Slovakia_national_football_team
Slovakia national football team
Men's association football team
The Slovakia national football team (Slovak: Slovenská futbalová reprezentácia) represents Slovakia in men's international football competition and it is governed by the Slovak Football Association (SFZ), the governing body for football in Slovakia. Slovakia's home stadium from 2019 is the reconstructed Tehelné pole in Bratislava. Historically, up to the split in 1993, the team participated mostly as Czechoslovakia,[4][5][6][7][8] while it also competed as Slovakia during the World War II.
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| Nickname(s) | Sokoli (The Falcons)[1] Repre (The Representatives)[2] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Slovenský futbalový zväz (SFZ) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Francesco Calzona | ||
| Captain | Milan Škriniar | ||
| Most caps | Marek Hamšík (138) | ||
| Top scorer | Marek Hamšík (26) | ||
| Home stadium | Tehelné Pole Štadión Antona Malatinského | ||
| FIFA code | SVK | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 48  (4 April 2024)[3] | ||
| Highest | 14 (August 2015) | ||
| Lowest | 150 (December 1993) | ||
| First international | |||
as Slovakia (1939-1945): Slovakia 2–0 Germany  (Bratislava, Slovakia; 27 August 1939) (1993–present): Unofficial:  Lithuania 0–1 Slovakia  (Vilnius, Lithuania; 14 October 1992) Official:  United Arab Emirates 0–1 Slovakia (Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 2 February 1994) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Slovakia 7–0 Liechtenstein  (Bratislava, Slovakia; 8 September 2004) Slovakia 7–0 San Marino  (Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia; 13 October 2007) Slovakia 7–0 San Marino (Bratislava, Slovakia; 6 June 2009) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Hungary 8–3 Czechoslovakia  (Budapest, Hungary; 19 September 1937) as Slovakia  Argentina 6–0 Slovakia (Mendoza, Argentina; 22 June 1995)  Sweden 6–0 Slovakia (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 12 January 2017) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1934 as Czechoslovakia 2010 as Slovakia) | ||
| Best result | As Czechoslovakia: Runners-up (1934, 1962) As Slovakia: Round of 16 (2010) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1960 as Czechoslovakia 2016 as Slovakia) | ||
| Best result | As Czechoslovakia: Champions (1976) As Slovakia: Round of 16 (2016) | ||
Medal record | |||
Since 1993, Slovakia has qualified for four major international tournaments, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016, UEFA Euro 2020 and UEFA Euro 2024. Slovakia qualified to the FIFA World Cup in 2010 after winning their qualifying group, despite two defeats against Slovenia. At the World Cup, Slovakia progressed beyond the group stage after a 3–2 win against Italy, before bowing out of the tournament after a 2–1 defeat in the knockout stage against the eventual runners-up Netherlands. It was the first time the newly, independent national team had ever played in a major football competition, after playing every FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign since 1998 and every UEFA European Championship qualifying campaign since 1996. The nation did come close to securing a berth at the 2006 finals in Germany, after finishing second in their group ahead of Russia and behind Portugal, before drawing Spain in their qualification play-off, in which the Slovaks lost by a wide margin on aggregate (1–5, 1–1).
The national team have achieved some noteworthy results such as the aforementioned win over the then title holders Italy at the 2010 World Cup, and a 1–0 win against Russia in September 2010. Despite this success however, the team later dropped down the rankings and a considerable drop in form went with this, as the team failed to qualify for Euro 2012 finishing their group in fourth place. They also only scored seven goals in the group, only more than minnows Andorra. Slovakia then failed to qualify for the 2014 World Cup, but secured a spot in France for Euro 2016 under head coach Ján Kozák, which helped the team reach their best ever position of 14th in the FIFA World Rankings.
Slovakia's traditional rival is the Czech Republic which they played twice in the qualification for the 1998 World Cup in 1997, winning 2–1 in Bratislava before losing 3–0 in Prague with both teams already eliminated, before playing each other again in 2008 and 2009 in the qualifying round for the 2010 World Cup. In these two meetings, the teams drew 2–2 in Bratislava with the Slovaks winning 2–1 in Prague. But before that, they also played each other in Euro 2008 qualifying, and they lost 3–1 in Prague and 3–0 in Bratislava.
