🇷🇸 Serbia — World Cup trajectory

Squad value, stage reached, and over/under vs the Elo baseline, tournament by tournament, then the full squad each year. Value figures carry a completeness flag where the squad is not fully matched.

World Cup record

Tournaments

2002–2026

Best finish

Group

2010

Record

2–1–6

9 matches (W–D–L)

Goals

9–15

for–against

Year	Stage	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Squad value	Over/under
2010	Group	3	1	0	2	2	3	3	€188M	-0.36
2018	Group	3	1	0	2	2	4	3	€280M	-0.16
2022	Group	3	0	1	2	5	8	1	€360M	-0.32

2010 squad — Group

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value
1	Vladimir Stojković 2nd	GK	26	Wigan Athletic	19	0	0	1,710	2	0	€1.0M
2	Antonio Rukavina	DF	26	1860 Munich	19	0	1	1,676	0	0	€1.5M
3	Aleksandar Kolarov	DF	24	Lazio	82	6	6	6,378	2	0	€9.0M
4	Gojko Kačar	MF	23	Hertha BSC	64	10	4	4,710	0	0	€8.5M
5	Nemanja Vidić 2nd	DF	28	Manchester United	126	9	2	10,767	33	2	€35.0M
6	Branislav Ivanović	DF	26	Chelsea	44	1	7	3,354	10	2	€16.0M
7	Zoran Tošić	MF	23	1. FC Köln	15	5	2	887	0	0	€5.5M
8	Danko Lazović	FW	27	Zenit Saint Petersburg	9	0	1	128	9	2	€7.0M
9	Marko Pantelić	FW	31	Ajax	117	44	21	8,909	2	0	€7.0M
10	Dejan Stanković 2nd	MF	31	Inter Milan	320	46	47	23,930	75	9	€16.0M
11	Nenad Milijaš	MF	27	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19	2	3	982	0	0	€4.5M
12	Bojan Isailović	GK	30	Zagłębie Lubin	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0.9M
13	Aleksandar Luković	DF	27	Udinese	107	0	5	8,461	0	0	€3.8M
14	Milan Jovanović	MF	29	Standard Liège	0	0	0	0	5	2	€8.5M
15	Nikola Žigić 2nd	FW	29	Valencia	79	30	3	5,551	3	0	€8.0M
16	Ivan Obradović	DF	21	Zaragoza	9	0	0	561	0	0	€3.0M
17	Miloš Krasić	MF	25	CSKA Moscow	0	0	0	0	22	5	€18.0M
18	Miloš Ninković	MF	25	Dynamo Kyiv	0	0	0	0	11	0	€5.5M
19	Radosav Petrović	MF	21	Partizan	0	0	0	0	0	0	€2.2M
20	Neven Subotić	DF	21	Borussia Dortmund	68	9	2	6,120	0	0	€15.0M
21	Dragan Mrđa	FW	26	Vojvodina	0	0	0	0	0	0	€2.8M
22	Zdravko Kuzmanović	MF	22	VfB Stuttgart	96	6	7	5,826	11	2	€9.0M
23	Anđelko Đuričić	GK	29	União de Leiria	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0.8M

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Dejan Stanković

peak €24M (2007-05) → €16M at kickoff · −35%

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Eredivisie	188	11,945
Primeira Liga	35	3,128
Belgian Pro League	149	11,649
Süper Lig	15	1,350

All competitions (62)

Competition	Apps	Min
Serie A	579	43,137
SER1	501	41,424
Bundesliga	313	23,816
Russian Premier League	257	19,668
Premier League	195	15,479
Eredivisie	188	11,945
UEFA Cup	187	13,248
UEFA Champions League	185	13,950
Belgian Pro League	149	11,649
La Liga	93	6,562
Ukrainian Premier League	81	5,094
2. Bundesliga	80	7,199
CIT	69	5,089
CLQ	63	4,819
EFL Cup	58	3,681
UEQ	48	3,509
UEFA Europa League	40	2,876
RUP	38	2,585
Primeira Liga	35	3,128
DFB	30	2,614
FA Cup	26	2,257
OL8	23	2,063
UKRP	17	853
CGB	16	1,017
EPP	16	1,211
NLP	16	1,132
Süper Lig	15	1,350
UKR2	15	1,216
ELQ	14	1,054
UI	14	1,242
Ligue 1	13	956
CCB	12	825
CR2	12	1,052
PONL	11	924
CDR	10	603
Ekstraklasa	10	900
RUJL	10	523
Super League Greece	8	226
SCC	8	573
SCI	8	710
GBRN	6	494
EBEL	5	443
POCP	5	450
GBRS	4	360
RUSS	4	287
UKRS	4	210
Austrian Bundesliga	3	145
GBCS	3	286
USC	3	265
AJ3	2	180
BESC	2	144
KLUB	2	119
POBE	2	35
ESJP	1	90
FRC	1	28
FRL	1	90
ITJ3	1	90
LPO	1	90
NLSC	1	82
POPO	1	120
POSU	1	90
SERP	1	90

