Team played at 2006 World Cup despite not even being a recognised country
Team played at 2006 World Cup despite not even being a recognised country
A team played at the 2006 World Cup despite not even being a recognised country anymore.
The tournament in Germany saw the Serbia and Montenegro national team make their only appearance, having politically split on the eve of the competition following a referendum on Montenegrin independence. Despite that, they chose to compete as a combined nation at the tournament, having qualified together, before becoming separate teams after the World Cup.
The decision to dissolve the football association was confirmed by FA chief Tomislav Karadzic in May 2006, with him telling Sportski Zurnal, via CNN, that new independent federations would take over each nation's team.
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"We were prepared for any outcome of the Montenegrin independence referendum and we have a precisely defined plan for the upcoming period," he explained.
"The unified bodies will be dissolved on July 28 and the associations of Serbia on one side and Montenegro on the other will take over in their respective countries."
Only two Montenegrins were included in the squad, goalkeeper Dragoslav Jevric and former Juventus striker Mirko Vucinic. However, Vucinic was forced to withdraw before the opening match due to injury.
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Having been drawn into a difficult group, Serbia and Montenegro went on to lose all three of their matches in Germany, including a 6-0 thrashing at the hands of Argentina, scoring just twice and conceding 10 goals.
They were also narrowly beaten by the Netherlands and the Ivory Coast to leave them bottom of the group with the worst record of any team at the tournament.
Following their exit, Serbia entered qualifying for Euro 2008 as they were seen as the direct successor to the Serbia and Montenegro national team. However, Montenegro were forced to play friendly matches before entering qualifying for the 2010 World Cup.
Karadzic added: "Serbia has inherited the state union's continuity and hence we have no problems with FIFA and UEFA. The Montenegrins will have to apply for membership and the process may take a while.
"Our own separation will be a lot shorter and simpler because we foresaw the pro-independence camp in Montenegro might win."
In the 16 years since their formation, the Montenegrin national team are yet to qualify for a major tournament. Meanwhile, Serbia have reached three of the four World Cups since going solo, only missing out in 2014.
They have yet to make it out of the group stage, though, and lost their 2022 opener to Brazil on Thursday. Serbia have also failed to qualify for the four European Championships in that time.
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