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The first official match of the first Slovak Republic (1939–1945) was played in Bratislava against Germany on 27 August 1939, and ended in a 2–0 victory for Slovakia.[9] After the Second World War, the national football team was subsumed into the team of Czechoslovakia, and for over 50 years Slovakia played no matches as an independent country. During this period, they contributed several key players to the Czechoslovak team, including the majority of the team that won the UEFA Euro 1976 (8 of the 11 players who defeated West Germany in the final were Slovak).[10]
Slovakia's first official international after regaining independence was a 1–0 victory in Dubai over the United Arab Emirates on 2 February 1994. Their first match on Slovak soil was a 4–1 win over Croatia in Bratislava on 20 April 1994. Slovakia suffered their biggest defeat since independence (6–0) on 22 June 1995, in Mendoza, against Argentina. Their biggest wins (7–0) have come against Liechtenstein in 2004 and San Marino (twice) in 2007 and 2009.
Slovakia attempted qualifying for a major championship as an independent team for the first time in Euro 1996 qualifying, but finished in third place in their qualifying group, behind Romania and France, recording wins against Poland, Israel and Azerbaijan, twice. In the 1998 World Cup qualifiers, Slovakia finished fourth in their six-team group with five wins, one draw and four defeats. Their first four games in this were all wins, one of them against their Czech neighbors, helping the team reach their highest FIFA World Ranking to date, 17th.
Slovakia participated in the FIFA World Cup for the first time as an independent nation after finishing in first in Group 3 of 2010 World Cup qualification ahead of Slovenia, Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, and Poland. On 14 October 2009, they clinched qualification with a 1–0 away win against Poland.[11][12][13][14] On 24 June 2010, at the tournament proper, Slovakia finished second in the group stage after defeating reigning champions Italy in a game which ESPN dubbed "epic": the game saw three goals being scored after the 80th minute, two by Italy and one by Slovakia, as well as a disallowed goal by Italy flagged offside by "the tightest of decisions". The result led Slovakia to the knockout stage and eliminated Italy, who finished last in the group.[15] The result of this match meant that for the first time in World Cup history, both finalists from the previous tournament had been eliminated in the first round, champion Italy and runner-up France.[16][17][18][19][20]
In the round of 16, Slovakia played the Netherlands in the round of 16, falling behind 2–0 only to score a late goal from the penalty spot by striker Róbert Vittek, the last kick of the game in a 2–1 defeat.[21] Despite elimination, the goal returned Vittek to the top of the goalscoring charts joint top with David Villa until Villa himself later scored against Portugal in Spain's 1–0 win in the same stage of the tournament.
For Euro 2012 qualification, Slovakia was drawn against Russia, the Republic of Ireland, Armenia, Macedonia and Andorra. The campaign in South Africa boosted team performance ahead of the qualifiers, which started in September with two 1–0 wins against Macedonia at Štadión Pasienky and Russia away. In October, however, they were easily beaten in Armenia (3–1) and drew 1–1 against the Republic of Ireland at home. In February 2011, the team was stunned in a 2–1 friendly defeat against Luxembourg and could only beat group minnows Andorra by one goal. Despite creating better chances, Slovakia earned a goalless draw with Ireland away. Four days later, after creating chances in a goalless first half, Slovakia conceded four goals to Armenia in a match that eliminated the team. In the final two group matches, Slovakia was beaten at home by Russia (1–0) and drew 1–1 in Macedonia, finishing in a mediocre fourth-place position and scoring only seven goals in the entire process. Also, for the first time since the Euro 1996 qualifying process, Slovakia finished a qualifying campaign with a negative goal differential. As a result of this outcome, coach Vladimír Weiss left his job after four full years, being replaced by his assistants Michal Hipp and Stanislav Griga, although both themselves were later replaced due to poor results. By late June, former Czechoslovakia national team footballer Ján Kozák became the head coach and followed-up the unsuccessful qualification campaign with a victory in Bosnia and Herzegovina followed by two defeats to Bosnia and Greece.[22]