Squad traits

Mean height

187 cm

18/23 measured

Defender height

186 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

16%

prospect share

Goal dependency

27%

Dejan Stanković of squad league goals

Value dependency

19%

Nemanja Vidić of squad value

Precocity

4,410′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Neven Subotić (4,410′), Zdravko Kuzmanović (2,433′), Dejan Stanković (2,107′).

2018 squad — Group

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value
1	Vladimir Stojković 3rd	GK	34	Partizan	19	0	0	1,710	8	0	€0.8M
2	Antonio Rukavina 2nd	DF	34	Villarreal	150	2	4	12,342	0	0	€1.0M
3	Duško Tošić	DF	33	Beşiktaş	63	1	3	5,189	19	0	€2.0M
4	Luka Milivojević	MF	27	Crystal Palace	50	12	1	4,308	13	0	€15.0M
5	Uroš Spajić	DF	25	Anderlecht	63	0	1	5,219	5	0	€5.0M
6	Branislav Ivanović 2nd	DF	34	Zenit Saint Petersburg	261	22	23	21,497	58	7	€3.0M
7	Andrija Živković	MF	21	Benfica	0	0	0	0	6	0	€18.0M
8	Aleksandar Prijović	FW	28	PAOK	1	0	0	7	4	2	€6.0M
9	Aleksandar Mitrović	FW	23	Fulham	40	10	4	2,268	11	2	€15.0M
10	Dušan Tadić	MF	29	Southampton	134	20	29	9,620	0	0	€15.0M
11	Aleksandar Kolarov 2nd	DF	32	Roma	282	19	39	21,301	47	4	€12.0M
12	Predrag Rajković	GK	22	Maccabi Tel Aviv	0	0	0	0	6	0	€2.5M
13	Miloš Veljković	DF	22	Werder Bremen	61	1	0	4,586	0	0	€6.5M
14	Milan Rodić	DF	27	Red Star Belgrade	0	0	0	0	0	0	€1.2M
15	Nikola Milenković	DF	20	Fiorentina	16	0	0	1,255	0	0	€9.0M
16	Marko Grujić	MF	22	Cardiff City	8	0	0	53	1	0	€5.0M
17	Filip Kostić	MF	25	Hamburger SV	120	17	18	9,076	0	0	€6.0M
18	Nemanja Radonjić	FW	22	Red Star Belgrade	0	0	0	0	0	0	€2.5M
19	Luka Jović	FW	20	Eintracht Frankfurt	22	8	1	928	1	0	€8.0M
20	Sergej Milinković-Savić	MF	23	Lazio	94	17	10	7,226	0	0	€90.0M
21	Nemanja Matić	MF	29	Manchester United	159	5	17	12,764	38	3	€40.0M
22	Adem Ljajić	MF	26	Torino	224	48	41	13,812	4	0	€13.0M
23	Marko Dmitrović	GK	26	Eibar	36	0	0	3,240	0	0	€4.0M

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Branislav Ivanović

peak €24M (2013-01) → €3M at kickoff · −88%

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Championship	91	6,487
Eredivisie	208	17,830
Primeira Liga	103	7,628
Belgian Pro League	129	10,064
Süper Lig	155	13,656

All competitions (87)

