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BELGRADE - The head coach of the Serbia men's national football team Dragan Pixie Stojkovic on Friday announced his final squad list for the upcoming crucial EURO 2024 qualifying games against Hungary and Montenegro.

It includes young Partizan Belgrade centre back Mihajlo Ilic and RB Salzburg striker Petar Ratkov, while Luka Jovic has been omitted from the fold.

BELGRADE - The head coach of the Serbia men's national football team Dragan Stojkovic on Tuesday announced a preliminary squad list for the EURO 2024 qualifiers in October.

Serbia face Hungary in Budapest on October 14 and host Montenegro at the Rajko Mitic Stadium in Belgrade on October 17.

The preliminary squad list is:

BUDAPEST - Serbian side Cukaricki lost 3-1 away to Hungarian football giants Ferencvaros in the UEFA Europa Conference League Group F in Budapest on Thursday evening.

The hosts had a goal disallowed for offside in the 10th minute.

Djordje Ivanovic put Cukaricki in front in the 26th minute with a low driven shot from about ten yards out following a Bojica Nikcevic assist.

EUGENE - Serbia's Ivana Vuleta won the long jump event at the Diamond League in Eugene, US, after producing a 6.85 m leap in her last attempt in the final on Sunday.

Vuleta was tied in the first place with Nigerian Ese Brume but won due to a better second-best attempt (6.77 m compared to 6.69 m by Brume).

American Quanesha Burks took the third place with a 6.77 m jump.

BUDAPEST - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic attended a dinner on occasion of the 5th Budapest Demographic Summit on Thursday evening.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an extensive interview with former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson that the only way to end the war in Ukraine is for Donald Trump to be re-elected as US president.

After the sabotage of Nord Stream, Hungary and Serbia warned the international community that any endangerment of the gas supply system from the Russian Federation would be considered a casus belli, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated in a conversation with American journalist Tucker Carlson.

The Hungarian-Serbian joint venture for gas trading on the European market will start operating in September. Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Péter Szijjártó announced this in a video message on his Facebook page after a meeting between Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who was visiting Budapest, TASS reported.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's one-day visit to Budapest on Aug. 20 was marked by a series of diplomatic discussions as he engaged in talks with both Hungarian leaders and a contingent of international guests amid the backdrop of the World Athletics Championships hosted by Hungary.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has held talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Aug. 20, focusing on enhancing their countries' strategic partnership and addressing critical regional issues, notably the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

The leaders convened in Budapest to deliberate on trade development, economic cooperation and cultural exchange between the two nations.