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For Euro 2016 qualification, Slovakia was drawn against Spain, Ukraine, Belarus, Macedonia and Luxembourg. Slovakia began the qualifying campaign with a 1–0 victory against Ukraine in Kyiv. On 9 October 2014, Slovakia beat Spain 2–1 in a shock victory and claimed the first place.[23] Slovakia's 3–1 victory over Belarus confirmed their status as group leaders. Later on, they won 2–0 against Macedonia in the Philip II Arena, beat Luxembourg with a score of 3–0 in Žilina, and beat Macedonia 2–1 on 14 June 2015, also in Žilina. The next matches were a 2–0 defeat against Spain, a goalless draw against Ukraine, and a shocking 0–1 home defeat against Belarus. The team finished qualification by defeating Luxembourg 4–2 and got the second place, qualifying to their fourth European Championship, first independently.[24][25][26]
Slovakia was drawn in Group B of Euro 2016 alongside England, Russia and Wales. Slovakia began their tournament against Wales where Ondrej Duda scored Slovakia's first goal in the history of the European Championship in an eventual 2–1 defeat. Slovakia then defeated Russia 2–1 with goals from Vladimír Weiss III and Marek Hamšík,[27] then drew 0–0 against England to advance to the round of 16 as one of the tournament's best third-placed teams.[28][29][30][31] They were eliminated at this stage by world champions Germany with a 3–0 defeat.[32]
During the qualification campaign for the 2018 World Cup, Slovakia was drawn in UEFA Group F. They were third in the group after the penultimate match ended in a 1–0 defeat to Scotland, who moved up to second place. Slovakia won their final group match 3–0 against Malta, and overtook Scotland after they failed to beat Slovenia,[33][34] but they missed out on a play-off place as the other second teams' results went against them meant Slovakia finished as the worst group runners-up.[35][36]
Slovakia struggled to qualify for Euro 2020, only reaching the tournament after a difficult away win over Northern Ireland. Being drawn with Spain, Sweden and Poland in group E, Slovakia beat Poland 2–1. Subsequently, however, Slovakia would lose to Sweden 0–1 before getting thrashed by Spain 5–0, thus finishing third, but with the worst goal difference due to scoring own goals as a result of their performance. Slovakia was eliminated in the group stage for the first time ever.
The country finished third in 2022 World Cup qualifying behind Croatia and Russia, who would be banned from the World Cup due to the country's invasion of Ukraine. Slovakia qualified automatically for Euro 2024 by finishing second in their qualifying group.[37][38][39]
The Slovakia national football team currently plays its home matches at the Tehelné pole in Bratislava and the Štadión Antona Malatinského in Trnava.[40] Štadión pod Dubňom in Žilina was used from 2003 to 2015, but will not be used in the future because of the artificial grass installation of 2016. In the past, home games have occasionally been played at other venues including Všešportový areál and Štadión Lokomotívy in Košice, Štadión pod Zoborom in Nitra, Mestský štadión in Dubnica nad Váhom, and Tatran Stadion in Prešov.
Stadiums which have hosted Slovakia international football matches:
| Slovakia national football team home stadiums | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nr. of matches |
Stadium | Capacity | Location | First match | Last match | ||
| 60 | Tehelné pole | 22,500 | Bratislava | v. Germany (2–0) 27 August 1939 |
v.  Iceland (4–2) 16 November 2023 | ||
| 36 | Štadión Antona Malatinského | 19,200 | Trnava | v.  Bulgaria (0–0) 24 April 1996 |
v.  Luxembourg (0–0) 23 March 2023 | ||
| 21 | Štadión pod Dubňom | 11,258 | Žilina | v.  Greece (2–2) 30 April 2003 |
v. Iceland (3–1) 17 November 2015 | ||
| 9 | Pasienky | 11,591 | Bratislava | v.  Israel (1–0) 18 August 1999 |
v. Greece (0–1) 16 October 2012 | ||
| 4 | Všešportový areál | 30,312 | Košice | v.  Russia (2–1) 8 March 1995 |
v.  Romania (0–2) 15 November 1995 | ||
| 2 | Štadión pod Zoborom | 7,480 | Nitra | v.  Belarus (4–0) 27 March 1996 |
v.  Saudi Arabia (1–1) 24 May 2000 | ||
| Štadión Lokomotívy | 9,000 | Košice | v.  Finland (0–0) 19 August 1998 |
v.  Azerbaijan (3–0) 5 September 1998 | |||
| Mestský štadión | 5,450 | Dubnica nad Váhom | v. Liechtenstein (2–0) 8 September 1999 |
v.  San Marino (7–0) 13 October 2007 | |||
| 1 | MOL Aréna | 12,700 | Dunajská Streda | v.  Lithuania (2–2) 30 March 1993 | |||
| Futbalový štadión Prievidza | 9,000 | Prievidza | v.  Slovenia (2–0) 16 November 1993 | ||||
| Štadión na Sihoti | 4,500 | Trenčín | v.  Moldova (4–2) 5 September 2001 | ||||
| Štadión Tatranu | 5,410 | Prešov | v.  Uzbekistan (4–1) 14 May 2002 | ||||