Competition	Apps	Min
SER1	875	65,301
Premier League	823	62,762
Serie A	452	31,739
Bundesliga	242	18,022
UEFA Champions League	221	17,206
Eredivisie	208	17,830
UEFA Europa League	175	13,788
La Liga	173	14,390
Süper Lig	155	13,656
Russian Premier League	145	11,846
Belgian Pro League	129	10,064
ISR1	125	11,250
Ligue 1	113	9,488
2. Bundesliga	112	10,020
Super League Greece	109	8,917
ELQ	105	8,015
Primeira Liga	103	7,628
Championship	91	6,487
Segunda División	79	7,077
FA Cup	79	6,284
SERP	67	5,133
CGB	60	4,542
SER2	60	4,574
SLO1	56	4,128
EFL Cup	51	2,180
GB21	50	4,259
CIT	47	3,488
ISRF	46	4,140
Ekstraklasa	44	2,735
CLQ	41	2,338
DFB	33	2,588
EJPL	33	2,630
TR2	31	2,566
Allsvenskan	27	1,586
Eliteserien	26	980
GRP	24	1,498
CDR	21	1,811
PONL	20	1,745
NLBA	18	1,504
PO2	18	1,254
ISPO	16	1,560
POPO	16	1,349
TRP	16	1,292
UEFA Cup	16	1,395
GB3	14	606
UEQ	14	1,184
UI	14	1,202
RUP	13	1,152
CCB	12	1,066
POCP	12	799
UNG1	12	1,080
GBRS	11	896
ITJ1	11	617
NLP	11	934
TDV	11	769
FRC	10	960
GBEG	10	810
FRL	9	870
GBCS	8	597
L3	8	720
POPU	7	467
NOPO	6	343
POBE	6	540
POGR	6	419
RU2	6	355
SCC	6	408
CR1	4	332
NLBE	4	272
PLIC	4	360
BESC	3	225
POCC	3	270
SEC	3	198
UNGP	3	270
USC	3	300
C3IF	2	180
C3VL	2	180
GBKN	2	180
KLUB	2	173
RUJL	2	138
S21N	2	135
SCI	2	180
TRS	2	210
C3HF	1	90
ITJ3	1	90
PLSC	1	90
POSU	1	90
SKC	1	90

Squad traits

Mean height

187 cm

21/23 measured

Defender height

188 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

18%

prospect share

Goal dependency

26%

Adem Ljajić of squad league goals

Value dependency

32%

Sergej Milinković-Savić of squad value

Precocity

2,626′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Adem Ljajić (2,626′), Uroš Spajić (1,790′), Sergej Milinković-Savić (1,427′).

2022 squad — Group

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value
1	Marko Dmitrović 2nd	GK	30	Sevilla	139	1	0	12,436	2	0	€5.0M
2	Strahinja Pavlović	DF	21	Red Bull Salzburg	8	0	0	451	6	0	€20.0M
3	Strahinja Eraković	DF	21	Red Star Belgrade	0	0	0	0	0	0	€7.0M
4	Nikola Milenković 2nd	DF	25	Fiorentina	166	14	2	14,324	0	0	€20.0M
5	Miloš Veljković 2nd	DF	27	Werder Bremen	143	3	1	11,275	0	0	€5.0M
6	Nemanja Maksimović	MF	27	Getafe	168	5	2	13,062	5	0	€10.0M
7	Nemanja Radonjić 2nd	FW	26	Torino	77	10	5	3,266	3	0	€4.0M
8	Nemanja Gudelj	MF	31	Sevilla	87	2	0	4,301	13	0	€4.0M
9	Aleksandar Mitrović 2nd	FW	28	Fulham	116	33	10	7,961	11	2	€28.0M
10	Dušan Tadić 2nd	FW	33	Ajax	134	20	29	9,620	36	10	€7.0M
11	Luka Jović 2nd	FW	24	Fiorentina	122	35	12	5,740	10	0	€14.0M
12	Predrag Rajković 2nd	GK	27	Mallorca	116	0	0	10,395	6	0	€10.0M
13	Stefan Mitrović	DF	32	Getafe	164	4	2	14,151	7	0	€2.0M
14	Andrija Živković 2nd	MF	26	PAOK	0	0	0	0	8	0	€6.0M
15	Srđan Babić	DF	26	Almería	13	1	0	1,125	3	0	€3.0M
16	Saša Lukić	MF	26	Torino	163	13	7	10,626	0	0	€13.0M
17	Filip Kostić 2nd	MF	30	Juventus	264	36	72	21,200	6	0	€24.0M
18	Dušan Vlahović	FW	22	Juventus	123	57	9	8,397	7	2	€80.0M
19	Uroš Račić	MF	24	Braga	59	1	1	3,389	0	0	€6.5M
20	Sergej Milinković-Savić 2nd	MF	27	Lazio	245	51	47	19,692	7	0	€60.0M
21	Filip Đuričić	FW	30	Sampdoria	166	16	14	8,983	3	1	€2.5M
22	Darko Lazović	MF	32	Hellas Verona	217	12	32	16,207	0	0	€2.5M
23	Vanja Milinković-Savić	GK	25	Torino	50	0	0	4,485	0	0	€2.5M
24	Ivan Ilić	MF	21	Hellas Verona	68	3	4	4,983	0	0	€13.0M
25	Filip Mladenović	DF	31	Legia Warsaw	16	0	2	858	11	2	€1.5M
26	Marko Grujić 2nd	MF	26	Porto	59	9	2	4,252	17	0	€9.0M

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Luka Jović

peak €60M (2019-06) → €14M at kickoff · −77%

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Championship	150	11,663
Eredivisie	593	48,764
Primeira Liga	222	12,979
Belgian Pro League	175	14,009

All competitions (97)

Competition	Apps	Min
Serie A	1205	88,415
SER1	982	70,651
La Liga	593	42,644
Eredivisie	593	48,764
Bundesliga	566	42,715
UEFA Europa League	271	20,043
Premier League	269	17,991
Ligue 1	250	19,414
Primeira Liga	222	12,979
Belgian Pro League	175	14,009
Ekstraklasa	165	13,733
UEFA Champions League	161	11,958
Championship	150	11,663
Segunda División	143	12,491
ELQ	128	10,264
SER2	104	8,026
ISR1	102	9,180
CIT	100	7,698
SERP	98	7,261
CLQ	81	6,256
Super League Greece	57	4,300
NLP	54	4,442
CDR	53	3,872
GB21	51	4,332
EJPL	43	3,149
POPO	43	3,133
WER1	41	3,563
DFB	40	3,300
KAS1	37	2,849
ISRF	34	3,060
ES3B	31	2,646
CSL	30	2,687
SL1	27	2,060
2. Bundesliga	26	2,307
PO2	26	1,974
CCB	23	1,967
CGB	23	1,611
POCP	22	1,371
NL2	21	1,627
FA Cup	20	1,380
UCOL	19	1,440
NLBA	18	1,504
PONL	18	1,565
KAZM	17	1,309
POGR	17	1,312
POPU	16	1,301
ES3C	15	1,292
IJ1	15	1,313
ISPO	14	1,320
GRP	13	1,056
POBE	12	1,064
SB19	12	1,075
UNG1	12	1,080
Austrian Bundesliga	11	858
TDV	11	850
EFL Cup	10	586
ECLQ	10	708
FRL	10	885
GBEG	10	810
FRC	9	609
SLO1	9	700
WRPO	9	714
Serie B	8	720
L3	8	720
TS1	8	685
UEQ	8	630
SR1C	7	630
AFCL	6	533
WERM	6	540
CITP	5	447
KAZP	4	253
NLBE	4	272
NLSC	4	360
PLIC	4	360
POCC	4	300
SLP	3	242
UNGP	3	270
19YL	2	180
GBKN	2	180
KASC	2	240
L1PO	2	158
PLSC	2	178
POSU	2	71
SCI	2	180
SUC	2	166
UEFA Cup	2	170
WRSP	2	180
ofb	2	180
BESC	1	45
CHFA	1	45
CHSC	1	90
DFL	1	14
FRCH	1	56
IJ2A	1	90
ITJE	1	90
PL31	1	90
USC	1	47

Squad traits

Mean height

187 cm

26/26 measured

Defender height

189 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

33%

prospect share

Goal dependency

17%

Dušan Vlahović of squad league goals

Value dependency

22%

Dušan Vlahović of squad value

Precocity

3,766′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Ivan Ilić (3,766′), Dušan Vlahović (2,929′), Nikola Milenković (1,975′).