Mladen Krstajić and Goran Bunjevčević: There is no certain prognosis in this group – A historic matches with Montenegro – We want the first place
European House of Football has begun a new chapter in its history by inaugurating its new competition – UEFA Nations League. The draw made in Lausanne put our “Eagles” in the group with Montenegro, Lithuania and Romania. Competition UEFA imagined as a substitution for friendly matches will be played in September (6-8 and 9-11), October (11-13 and 14-16) and November 2018 (15-17 and 18-20). Final tournament will be staged from 5th to 9th June 2019, and play-offs for the European Championship within the Nations League from 26th to 31st March 2020.
The draw in Lausanne was attended by the following representatives of the FA of Serbia: President Slaviša Kokeza, General Secretary Jovan Šurbatović, Sports Director Goran Bunjevčević, Head-Coach Mladen Krstajić and Press Officer Milan Vuković.
LEAGUE C
Group 1: Israel, Albania, Scotland
Group 2: Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary
Group 3: Cyprus, Bulgaria, Norway, Slovenia
Group 4: Lithuania, Montenegro, SERBIA, Romania
UEFA Nations League trophy and Anthem
The trophy that will be lifted by its first winners was revealed on stage by UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin just prior to the draw. The competition anthem was also launched.