| ViOn Aréna | 3,787 | Zlaté Moravce | v. Iceland (1–2) 26 March 2008 | ||||
| NTC Senec | 3,264 | Senec | v.  Montenegro (2–0) 23 May 2014 | ||||
- Tehelné Pole
- Štadión Antona Malatinského
- Pod Dubňom
Nickname
Traditionally in Slovakia the team is typically referred to as the Repre (short for Reprezentácia – translates into national team). However, in 2016, during the buildup to Slovakia's first appearance at the European Championship, SFZ introduced a new nickname for the team. The national team was given the nickname Slovenskí sokoli (Slovak Falcons). The U15 to U21 national teams were given the nickname Slovenskí sokolíci (Slovak Little Falcons). Despite a lack of immediate identification with the nickname by the fans, it went into usage during the tournament and the subsequent qualification for the 2018 World Cup and is now often used, especially in the media, along with Repre, which still remains to be preferred in an informal conversation.[41]
Kit
Slovakia's home kit since 1993 is blue, but Slovakia changed their home kit from blue to white, which lasted for 25 years until 2020, when Slovakia changed its home kit to blue once again. The team wears either a set of white jerseys, shorts and socks or a set of blue jerseys, shorts and socks. A combination of a blue jersey and white shorts has also been used in some matches. Until recently, the official shirt supplier was Puma, which had signed a long-term agreement with the Slovak Association until 2026, but in 2016 the Association announced the contract had been terminated and that the national team would be supplied by Nike, which had previously supplied the team from 1995 to 2005.[citation needed]
| Supplier | Period |
|---|---|
 Le Coq Sportif |
1993–1995 |
 Nike |
1995–2005 |
 Adidas |
2006–2011 |
| Puma |
2012–2016 |
| Nike |
2016– |
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2023
v Slovakia
| 17 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification | Iceland | 1–2 | Slovakia | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| 20:45 (18:45 UTC±0) | Finnbogason  41' (pen.) |
Report | 27' Kucka 69' Suslov |
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 7,555 Referee: Don Robertson (Scotland) |
v Slovakia
| 20 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification | Liechtenstein | 0–1 | Slovakia | Vaduz, Liechtenstein |
| 20:45 | Report | 45+1' Vavro |
Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion Attendance: 2,316 Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel) |
v 
Portugal
| 8 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification | Slovakia | 0–1 | Portugal | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 20:45 | Report | 43' Fernandes |
Stadium: Tehelné Pole Attendance: 21,473 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden) |
v Liechtenstein
| 11 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification | Slovakia | 3–0 | Liechtenstein | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 20:45 | Hancko 1' Duda 3' Mak 6' |
Report | Stadium: Tehelné Pole Attendance: 13,679 Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands) |
v Slovakia
| 13 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification | Portugal | 3–2 | Slovakia | Porto, Portugal |
| 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) | Ramos 18' Ronaldo 29' (pen.), 72' |
Report | 69' Hancko 80' Lobotka |
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 46,601 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
v Slovakia
| 16 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification | Luxembourg | 0–1 | Slovakia | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| 20:45 | Report | 77' Ďuriš |
Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Attendance: 9,386 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain) |
v Iceland
| 16 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification | Slovakia | 4–2 | Iceland | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 20:45 | Kucka 30' Duda 36' (pen.) Haraslín 47', 55' |
Report | Óskarsson 17' Guðjohnsen 74' |
Stadium: Tehelné Pole Attendance: 21,548 Referee: Craig Pawson (England) |
v Slovakia
| 19 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–2 | Slovakia | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 20:45 | Hrošovský 49' (o.g.) Gojković  63' |
Report | Boženík 52' Šatka 71' |
Stadium: Bilino Polje Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria) |
2024
v 
Austria
| 23 March 2024 Friendly | Slovakia | 0–2 | Austria | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Tehelné Pole Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta) |
v San Marino
| 5 June 2024 Friendly | Slovakia | v | San Marino | Wiener Neustadt, Austria |
