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The Montenegro national football team ( ) represents Montenegro in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Montenegro, the governing body for football in Montenegro. Montenegro's home ground is Podgorica City Stadium in Podgorica and their head coach is Zlatko Kranjčar.
Montenegro is the world's newest international side, having come into existence following the 2006 FIFA World Cup. In that tournament, the newly independent states of Serbia and Montenegro competed as a united team and played their last group match on 21 June, failing to qualify for the following knockout stage.
The first official competition that the Montenegro national team competed in was the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying; they had not registered membership with FIFA in time for the qualifying draw for UEFA Euro 2008, which took place in December 2005. They competed in Group 8, along with Italy, Bulgaria, Ireland, Cyprus and Georgia. They failed to qualify for the World Cup. The team's Euro 2012 qualifying campaign began in surprising fashion, with victories over Wales, Bulgaria and Switzerland, as well as a draw with England, conceding no goals in the process. While they started the qualifying as the lowest ranked team in their group, their run has seen them rise into the top 16 best national teams in the world, according to the FIFA World Rankings published in June 2011.
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| # |
Date |
City |
Opponent |
Results¹ |
Scorers |
Attendance |
Type of game |
| 15 |
28 March 2009 |
Podgorica |
Italy Italy |
0 � 2 (0 � 1) |
Pirlo , Pazzini |
12,500 |
WC quali. |
| 16 |
1 April 2009 |
Tbilisi |
Georgia Georgia |
0 � 0 (0 � 0) |
| 16,000 |
WC quali. |
| 17 |
6 June 2009 |
Larnaca |
Cyprus Cyprus |
2 � 2 (0 � 2) |
Makrides , Michael , Damjanović , Damjanović |
4,500 |
WC quali. |
| 18 |
12 August 2009 |
Podgorica |
Wales Wales |
2 � 1 (2 � 0) |
Jovetić , Đalović , Vokes |
5,000 |
Friendly |
| 19 |
5 September 2009 |
Sofia |
Bulgaria Bulgaria |
1 � 4 (1 � 1) |
Jovetić , Kishishev , Telkiyski , Berbatov , Domovchiyski |
9,000 |
WC quali. |
| 20 |
9 September 2009 |
Podgorica |
Cyprus Cyprus |
1 � 1 (0 � 0) |
Vučinić , Okkas |
6,000 |
WC quali. |
| 21 |
10 October 2009 |
Podgorica |
Georgia Georgia |
2 � 1 (1 � 1) |
Batak , Dvalishvili , Delibašić |
7,000 |
WC quali. |
| 22 |
14 October 2009 |
Dublin |
Ireland Republic of Ireland |
0 � 0 (0 � 0) |
| 36,442 |
WC quali. |
| 23 |
18 November 2009 |
Podgorica |
Belarus Belarus |
1 � 0 (0 � 0) |
Vučinić |
5,000 |
Friendly |
| 24 |
3 March 2010 |
Skopje |
Macedonia |
1 � 2 (0 � 2) |
Naumoski , Pandev , Baša |
7,000 |
Friendly |
| 25 |
25 May 2010 |
Podgorica |
Albania |
0 � 1 (0 � 0) |
Salihi |
7,000 |
Friendly |
| 26 |
29 May 2010 |
Oslo |
Norway |
1 � 2 (0 � 1) |
Grindheim , Vučinić , Pedersen |
13,132 |
Friendly |
| 27 |
11 August 2010 |
Podgorica |
Northern Ireland |
2 � 0 (1 � 0) |
Đalović , Đalović |
5,000 |
Friendly |
| 28 |
3 September 2010 |
Podgorica |
Wales |
1 � 0 (1 � 0) |
Vučinić |
10,500 |
Euro 2012 Q |
| 29 |
7 September 2010 |
Sofia |
Bulgaria |
1 � 0 (1-0) |
Zverotić |
10,000 |
Euro 2012 Q |
| 30 |
8 October 2010 |
Podgorica |
Switzerland |
1 � 0 (0-0) |
Vučinić |
12,700 |
Euro 2012 Q |
| 31 |
12 October |
London |
England |
0 � 0 (0-0) |
| 73,451 |
Euro 2012 Q |
| 32 |
17 November 2010 |
Podgorica |
Azerbaijan |
2 � 0 (0-0) |
Pejović , Bećiraj |
5,000 |
Friendly |
| 33 |
25 March 2011 |
Podgorica |
Uzbekistan |
1 � 0 (0-0) |
Vukčević |
7,000 |
Friendly |
| 34 |
4 June 2011 |
Podgorica |
Bulgaria |
1 � 1 (0 � 0) |
Đalović , Popov |
12,500 |
Euro 2012 Q |
| 34 |
10 August 2011 |
Shkodër |
Albania |
2 � 3 (1 � 1) |
Bogdani Savić Savić Hyka Salihi |
| Friendly |
| 34 |
2 September 2011 |
Cardiff |
Wales |
| Euro 2012 |
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