Euro 2024

Euro 2024 Fantasy team previews: Serbia

Next in our Euro 2024 Fantasy team previews, we take a look at Serbia in Group C.

Although technically it’s their debut in this competition as an independent nation, we’ve previously seen heavily Serbian versions of Yugoslavia compete on numerous occasions. The last of these was at Euro 2000, featuring current head coach Dragan Stojkovic in midfield.

In these country-by-country guides, we’ll be looking at the best players from each nation, taking a stab at predicted line-ups, reviewing the road to Germany and more.

To do this, we’ll be calling on the help of correspondents from each nation.

Here, we enlist the assistance of Bogdan Skerlic (aka theodosios) and Marko Đukić (aka Kughat, who is also on X here). Our huge thanks to them both for their time.

All prices given are from the official Fantasy Euro 2024 game.


THE ROAD TO QUALIFICATION

PosTeamPWDLGFGADiffPts
1Hungary8530167+918
2Serbia8422159+614
3Montenegro8323911-211
4Lithuania8134814-66
5Bulgaria8044714-74

There was a sense of disappointment with the manner in which Serbia qualified.

Given a nice-looking group, they lost twice to Hungary and had to come from behind to draw both meetings with last-placed Bulgaria.

This means they only defeated Lithuania and neighbours Montenegro. Two late goals from substitute Dusan Vlahovic grabbed a win against the latter, whilst Aleksandar Mitrovic netted a hat-trick in Kaunas.

It’s handy having such attacking depth to bail them out of tricky situations: 28-goal Mitrovic ended this Saudi Pro League season as its second-highest scorer and Vlahovic’s 16 were only bettered by Lautaro Martinez in Serie A.

But the public mood is noticeably different from 2022. Then, genuine pre-World Cup optimism soon came crashing down when they finished bottom of Group G despite taking 3-1 and 2-1 leads over Cameroon and Switzerland.

Now, they’re about to face Slovenia – another country appearing for the first time since 2000. They played out a 3-3 classic in Charleroi back then and, more recently, met twice in the 2022/23 Nations League. Serbia won 4-1, then drew 2-2.

There’s also history with Denmark, as Yugoslavia’s last-minute disqualification in 1992 allowed the Danes to fill in and – incredibly – go all the way.


QUALIFICATION IN NUMBERS

  • Most starts: Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, Nemanja Gudelj (8)
  • Most goals: Aleksandar Mitrovic (5)
  • Most assists: Dusan Tadic (4)
  • Clean sheets: 2 from 8

RECORD SINCE QUALIFYING

DateCompetitionOppositionResultScoreGoalscorersAssists
21 MarchFriendlyRussia (a)L0-4
25 MarchFriendlyCyprus (a)W1-0S Milinkovic-SavicSamardzic

Similarly unconvincing were Serbia’s springtime friendlies in Russia and Cyprus. The first one was heavily impacted by Milan Gajic’s early red card, on a day when Stojkovic wanted to try a four-man defence.

It’s a formation he also used away to Hungary but there was a return to wing-backs four days later. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic scored the only goal and Mitrovic – shock, horror – missed a penalty.


MOST RECENT INTERNATIONAL LINE-UPS

21/03/2024 – Russia (a)

[4-3-3] Petrovic; Gajic, Erakovic, Pavlovic, Mladenovic (Masovic 57); Lukic, Zdjelar (Kostic 57), Tadic (Mijailovic 46); Zivkovic (Mitrovic 46), Jovic (Samardzic 73), Gacinovic (S Milinkovic-Savic 46)

25/03/2024 – Cyprus (a)

[3-4-2-1] Rajkovic; Babic, Masovic (Erakovic 85), Milenkovic; Zivkovic, Mijailovic, Lukic (Tadic 46), Kostic (Zdjelar 63); Samardzic (Jovic 46), S Milinkovic-Savic (Bazdar 76); Mitrovic (Gacinovic 63)


UPCOMING FIXTURES

DateCompetitionOpposition
4 JuneFriendlyAustria (a)
8 JuneFriendlySweden (a)


GROUP FIXTURES

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  • 16 June: England
  • 20 June: Slovenia
  • 25 June: Denmark

HOW FAR WILL THEY GET?

 

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A reminder that we’ll be covering the European Championship in great detail this summer.

Part of that coverage will be the usual team-by-team guides on all competing 24 nations in Euro 2024.

