| team SERBIA before 2003 YUGOSLAVIA; 2003-2006 SERBIA & MONTENEGRO | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 22 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 13 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | 3: + 2; = 0; - 1: 7 - 7 6 | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | 2: + 0; = 1; - 1: 3 - 4 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | 2: + 1; = 0; - 1: 1 - 4 2 | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | 5: + 3; = 2; - 0: 16 - 6 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | 3: + 2; = 0; - 1: 7 - 3 4 | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | 4: + 4; = 0; - 0: 4 - 0 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | 3: + 1; = 1; - 1: 2 - 3 3 | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | 4: + 2; = 2; - 0: 7 - 2 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | 4: + 1; = 2; - 1: 7 - 7 4 | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | 4: + 3; = 1; - 0: 11 - 4 7 | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | 6: + 3; = 0; - 3: 10 - 7 6 | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | 6: + 3; = 1; - 2: 10 - 8 7 | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | 6: + 3; = 1; - 2: 19 - 7 7 | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 5: + 3; = 2; - 0: 8 - 4 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | 6: + 1; = 2; - 3: 12 - 7 4 | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 4: + 1; = 0; - 3: 6 - 8 2 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 8: + 6; = 1; - 1: 22 - 7 13 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | 3: + 1; = 1; - 1: 2 - 2 3 | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 8: + 3; = 2; - 3: 7 - 8 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 8: + 6; = 2; - 0: 16 - 6 14 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | 5: + 3; = 1; - 1: 8 - 6 7 | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 12: + 9; = 2; - 1: 41 - 8 29 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | 4: + 2; = 1; - 1: 5 - 4 7 | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 10: + 5; = 4; - 1: 22 - 8 19 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 10: + 6; = 4; - 0: 16 - 1 22 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | 3: + 0; = 0; - 3: 2 - 10 0 | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 10: + 7; = 1; - 2: 22 - 8 22 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 2 - 3 3 | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 10: + 4; = 2; - 4: 18 - 11 14 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 10: + 6; = 3; - 1: 20 - 10 21 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 2 - 4 3 | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 8: + 6; = 2; - 0: 18 - 9 20 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | 3: + 0; = 1; - 2: 5 - 8 1 | |
| Qualifiers 2026 | 8: + 4; = 1; - 3: 9 - 10 13 | |
| FIFA world cup 2026 | did not participate | |
| Best achievement: | 4th place FIFA World Cup (1930, 1962) | |
| Indicators | ||
| MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) | ||
| Qualifying campaigns | 148: +87: =35; -26; 306 ‒ 143 296 | |
| Percentage indicators | +53,37%; =22,28%; -24,35%; 1,90 ‒ 1,06 60,79% | |
| FIFA world cup | 45: +16: =8; -21; 61 ‒ 61 56 | |
| Percentage indicators | +35,56%; =17,78%; -46,67%; 1,36 ‒ 1,36 41,48% | |
| Total: | 193: +103: =43; -47; 367 ‒ 204 352 | |
| Percentage indicators | +53,37%; =22,28%; -24,35%; 1,90 ‒ 1,06 60,79% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 193 (47) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 367 | |
| - home: | 159 (43,32%) | |
| - away: | 133 (36,24%) | |
| - neutral field: | 75 (20,44%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 204 | |
| - home: | 52 (25,49%) | |
| - away: | 91 (44,61%) | |
| - neutral field: | 61 (29,90%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,90 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 1,06 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 156/213 (73,24%) | |
| - away: | 124/225 (55,11%) | |
| - neutral field: | 72/141 (51,06%) | |
| Biggest win: | 9:0 - Congo Dr | |
| Biggest defeat: | 0:6 - Argentina | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 71 (36,79%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 42 (21,76%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 36 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 8 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 5 / 4 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 220 (1,14) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 15 (0,08) | |
| - second yellow cards | 9 | |
| - straight red cards | 6 | |
| Players acted | 407 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 6 067 951 (31 937) | |
| Top scorer: | Aleksandar MITROVIC (14 18 22 26) - 22 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Dusan TADIC (14 18 22) and Branislav IVANOVIC (10 14 18) - 34 games each | |