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World Cup Highlights

Ninth appearance in World Cup finals
Semifinalist in 1930 World Cup in Uruguay
Finished fourth in 1962 World Cup in Chile
Finalists in European championships in 1960 and 1968

First-Round Schedule

Day, Time (EDT) Opponent Site TV Sunday, June 14, 11:30 a.m. Iran Saint-Etienne ESPN2 Sunday, June 21, 8:30 a.m. Germany Lens ESPN Thursday, June 25, 3 p.m. United States Nantes ABC

Complete First-Round Schedule

Roster

Pos. Name Age Club GK Ivica Kralj 25 Partizan Belgrade GK Dragoje Lekovic 30 Crvena Zvezda Belgrade D Zoran Mirkovic 26 Atalanta D Sinisa Mihajlovic 29 Sampdoria D Miroslav Djukic 32 Deportivo Coruna D Goran Djorovic 26 Celta Vigo D Nisa Saveljic 28 Bordeaux D Slobodan Komljenovic 27 Duisburg D Zeljko Petrovic 32 Urawa Reds M Slavisa Jokanovic 29 Tenerife M Vladimir Jugovic 28 Lazio M Dragan Stojkovic 33 Nagoya Grampus-8 M Ljubinko Drulovic 29 Porto M Dejan Govedarica 28 Lecce (Italy) M Miroslav Stevic 27 1860 Munich M Dejan Savicevic 31 AC Milan M Branko Brnovic 30 Espanyol M Dejan Stankovic 20 Crvena Zvezda F Predrag Mijatovic 29 Real Madrid F Savo Milosevic 24 Aston Villa F Darko Kovacevic 24 Real Socieded F Perica Ognjenovic 21 Crvena Zvezda

Road to France

Won Lost Tied GF GA 9 1 2 41 8 How Qualified: Second place in UEFA Group 6, defeated Hungary in playoff

Date Result UEFA Second-Place Playoffs Nov. 15, 1997 Yugoslavia 5, Hungary 0 Oct. 29, 1997 Hungary 1, Yugoslavia 7 UEFA Group 6 Oct. 11, 1997 Malta 0, Yugoslavia 5 Sept. 10, 1997 Slovakia 1, Yugoslavia 1 June 8, 1997 Yugoslavia 2, Slovakia 0 April 30, 1997 Yugoslavia 1, Spain 1 April 2, 1997 Czech Republic 1, Yugoslavia 2 Dec. 14, 1996 Spain 2, Yugoslavia 0 Nov. 10, 1996 Yugoslavia 1, Czech Republic 0 Oct. 6, 1996 Faroe Islands 1, Yugoslavia 8 June 2, 1996 Yugoslavia 6, Malta 0 April 24, 1996 Yugoslavia 3, Faroe Islands 1

Facts and Figures

Knight-Ridder/Tribune
Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina
Population: 11.1 million (1995 estimate)
Capital: Belgrade
Comparative area: Slightly larger than Kentucky
Religions: Orthodox 65 percent, Muslim 19 percent, Roman Catholic 4 percent, Protestant 1 percent, other 11 percent
Landscape: Extremely varied; to the north, rich fertile plains; to the east, limestone ranges and basins; to the southeast, ancient mountain and hills; to the southwest, extremely high shoreline with no islands off the coast