But we’ll also have team reveals, strategy guides and much more. The official UEFA Fantasy game will be the main game we’re covering, which you read about below:

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31 Comments Post a Comment
  1. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 10 days ago

    Only 13 days left before they play England.

  2. The Knights Template
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 10 days ago

    Please clap!

  3. The Knights Template
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 10 days ago

    Surely there’s some spell to summon forth a Virgin?

    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      Say my name 5 times in the mirror.

      1. The Knights Template
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 10 days ago

        Huzzah!

        1. The Knights Template
          • 11 Years
          6 months, 10 days ago

          Tis the hirsute Madonna!

  4. panda07
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 months, 10 days ago

    ETH can't be enjoying his holiday with the decision over his future still to be resolved. Some way to treat an FA Cup winning manager.

    1. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      With it taking this long I suspect that if he goes they'll also be confirming a new manager at the same time.

      1. panda07
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 months, 10 days ago

        True, they could be waiting for Southgate either.

    2. x.jim.x
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      INEOS are probably just waiting for the FA Cup celebrations (that have turned half the fan-base into goldfish) to subside before announcing his departure.

      1. panda07
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 months, 10 days ago

        I thought Ratcliffe was supposed to be a savvy businessman? It's been mistake after mistake since he took over. Not allowing staff to WFH in the hope that they will leave and he doesn't have to pay redundancies. Doing a tour of the club and calling out the IT department for untidiness. Hardly a good way to build morale back up at the club. It is a football club, it's not like the other businesses that he has taken over and "cut costs".

        Then there are also the board room screw-ups!

        1. Hangman Page
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          6 months, 10 days ago

          The worst thing is he apparently thinks the taxpayer should contribute to a new stadium.

          1. Ginkapo FPL
            • 13 Years
            6 months, 10 days ago

            Thats good business. He is wrong, but I dont see how you can say its flawed to ask.for it

            1. x.jim.x
              • 10 Years
              6 months, 10 days ago

              These lot seem to confuse scummy with stupid

          2. panda07
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            6 months, 10 days ago

            Yes it's up there with giving him a knighthood with his history in business.

        2. Ginkapo FPL
          • 13 Years
          6 months, 10 days ago

          Nooe. Dave Brailsford is the genius behind British Cycling and Sky/Ineos cycling

          1. panda07
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            6 months, 10 days ago

            Genius or cheat? TUEs for all!

            Marginal gains is all well and good in an endurance sport but how do you you think it will apply to football? Would probably need 20 Brailsford's to implement it otherwise they could end up focusing on minute detail instead of the bigger picture.

            1. x.jim.x
              • 10 Years
              6 months, 10 days ago

              INEOS already own Nice, so they already have experience running a football club?

              1. panda07
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                6 months, 10 days ago

                I'm aware that they own Nice and Nice haven't been exactly pulling up trees in a weak French league outside of PSG.

                1. x.jim.x
                  • 10 Years
                  6 months, 10 days ago

                  I mean they haven't won Ligue 1 since the 50s so I'm not sure what your expectations were really - they're a Europa level club.

                  1. panda07
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    6 months, 10 days ago

                    What do you expect from them at United?

                    1. x.jim.x
                      • 10 Years
                      6 months, 10 days ago

                      Titles

            2. Ginkapo FPL
              • 13 Years
              6 months, 10 days ago

              I dont disagree. I dont think this is a good job for Dave, and I highly respect him

        3. x.jim.x
          • 10 Years
          6 months, 10 days ago

          Can't really call it "mistake after mistake" when we've got some actual football people in and won a trophy since he came in. The bloke's a prat, but success on the pitch is all that matters at the end of the day.

          1. panda07
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            6 months, 10 days ago

            Difficult to give them credit for winning the FA Cup when they haven't yet had much influence on the football side of things.

            1. x.jim.x
              • 10 Years
              6 months, 10 days ago

              So you're writing them off purely based on the fact they asked the IT nerds to clean up after themselves... makes sense.

              1. panda07
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                6 months, 10 days ago

                Not specifically, no.

        4. Ginkapo FPL
          • 13 Years
          6 months, 10 days ago

          Make change early and dont let things fester.

  5. sirmorbach
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 10 days ago

    While I don't get the hype Poch enjoys in some circles, I cannot wrap my mind around Chelsea sacking him.

    1. x.jim.x
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 10 days ago

      He's not a very good manager, he spent £400m on dross in the summer, and they felt they could get somebody better.