Yugoslavia | |
Nickname(s) | Plavi (The Blues) |
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Association | Football Association of Yugoslavia (SvFF) |
Confederation | UEFA |
FIFA code | YUG |
FIFA ranking | 3 |
Highest FIFA ranking | 1 |
Lowest FIFA ranking | 10 |
First international | Czechoslovakia 5–0 Yugoslavia (Prague, Czechoslovakia; 28 October 1921) |
World Cup appearances | 8 (First in 1922) |
Best result | Third, 1926 and 1954 |
European Nations Cup appearances | 1 (First in 1956) |
Best result | 4th (1956) |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's Football | ||
Silver medal – second place | 1948 London | Team |
Gold medal – first place | 1956 Buenos Aires | Team |
The Yugoslavia national football team is the association football team that represents the country of Yugoslavia in international competition and is controlled by the Football Association of Yugoslavia.
Yugoslavia has qualified for eight FIFA World Cups with their best result being 3rd place at the 1926 FIFA World Cup and the 1954 FIFA World Cup.
History[]
Competitive record[]
FIFA World Cup[]
Gold Silver Bronze
FIFA World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
1906 | Did Not Exist | |||||||
1910 | ||||||||
1914 | ||||||||
1922 | Quarter Finalist | 6th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1926 | Semi Finalist | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
1930 | Quarter Finalist | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
1934 | Quarter Finalist | 8th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
1938 | Round 1 | 12th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1950 | Quarter Finalist | 7th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
1954 | Semi Finalist | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 |
1958 | Quarter Finalist | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
Total | Semi Finalist | 8/11 | 32 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 66 | 42 |
European Nations Cup[]
Gold Silver Bronze
European Nations Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
1956 | Semi Finalist | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
External Links[]
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