Serbia national football team

ZURICH - The Serbia men's national football team has slid by one position to the 33rd place in the latest FIFA world rankings following a recent defeat to Russia and a victory over Cyprus.

Argentina, France, Belgium, England, Brazil, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Italy and Croatia make up the top ten.

LARNACA - The Serbia men's national football team defeated Cyprus 1-0 in a friendly game in Larnaca on Monday evening.

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic scored the only goal of the match in the seventh minute.

Cyprus goalkeeper Joel Mall saved a penalty by Aleksandar Mitrovic in the 11th minute.

MOSCOW - The Serbia men's national football team lost 4-0 to Russia in a friendly game in Moscow on Thursday evening.

Serbia were down to ten men after Milan Gajic was sent off for a foul on Daniil Khlusevich in the visitors' penalty box in the 21st minute.

BELGRADE - The head coach of the Serbia men's national football team Dragan Pixie Stojkovic is set to sign a new contract with the Football Association of Serbia that will extend his tenure until the end of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifications, Belgrade-based paper Informer reported on Thursday.

There has been no official confirmation of the report.

BELGRADE - The head coach of the Serbia men's national football team Dragan Stojkovic on Monday announced the final squad list for upcoming friendlies against Russia and Cyprus.

Serbia will play Russia in Moscow on March 21 and Cyprus in Larnaca on March 25.

The final squad list is:

ZURICH - The Serbia men's national football team has moved up two positions to the 32nd place in the FIFA world rankings.

Serbia currently have 1,517.43 points.

World champions Argentina remain at the top of the rankings with 1,855.2 points and are followed by France (1,845.44) and England (1,800.05).

PARIS - The Serbia men's national football team was on Thursday drawn to play Spain, Denmark and Switzerland in Group 4 of UEFA Nations League A.

The draw ceremony was held in Paris.

The fourth edition of the UEFA Nations League begins on September 5 and concludes on November 19.

BELGRADE - The head coach of the Serbia men's national football team Dragan Stojkovic said on Friday his squad had succeeded in putting Serbia back on the map of European football.

Stojkovic said this after receiving his fourth-career Football Association of Serbia (FSS) Golden Ball Award for Best Coach of The Year.

BELGRADE - The Serbia men's national football team will play Russia and Cyprus in away friendlies scheduled for March, the Football Association of Serbia has announced on its website.

Serbia will first face Russia in Moscow on March 21 and then Cyprus in Limassol on March 25.

BELGRADE - In an interview to Tanjug, Serbian football legend Dragan Pixie Stojkovic said he had accomplished all the objectives he had set for himself at the time of taking charge of the Serbia men's national football team.