| Stadium: Wiener Neustadt Arena |
v Slovakia
| 17 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 | Belgium | v | Slovakia | Frankfurt, Germany |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Waldstadion |
v 
Ukraine
| 21 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 | Slovakia | v | Ukraine | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena |
v Romania
| 26 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 | Slovakia | v | Romania | Frankfurt, Germany |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Waldstadion |
v Slovakia
| 5 September 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C | Estonia | v | Slovakia | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 21:45 UTC+3 | Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium |
v Azerbaijan
| 8 September 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C | Slovakia | v | Azerbaijan | Slovakia |
| 18:00 UTC+2 |
v Sweden
| 11 October 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C | Slovakia | v | Sweden | Slovakia |
| 20:45 UTC+2 |
v Slovakia
| 14 October 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C | Azerbaijan | v | Slovakia | Azerbaijan |
| 20:00 UTC+4 |
v Slovakia
| 16 November 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C | Sweden | v | Slovakia | Solna, Sweden |
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Stadium: Friends Arena |
- As of 17 June 2023[42]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Francesco Calzona |
| Assistant coach | Gianluca Segarelli Simone Bonomi |
| Goalkeeping coach | Ján Novota |
| Team manager | Marek Hamšík |
| Technical director | Giovanni Paolo de Matteis |
| Fitness coach | Alessandro Bulfoni Dávid Brünn |
| Translator | Pavol Farkaš |
| Doctors | Zsolt Fegyveres Jozef Almási |
| Masseur | Mário Prelovský |
| Physiotherapists | Marián Drinka Peter Hečko Martin Nozdrovický |
| Videoanalyst | Marco Brini |
| Custodians | Ján Beniak Marek Košáň |
Coaching history
1939–1944
| Name | Period | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vojtech Závodský | 1939 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 3.00 |
| Rudolf Hanák | 1939–1940 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 1.50 |
| Štefan Priboj | 1940–1941 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0.08 |
| Štefan Čambal | 1941–1942 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0.00 |
| Ferdinand Daučík | 1942–1944 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 0.19 |
| Total | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 0.69 | |
1993–present
| Name | Period | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jozef Vengloš | 6 April 1993 – 15 June 1995 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 1.19 |
| Jozef Jankech | 4 July 1995 – 23 October 1998 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 1.76 |
| Dušan Radolský[note 1] | 10 November 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Dušan Galis | 1 January 1999 – 23 February 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jozef Adamec | 26 February 1999 – 30 November 2001 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 1.47 |
| Anton Dragúň[note 2] | 17 November 1999 – 25 November 2001 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0.25 |
| Stanislav Griga[note 3] | 21 June 2001 – 25 June 2001 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1.00 |
| Ladislav Jurkemik | 1 February 2002 – 31 December 2003 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 1.21 |
| Dušan Galis | 1 January 2004 – 12 October 2006 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 1.55 |
| Ján Kocian | 2 November 2006 – 30 June 2008 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 0.82 |
| Vladimír Weiss | 7 July 2008 – 31 January 2012 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 1.40 |
| Michal Hipp[note 4] | 1 January 2012 – 29 February 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3.00 |
| Stanislav Griga Michal Hipp | 26 April 2012 – 13 June 2013 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 0.92 |
| Ján Kozák | 2 July 2013 – 14 October 2018 | 56 | 29 | 10 | 17 | 81 | 57 | +24 | 1.73 |
| Štefan Tarkovič[note 5] | 15 October 2018 – 21 October 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Pavel Hapal | 22 October 2018 – 16 October 2020 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 1.38 |
| Oto Brunegraf[note 6] | 14 October 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Štefan Tarkovič | 20 October 2020 – 7 June 2022 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 1.41 |
