Federal coach Uroš Stevanović has selected the candidates who will prepare from March 30 to April 5 to participate in the World Cup qualifying tournament in the Greek city of Alexandroupoli (April 6 – 12).
Invited: Vladimir Misovic (Red Star), Milan Glusac (Novi Beograd), Radosav Virijevic (Valis), Mihailo Gosic (Sava), Mateja Kosanovic (Kosutnjak), Nikola Murisic (Radnicki), Djordje Lazic (Jadran HN), Strahinja Krstic (UKLA), Vuk Chonkic (Partizan), Nikola Jaksic (Radnicki), Petar Jaksic (Radnicki), Dusan Trtovic (Novi Beograd), Luka Pljevancic (Novi Beograd), Novak Lazic (Šabac), Petar Micanovic (Šabac), Nikola Lukic (Novi Beograd), Vasilije Martinovic (Novi Beograd), Rodoljub Gajic (Red Star), Vuk Kojic (Valis), Miljan Djokanovic (Partizan), Dusan Mandic (Ferencvaros), Nemanja Stanojevic (Šabac), Vuk Milojevic (Novi Beograd), Viktor Urošević (Novi Belgrade), Marko Dimitrijević (Novi Belgrade), Relja Danković (Red Star Belgrade), Luka Gladović (Novi Belgrade), Filip Novaković (Šabac) and Luigi Canepa (Partizan).
The coaching staff includes: Uroš Stevanović (federal coach), Miloš Ćirić, Stefan Ćirić, Darko Bilić, Nemanja Ličanin, Miloš Ostojić (coaches), Dr. Nikola Repac (doctor) and Vladimir Radović (physiotherapist).
Serbia will spar in Belgrade and Kragujevac with the Netherlands and Russia, which is returning to the international stage after several years.
The Netherlands, along with Greece and Hungary, are Serbia’s opponents in Group A of the qualifiers, while Group B includes Italy, the USA, Spain and Croatia. After three group matches, two new groups of four teams will be formed, each playing against the other.
The top five teams from this tournament will qualify for the final tournament in Sydney (22-26 July). Two teams will arrive from the Division 2 tournament (32 participants) which will be held in Malta, while the eighth participant is Australia.
