Group D contenders
Germany 
Australia
Serbia
Ghana

Route to the finals
In what appeared to be one of the toughest qualifying groups in Europe, Serbia provided a huge shock when they topped Group 7 ahead of France, Austria and Romania.

Despite defeat to Les Bleus in only their second qualifier, the White Eagles went on to win five of their next six ties, leaving themselves needing only three points from their final two games to guarantee their place in South Africa.

They achieved it in style, thumping Romania 5-0 in Belgrade in the penultimate match and leaving France to take second place and face the play-offs.

Manager
Radomir Antic had been out of football for four years until he was appointed as Serbia Manager in 2008.

Having had spells in charge of Atletico Madrid – where he won a La Liga/Copa del Rey double – Real Madrid and Real Oviedo, however, his quality was undeniable and despite his absence from the frontline he has proved a commanding figure at the helm of the White Eagles.

Player watch
Serbia boast two of the Premier League’s most powerful and committed defenders in Manchester United’s Nemanja Vidic and Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic.

The two provide solid foundations on which the team is built, demonstrated throughout qualifying as they conceded only eight goals during their campaign.

Captain Dejan Stankovic is the country’s second most capped player and will also provide a threat from midfield.

Competition History (including appearances as Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro)
First appearance: 1930
No. of appearances (inc 2010): 11
Best result: Semi-Finals in 1930 & 1962 (as Yugoslavia)
Matches against England: 15

Squad

Goalkeepers
1	Vladimir Stojkovic	Wigan Athletic, ENG
12	Bojan Isailovic	Zaglebie Lubin, POL
23	Andjelko Djuricic	União Leiria, POR
Defenders
2	Antonio Rukavina	1860 München, GER
3	Aleksandar Kolarov	Lazio, ITA
5	Nemanja Vidic	Manchester United, ENG
6	Branislav Ivanovic	Chelsea, ENG
13	Aleksandar Lukovic	Udinese, ITA
16	Ivan Obradovic	Real Zaragoza, ESP
20	Neven Subotic	Borussia Dortmund, GER
Midfielders
4	Gojko Kacar	Hertha BSC, GER
7	Zoran Tosic	1. FC Köln, GER
10	Dejan Stankovic	Internazionale, ITA
11	Nenad Milija š	Wolverhampton Wanderers, ENG
14	Milan Jovanovic	Standard Liège, BEL
17	Milos Krasic	CSKA Moskva, RUS
18	Milos Ninkovic	Dynamo Kyiv, UKR
19	Radosav Petrovic	Partizan Beograd, SRB
22	Zdravko Kuzmanovic	VfB Stuttgart, GER
Forwards
8	Danko Lazovic	Zenit St. Petersburg, RUS
9	Marko Pantelic	Ajax, NED
15	Nikola Zigic	Valencia CF, ESP
21	Dragan Mrdja	Vojvodina Novi Sad, SRB