Adem Ljajic

Serbia coach unveils candidates for World Cup team

23 players will make it to the team that will travel to Russia on June 11, and this final list will be known on June 4.

Serbia will on that day play the first of the two friendly matches as part of the team's preparations for the tournament in Russia.

The friendlies against Chile (June 4) and Bolivia (June 9) will both be played in Graz, Austria.

S. Korea, Serbia draw as Ivanovic makes centenary appearance

ULSAN - The Serbia men's national football team drew 1-1 with South Korea in Ulsan Tuesday as captain Branislav Ivanovic made his 100th appearance for the "Eagles".

Serbia took the lead in the 59th minute through Adem Ljajic after an excellent assist by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, but Ja-Cheol Koo equalised just two minutes later following a dubious penalty decision by the referee.

Serbia national football team beats China in friendly

GUANGZHOU - The Serbia men's national football team beat China 2-0 in a friendly in Guangzhou on Friday.

In their first match since their World Cup qualification and former head coach Slavoljub Muslin's departure, Serbia won thanks to goals from Adem Ljajic in the 20th minute and Aleksandar Mitrovic in the 69th minute after an excellent assist by Andrija Zivkovic.