Wales v Serbia
Formed in Zagreb in 1919, the Fudbalski Savez Jugoslavije representing the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes became members of FIFA in 1923.
Their first match was at the 1920 Summer Olympic Games tournament in Antwerp; a 7-0 defeat to Czechoslovakia who were also playing their first ever international match.
In 1929, the country was renamed Yugoslavia and the football association became Fudbalski savez Jugoslavije and ordered to move its headquarters from Zagreb to Belgrade.
Following the collapse of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1991, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, consisting of Serbia and Montenegro however its football team was banned from all international competition as a result of U.N. sanctions stemming from the conflict in Yugoslavia.
The national team of Serbia & Montenegro played its first game against Brazil on 23 December, 1994; a 2-0 defeat to Brazil in Porto Alegre.
The state of Serbia & Montenegro was created in 2003 and the newly named Fudbalski savez Srbije i Crna Gora appeared for the first time during the Euro 2004 qualifying campaign in which they were placed in the same group as Wales.
In June 2006, the Fudbalski Savez Srbije (FSS) was formed after Montenegro became an independent country. Serbia played their first matches as a seperate state during the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign. Wales' first meeting with Serbia was a 6-1 defeat in Novi Sad in 2012.
Serbia are considered by FIFA and UEFA to be the successor to the Yugoslav and Serbia & Montenegro national football teams.
Head to Head v Yugoslavia
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Away | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| ALL | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 |
Match details
| no. | date | score | scorers (wales) | venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | 21/05/1953 | Yugoslavia 5-2 Wales | Ford (2) | Belgrade | Fr |
| 205 | 22/09/1954 | Wales 1-3 Yugoslavia | I Allchurch | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Fr |
| 324 | 24/04/1976 | Yugoslavia 2-0 Wales | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb | ECQF | |
| 328 | 22/05/1976 | Wales 1-1 Yugoslavia | Evans | Ninian Park, Cardiff | ECQF |
| 374 | 15/12/1982 | Yugoslavia 4-4 Wales | Flynn, Rush, Jones, R James | Stadion Pod Goricom, Titograd | ECQ |
| 383 | 14/12/1983 | Wales 1-1 Yugoslavia | R James | Ninian Park, Cardiff | ECQ |
| 410 | 23/03/1988 | Wales 1-2 Yugoslavia | Saunders | Vetch Field, Swansea | Fr |
Head to Head v Serbia & Montenegro
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Away | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ALL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Match details
| no. | date | score | scorers (wales) | venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 513 | 20/08/2003 | Serbia & Montenegro 1-0 Wales | Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade | ECQ | |
| 516 | 11/10/2003 | Wales 2-3 Serbia & Montenegro | Hartson, Earnshaw | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | ECQ |
Head to Head v Serbia
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Away | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| ALL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
Match details
| no. | date | score | scorers (wales) | venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 597 | 11/09/2012 | Serbia 6-1 Wales | Bale | Stadion Karađorđe, Novi Sad | WCQ |
| 605 | 10/09/2013 | Wales 0-3 Serbia | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff | WCQ | |
| 634 | 12/11/2016 | Wales 1-1 Serbia | Bale | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff | WCQ |
| 636 | 11/06/2017 | Serbia 1-1 Wales | Ramsey (pen) | Stadion Rajko Mitić, Belgrade | WCQ |
UEFA European Championship runners-up (2): 1960, 1968 (as Yugoslavia)
Welsh players to have made their debut against Yugoslavia
Four Welsh players made their international debut against Yugoslavia.
- Dave Bowen - 22 May 1954
- Billy Reid - 22 May 1954
- Nigel Vaughan - 15 December 1982
- Gareth Hall - 23 March 1988
Welsh players to have made their debut against Serbia
No Welsh players made their international debut against Serbia.
