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The Slovenia national football team is the national football team of Slovenia [1] and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. They played their first match in 1992 after the split of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1991. Before that, Slovenian players played for the Yugoslavia national football team.
Slovenia were surprise qualifiers for Euro 2000 when they beat Ukraine in a playoff. They turned some heads during the tournament, drawing with Yugoslavia and Norway, and only losing to Spain 2-1. Slovenia achieved another major success two years later, qualifying for the 2002 World Cup, this time defeating Romania in a playoff. They did not lose a match in their whole qualifying campaign, recording 6 wins and 6 draws. However, they did not do as well in the finals, as they went home pointless.
Despite failing to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, they were the only team to beat Italy on their way to winning the tournament with a shock 1-0 victory on home turf. It wasn't the only time they avoided defeat against the team - in 1995 they held them to 1-1 draw in the qualifying campaign for Euro 96, and also took the lead.
[edit] Current squad
The following players were named for World Cup 2010 qualifying matches against Czech Republic on March 28, 2009 and Northern Ireland on April 1, 2009. Caps and goals as of April 1, 2009.
- Last updated: April 1, 2009. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.
[edit] Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Slovenia squad in 2008 and 2009.
| No. |
Pos. |
Player |
DoB (Age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
|
GK |
Sašo Fornezzi |
December 11, 1982 (1982-12-11) (age 26) |
0 |
0 |
 Magna Wiener Neustadt (v. Hungary on March 26) |
|
|
DF |
Aleš Kokot |
October 23, 1979 (1979-10-23) (age 29) |
10 |
0 |
 NK Interblock (v. Denmark on February 6) |
|
DF |
Luka Elsner |
2 August 1982 (1982-08-02) (age 26) |
1 |
0 |
Domžale (v. Czech Republic on October 15) |
|
|
MF |
Zoran Zeljkovič |
May 9, 1980 (1980-05-09) (age 29) |
1 |
0 |
Interblock (v. Sweden on May 26) |
|
MF |
Amer Jukan |
November 28, 1978 (1978-11-28) (age 30) |
2 |
0 |
Interblock (v. Hungary on March 26) |
|
MF |
Rene Mihelič |
July 5, 1988 (1988-07-05) (age 21) |
3 |
0 |
Maribor (v. Denmark on February 6) |
|
MF |
Goran Šukalo |
August 24, 1981 (1981-08-24) (age 27) |
32 |
2 |
 TuS Koblenz (v. Denmark on February 6) |
|
MF |
Luka Žinko |
March 23, 1983 (1983-03-23) (age 26) |
3 |
0 |
 Kocaelispor (v. Denmark on February 6) |
|
MF |
Darijan Matič |
28 May 1983 (1983-05-28) (age 26) |
7 |
0 |
Interblock (v. Czech Republic on October 15) |
|
MF |
Dalibor Stevanovič |
September 27, 1984 (1984-09-27) (age 24) |
10 |
0 |
 Vitesse (v. Belgium on February 11) |
|
|
FW |
Klemen Lavrič |
June 12, 1981 (1981-06-12) (age 28) |
25 |
6 |
 Omiya Ardija (v. Denmark on February 6) |
|
FW |
Dejan Rusič |
December 5, 1982 (1982-12-05) (age 26) |
4 |
0 |
 Timişoara (v. Denmark on February 6) |
|
FW |
Miran Burgič |
25 September 1984 (1984-09-25) (age 24) |
5 |
0 |
 AIK (v. Bosnia and Herzegovina on November 19) |
|
FW |
Tim Matavž |
January 13, 1989 (1989-01-13) (age 20) |
0 |
0 |
Groningen (v. Bosnia and Herzegovina on November 19) |
|
[edit] Competition history
| Year |
Round |
GP |
W |
D |
L |
GS |
GA |
 1996 |
Did not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
 2000 |
Round 1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
 2004 |
Did not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
 2008 |
Did not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
1/4 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
[edit] World Cup record
| Year |
Round |
GP |
W |
D* |
L |
GS |
GA |
 1998 |
Did not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
 2002 |
Round 1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
| 2006 |
Did not Qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
1/3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Most Appearances
[edit] Top goalscorers
[edit] Managers
[edit] Home venues record
- Last updated: April 1, 2009. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.
[edit] External links
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