| Samuel Slovák[note 7] | 8 June 2022 – 13 June 2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Francesco Calzona | 30 August 2022 – ongoing | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 1.79 |
| Total | 324 | 130 | 81 | 113 | 452 | 384 | +68 | 1.45 | |
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Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2024 friendly matches.[43]
Caps and goals updated as of 26 March 2024, after the match against Norway.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Marek Rodák | (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 27) | 21 | 0 |  Fulham | |
| 1GK | Henrich Ravas | (1997-08-16) 16 August 1997 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | New England Revolution | |
| 1GK | Dominik Takáč | (1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | Spartak Trnava | |
| 2DF | Peter Pekarík | (1986-10-30) 30 October 1986 (age 37) | 124 | 2 | Hertha BSC | |
| 2DF | Norbert Gyömbér | (1992-07-03) 3 July 1992 (age 31) | 36 | 0 | Salernitana | |
| 2DF | Dávid Hancko | (1997-12-13) 13 December 1997 (age 26) | 35 | 4 |  Feyenoord | |
| 2DF | Ľubomír Šatka | (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 (age 28) | 33 | 1 |  Samsunspor | |
| 2DF | Denis Vavro | (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 28) | 19 | 2 |  Copenhagen | |
| 2DF | Vernon De Marco | (1992-11-18) 18 November 1992 (age 31) | 7 | 1 | Hatta | |
| 2DF | Michal Tomič | (1999-03-30) 30 March 1999 (age 25) | 3 | 0 | Slavia Prague | |
| 2DF | Matúš Kmeť | (2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | AS Trenčín | |
| 2DF | Adam Obert | (2002-08-23) 23 August 2002 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Cagliari | |
| 3MF | Juraj Kucka | (1987-02-26) 26 February 1987 (age 37) | 104 | 13 | Slovan Bratislava | |
| 3MF | Ondrej Duda | (1994-12-05) 5 December 1994 (age 29) | 69 | 12 | Hellas Verona | |
| 3MF | Patrik Hrošovský | (1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 (age 31) | 53 | 0 | Genk | |
| 3MF | Stanislav Lobotka | (1994-11-25) 25 November 1994 (age 29) | 52 | 4 | Napoli | |
| 3MF | László Bénes | (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 (age 26) | 18 | 1 | Hamburger SV | |
| 3MF | Erik Jirka | (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 (age 26) | 10 | 2 | Viktoria Plzeň | |
| 3MF | Jakub Kadák | (2000-12-14) 14 December 2000 (age 23) | 1 | 0 |  Luzern | |
| 3MF | Dominik Hollý | (2003-11-11) 11 November 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | AS Trenčín | |
| 4FW | Róbert Mak | (1991-03-08) 8 March 1991 (age 33) | 80 | 16 |  Sydney FC | |
| 4FW | Róbert Boženík | (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 24) | 37 | 6 | Boavista | |
| 4FW | Lukáš Haraslín | (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 27) | 32 | 5 | Sparta Prague | |
| 4FW | Tomáš Suslov | (2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 21) | 25 | 2 | Hellas Verona | |
| 4FW | Ivan Schranz | (1993-09-13) 13 September 1993 (age 30) | 21 | 3 | Slavia Prague | |
| 4FW | David Strelec | (2001-04-04) 4 April 2001 (age 23) | 17 | 2 | Slovan Bratislava | |
| 4FW | Dávid Ďuriš | (1999-03-22) 22 March 1999 (age 25) | 9 | 1 | Ascoli | |
| 4FW | Róbert Polievka | (1996-06-09) 9 June 1996 (age 27) | 9 | 0 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | |
| 4FW | Ľubomír Tupta | (1998-03-27) 27 March 1998 (age 26) | 2 | 0 | Slovan Liberec | |
| 4FW | Leo Sauer | (2005-12-16) 16 December 2005 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Feyenoord | |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Slovakia squad within the last twelve months:
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Martin Dúbravka | (1989-01-15) 15 January 1989 (age 35) | 41 | 0 | Newcastle United |
v. Austria, 26 March 2024 |
| DF | Milan Škriniar (captain) | (1995-02-11) 11 February 1995 (age 29) | 66 | 3 |  Paris Saint-Germain |
v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 19 November 2023 |
| DF | Martin Valjent | (1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 (age 28) | 13 | 0 |  Mallorca |
v. Liechtenstein, 11 September 2023 |
| MF | Matúš BeroINJ | (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 28) | 29 | 1 | VfL Bochum |
v. Liechtenstein, 11 September 2023 |
| MF | Christián Herc | (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 25) | 4 | 0 | DAC Dunajská Streda |
v. Liechtenstein, 20 June 2023 |
| MF | Artur Gajdoš | (2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | AS Trenčín |
v. Liechtenstein, 20 June 2023 |
| MF | Marek HamšíkRET | (1987-07-27) 27 July 1987 (age 36) | 138 | 26 | Retired | v. Liechtenstein, 20 June 2023 |
| FW | Adam ZreľákINJ | (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 29) | 9 | 3 |  Warta Poznań |
v. