Орлови (The Eagles) qualified for a second ever FIFA World Cup appearance after finishing top of UEFA qualifying Group D - edging out the likes of Austria, Wales and the Republic of Ireland.
Serbia formerly competed at the global showpiece as Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro respectively - qualifying for 10 further World Cups and most notable claiming a fourth place finish at Chile 1962 and third place finish at Uruguay 1930, the first ever World Cup.
Aleksandar Mitrović top scored for Serbia with six goals as they booked their place at the 2018 tournament in Russia. Fellow Premier League star Dušan Tadić chipped in with four goals as Slavoljub Muslin’s men ousted their fellow hopefuls.
Muslin, though, has since left his post with former ‘famous four’ member Mladen Krstajić employed as caretaker.
The likes of Nemanja Vidić and Dejan Stanković might have retired from international football since their last qualification, but Serbia still boast a solid team - spearheaded by the likes of Vladimir Stojković, Branislav Ivanović, Aleksandar Kolarov, Luka Milivojević, Adem Ljajić, Nemanja Matić, Zoran Tošić and Newcastle United ‘bad boy’ Mitrović.
An unpredictable unit, Serbia will be a tough nut to crack at the upcoming showpiece.
epa06845714 Thiago Silva (C) of Brazil celebrates with his teammates after scoring the 2-0 lead during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group E preliminary round soccer match between Serbia and Brazil in Moscow, Russia, 27 June 2018.
epa06845768 Casemiro (L) of Brazil and Filip Kostic of Serbia in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group E preliminary round soccer match between Serbia and Brazil in Moscow, Russia, 27 June 2018.
epa06845771 Gabriel Jesus (L) of Brazil and Milos Veljkovic of Serbia in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group E preliminary round soccer match between Serbia and Brazil in Moscow, Russia, 27 June 2018.
epa06845344 Marcelo (L) of Brazil in action against Dusan Tadic (R) of Serbia during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group E preliminary round soccer match between Serbia and Brazil in Moscow, Russia, 27 June 2018.
epa06845383 Willian (L) of Brazil in action against Aleksandar Kolarov (R) of Serbia during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group E preliminary round soccer match between Serbia and Brazil in Moscow, Russia, 27 June 2018.
epa06845383 Willian (L) of Brazil in action against Aleksandar Kolarov (R) of Serbia during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group E preliminary round soccer match between Serbia and Brazil in Moscow, Russia, 27 June 2018.
epa06845327 Marcelo (R) of Brazil and Dusan Tadic of Serbia in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group E preliminary round soccer match between Serbia and Brazil in Moscow, Russia, 27 June 2018.
epa06845340 Aleksandar Mitrovic (L) of Serbia and Casemiro of Brazil in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group E preliminary round soccer match between Serbia and Brazil in Moscow, Russia, 27 June 2018.
epa06845299 Philippe Coutinho (C) of Brazil in action against Serbia's goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic (L) during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group E preliminary round soccer match between Serbia and Brazil in Moscow, Russia, 27 June 2018.
epa06845305 Gabriel Jesus (R) of Brazil in action against Serbia's goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic (L) during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group E preliminary round soccer match between Serbia and Brazil in Moscow, Russia, 27 June 2018.
epa06845276 Neymar (L) of Brazil and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic of Serbia in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group E preliminary round soccer match between Serbia and Brazil in Moscow, Russia, 27 June 2018.
Granit Xhaka (C-L) of Switzerland and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (C-R) of Serbia in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group E preliminary round soccer match between Serbia and Switzerland in Kaliningrad, Russia, 22 June 2018.
epa06831693 Nemanja Matic of Serbia (L) and Xherdan Shaqiri of Switzerland in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group E preliminary round soccer match between Serbia and Switzerland in Kaliningrad, Russia, 22 June 2018.
epa06831694 Branislav Ivanovic of Serbia (L) and Ricardo Rodriguez of Switzerland in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group E preliminary round soccer match between Serbia and Switzerland in Kaliningrad, Russia, 22 June 2018.
epa06831718 Dusan Tadic of Serbia (L) and Ricardo Rodriguez of Switzerland in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group E preliminary round soccer match between Serbia and Switzerland in Kaliningrad, Russia, 22 June 2018.
Nikola Milenkovic of Serbia (L) and Blerim Dzemaili of Switzerland in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group E preliminary round soccer match between Serbia and Switzerland in Kaliningrad, Russia, 22 June 2018.
epa06815424 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (R) of Serbia and Oscar Duarte (L) of Costa Rica in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group E preliminary round soccer match between Costa Rica and Serbia in Samara, Russia, 17 June 2018.
epa06815468 Marcos Urena (L) of Costa Rica in action against Dusko Tosic (R) of Serbia during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group E preliminary round soccer match between Costa Rica and Serbia in Samara, Russia, 17 June 2018.
epa06815388 Nikola Milenkovic (L) of Serbia in action against Marcos Urena (R) of Costa Rica during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group E preliminary round soccer match between Costa Rica and Serbia in Samara, Russia, 17 June 2018.
epa06815405 Nikola Milenkovic (C-R) of Serbia in action against Marcos Urena (front L) of Costa Rica during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group E preliminary round soccer match between Costa Rica and Serbia in Samara, Russia, 17 June 2018.
Dusan Tadic (L) of Serbia in action against Francisco Calvo (R) of Costa Rica during the FIFA World Cup 2018 group E preliminary round soccer match between Costa Rica and Serbia in Samara, Russia, 17 June 2018.
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