The Serbia national football team (Serbian: Fudbalska reprezentatsija Srbije, romanized: Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia in men's international football competition. It is managed by the Football Association of Serbia, the governing body of soccer in Serbia.
After the dissolution from SFR Yugoslavia and its football team in 1992, Serbia was included (alongside Montenegro) within the new FR Yugoslavia national football team. Although Serbia was not able to qualify to play in Euro 92 the team was exempt from participation in the tournament because of international sanctions as well as the decision being applied to World Cup 94 and Euro 96 qualifying matches. The national team participated in its first game in December 1994. With the relaxation of sanctions, the golden age of the 1990s finally took part in World Cup 98, reaching the Round of 16, and the quarter-finals of Euro 2000. The national team took part at the 2010, and 2018, FIFA World Cup tournaments but they failed to advance beyond the group stage on every occasion. They will be participating in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Between the months of February 2003 and June 2006, Serbia played as Serbia and Montenegro due to the country's name changing. After a referendum in 2006, Montenegro declared independence, that led to separate football federations that led to the teams' being renamed in the final phase and becoming Serbia, the nation's sovereign Serbia national team of football.
Serbia is thought by FIFA as well as UEFA as the official successor to both the Kingdom of Yugoslavia/SFRYugoslavia and FR Yugoslavia/Serbia as well as Montenegro national football teams.
