Boxing national side
National team · Serbia
«The Eagles»
On 14 October 2014, a Euro 2016 qualifier between Serbia and Albania in Belgrade never reached full time. A drone flew over the pitch trailing a flag mapping out a "Greater Albania," a Serbian player pulled it down, Albanian players grabbed at it, and the players' tunnel emptied onto the pitch in a brawl that ended the match. The Court of Arbitration for Sport later handed Albania a 3–0 win. The episode said more about what this fixture carries than any preview could: Kosovo sits behind every meeting between the two sides.
Serbia the team, in its current form, is younger than that grudge. It took the field for the first time on 16 August 2006, days after the state union with Montenegro broke apart, and lost 3–1 to the Czech Republic. FIFA and UEFA nonetheless treat it as the direct successor to the various Yugoslav sides, so the medal case includes 1960 Olympic gold, won in Rome when SFR Yugoslavia beat Denmark 2–1 in the final, along with two European Championship runner-up finishes and three Olympic silvers from the 1940s and 1950s. Since 2006, as Serbia alone, the team has yet to add a trophy of its own; group-stage exits at the last three World Cups and at Euro 2024 mark its ceiling so far.
Home games are played at the Rajko Mitić Stadium, still known to most as Marakana, in front of up to 49,167 in red, white and blue. Aleksandar Mitrović wears the captain's armband and holds the scoring record with 64 goals. Veljko Paunović took over the bench in late 2025 from Dragan Stojković, and his task now is straightforward enough to state plainly: turn group-stage appearances into a knockout run.
| 24 Sep | UEFA Nations League |
Greece
H
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1:2 | L |
| 5 Jun | Friendlies |
Mexico
A
|
1:5 | L |
| 31 May | Friendlies |
Cape Verde
A
|
0:3 | L |
| 31 Mar | Friendlies |
Saudi Arabia
A
|
1:2 | L |
| 27 Mar | Friendlies |
Spain
A
|
0:3 | L |
| 26 Mar | Friendlies |
Qatar
A
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Group stage · Group 2
| # | Team | M | W | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
 Cyprus
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1 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
| 3 |
 Liechtenstein
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0:2 | 0 |
| 4 |
 Serbia
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1 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
| 4 |
 Georgia
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0:1 | 0 |
| 4 |
 Latvia
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0:2 | 0 |
| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 73 | 29 | 44 |
| Scored | 107 | 54 | 53 |
| Conceded | 90 | 32 | 58 |
| Scored per game | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
| Conceded per game | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Difference | +17 | +22 | −5 |
Filip Kostić
Defender
3 Matches
Sergej Milinković-Savić
Midfielder
3 Matches
Strahinja Eraković
Defender
3 Matches
Vasily Kostov
Midfielder
3 Matches
Lazar Vujadin Samardžić
Midfielder
3 Matches
Strahinja Pavlović
Defender
3 Matches
V. Dragojevic
Midfielder
3 Matches
Aleksandar Stanković
Midfielder
3 Matches
| Number | Player | Position | Age | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 |  Filip Kostić |
Defender | 3 | ||
| 20 |  Sergej Milinković-Savić |
Midfielder | 3 | ||
| 16 | |
 Strahinja Eraković |
Defender | 25 | 3 |
| 19 | |
Vasily Kostov |
Midfielder | 18 | 3 |
| 21 | |
Lazar Vujadin Samardžić |
Midfielder | 24 | 3 |
| 3 |  Strahinja Pavlović |
Defender | 3 | ||
| 4 | |
V. Dragojevic |
Midfielder | 20 | 3 |
| 7 | Aleksandar Stanković |
Midfielder | 3 | ||
| 8 |  Luka Jović |
Forward | 3 | ||
| 9 |  Dejan Joveljić |
Forward | 3 | ||
| 23 | |
 Vanja Milinković-Savić |
Goalkeeper | 29 | 3 |
| 1 |  Đorđe Petrović |
Goalkeeper | 3 | ||
| 22 |  Saša Lukić |
Midfielder | 3 | ||
| 17 |  Aleksa Terzić |
Defender | 3 | ||
| 6 |  Nemanja Gudelj |
Midfielder | 3 | ||
| 14 |  Veljko Birmančević |
Forward | 2 | ||
| 1 |  Predrag Rajković |
Goalkeeper | 2 | ||
| 2 |  Ognjen Mimović |
Defender | 2 | ||
| 24 | |
 Petar Stanić |
Midfielder | 25 | 2 |
| 15 |  Kosta Nedeljković |
Defender | 2 | ||
| 18 |  Petar Ratkov |
Forward | 2 | ||
| 9 |  Aleksandar Mitrović |
Forward | 2 | ||
| 7 | |
 Mijat Gaćinović |
Midfielder | 31 | 2 |
| 13 | |
 Stefan Bukinac |
Defender | 21 | 2 |
| 4 |  Nikola Milenković |
Defender | 2 | ||
| 5 | |
 Njegoš Petrović |
Midfielder | 27 | 2 |
| 5 |  Nemanja Maksimović |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 15 | |
 Srđan Babić |
Defender | 30 | 1 |
| 18 | |
 Mihajlo Cvetković |
Midfielder | 19 | 1 |
| 10 | |
 Dušan Tadić |
Forward | 37 | 1 |
| 13 |  Nikola Simic |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 14 |  Andrija Živković |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 12 |  Filip Stanković |
Goalkeeper | 1 | ||
| 2 | |
 P. Sukachev |
Midfielder | 21 | 1 |
Netherlands
H
UEFA Nations League
Germany
A
UEFA Nations League
Jurgen Klopp's first game in charge of Germany ended in a 1-1 draw after Cody Gakpo struck a late equaliser for the Netherlands. Felix Nmecha had put the visitors in front, but Gakpo's stoppage-time volley prevented a perfect start for Klopp.
Israel forward Sayed Abu Farhi was sent off after celebrating his equalizer against Austria with a corner flag, mimicking a gun. Austria won 3-1 in the Nations League.
Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk rejects claims he influenced the World Cup tactics before the Germany game, and Jurgen Klopp defends him against Dutch press criticism.
Jurgen Klopp has set four rules for Germany, including phone bans in massage and gym and fewer family visits, ahead of his first game against the Netherlands.
Jürgen Klopp says he and Xavi Hernández face the same situation as Germany visit the Netherlands in the Nations League on Thursday, both coaches new in post.
Two months into the job, Jurgen Klopp says he wants Germans to reclaim pride in the national flag, amid rising political tension in the country.
Roma striker Donyell Malen pulls out of the Netherlands Nations League squad with an undisclosed injury; Guus Til and Mexx Meerdink are called up as cover.
FAI chief David Courell says Uefa refused to keep Ireland and Israel apart in draws, as the sides prepare to meet in Nations League fixtures on 27 September and 4 October.
