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2Continental finals reached

Greatest games

Serbia's top tournament matches by the site's Game Score (ELO).Methodology.

L 1-2 v Soviet Union
#1
Date
1960-07-10
Stage
European Championship · Final
Game Score
2.717
L 2-4 v Germany
#2
Date
1976-06-17
Stage
European Championship · Semifinals
Game Score
2.598
W 1-0 v England
#3
Date
1968-06-05
Stage
European Championship · Semifinals
Game Score
2.511
L 1-3 v Czechoslovakia
#4
Date
1962-06-13
Stage
World Cup · Semifinals
Game Score
2.337
D 2-2 v Germany
#5
Date
1998-06-21
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
2.260
W 5-4 v France
#6
Date
1960-07-06
Stage
European Championship · Semifinals
Game Score
2.200
L 1-2 v Poland
#7
Date
1974-06-30
Stage
World Cup · Second Group Stage
Game Score
2.195
W 2-1 v Spain
#8
Date
1990-06-26
Stage
World Cup · Round of 16
Game Score
2.191
D 1-1 v Italy
#9
Date
1968-06-08
Stage
European Championship · Final
Game Score
2.170
D 1-1 v Brazil
#10
Date
1954-06-19
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
2.159

Footprint

Tournament appearances
23
Trophies
0
Major trophies
0
Last appearance
2024
World Cup appearances
13
Continental appearances
6
Last final reached
1968
Last trophy
-

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to Serbia. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Belgium
Repeated continental champions
Honors 2.50 · distance 0.92
Portugal
Closest cohort across honors profile and longevity
Honors 5.50 · distance 1.25
Austria
Repeated continental champions
Honors 1.50 · distance 1.80
Russia
Comparable historical longevity at the senior level
Honors 6.75 · distance 1.80
Chile
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 8.75 · distance 1.92

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

2024Euros
Round of 16
UEFA European Championship 2024
Serbia
2022WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2022
Serbia
2018WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2018
Serbia
2010WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2010
Serbia
2006WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2006
Serbia & Montenegro
2000Euros
Quarterfinal
UEFA European Championship 2000
Yugoslavia
1998WC
Round of 16
FIFA World Cup 1998
Yugoslavia
1990WC
Quarterfinal
FIFA World Cup 1990
Yugoslavia
1984Euros
Appearance
UEFA European Championship 1984
Yugoslavia
1982WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 1982
Yugoslavia
1976Euros
Semifinal
UEFA European Championship 1976
Yugoslavia
1974WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 1974
Yugoslavia
1968Euros
Final
UEFA European Championship 1968
Yugoslavia
1962WC
Semifinal
FIFA World Cup 1962
Yugoslavia
1960Euros
Final
UEFA European Championship 1960
Yugoslavia
1960Other
Appearance
1960 European Nations Group
Yugoslavia
1958WC
Quarterfinal
FIFA World Cup 1958
Yugoslavia
1954WC
Quarterfinal
FIFA World Cup 1954
Yugoslavia
1950WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 1950
Yugoslavia
1930WC
Semifinal
FIFA World Cup 1930
Yugoslavia
1928Other
Round of 16
1928 Olympic Football
Yugoslavia
1924Other
Group Stage
1924 Olympic Football
Yugoslavia
1920Other
Round of 16
1920 Olympic Football
Yugoslavia

Tournament finals

Every senior-tournament final this team has played. Wins highlighted in gold; losses muted. Penalty shootouts shown as "PKs" alongside the regulation score.

1968T
European Championship
Italy
Score
1-1
Venue
Stadio Olimpico, Italy
1968 Lost
European Championship
Italy
Score
0-2
Venue
Stadio Olimpico, Italy
1960 Lost
European Championship
Russia(as Soviet Union)
Score
1-2
Venue
Parc des Princes, France