Sergej Milinković-Savić, and a squad packed with Premier League and Serie A quality, Serbia should have enough to see off Saudi Arabia and Cabo Verde comfortably. The Spain match will test their ceiling.
Who is Serbia's best player at World Cup 2026?
Dušan Vlahović (Juventus) is Serbia's most dangerous player — a physically powerful striker with exceptional finishing ability and one of football's most powerful shots. Sergej Milinković-Savić provides midfield quality and athleticism. Together they give Serbia the best individual quality in the group behind Spain.
What is Serbia's World Cup record?
Serbia (as an independent nation since 2006) have appeared in three World Cups, with their best result being the group stage. As Yugoslavia, the nation reached the semi-finals in 1930 and 1962. The current Serbian squad carries the talent to go further than any previous Serbia national team.