June 21, 2006
SERBIA BLOW LEAD, LOSE 3-2
Ivory Coast stuns Serbia with two second-half goals
Ivory Coast overcame an early two-goal deficit and won its first World Cup in a 3-2 win over Serbia and Montenegro on Wednesday.
NOBODY HOME
Serbia & Montenegro sleepwalks through 6-0 rout by Argentina
Argentina put on a soccer clinic for Serbia & Montenegro Friday at Veltins-Arena, romping to a 6-0 win behind two-goal performances from Maxi Rodriguez and Lionel Messi.
June 11, 2006
ROCKIN ROBBEN
Netherlands beats Serbia and Montenegro, 2-1
On his star-studded club team, Arjen Robben is at times overlooked. But for the Netherlands on Sunday, Robben shined brighter than his team’s orange jerseys. The Chelsea striker scored the Netherlands’ first goal, a clinical strike in the 18th minute, and he remained dangerous throughout in a 1-0 win over Serbia-Montenegro in a Group C match at Zentralstadion.
June 6, 2006
GOOD TEAM, TOUGH GROUP”
Serbia has work cut out in “Group of Death”
The line in the Belgrade newspaper Blic last Dec. 10 was as incredulous as it was funny. "Heidi Klum has sent us to hell," the newspaper said. Blic was referring to World Cup draw TV host Heidi Klum and Serbia & Montenegro's World Cup opponents in Group C -- also known as the Group of Death -- Argentina, the Netherlands and Ivory Coast.
SERBIA & MONTENEGRO ROSTER NAMED
Few Changes from Qualifying Rounds
Serbia & Montenegro's Ilija Petkovic is yet another coach bringing an uncapped player to the 2006 World Cup, FC Basel midfielder Ivan Ergic. Otherwise, he will rely on the team that qualified for Germany by winning Europe's Group 7.
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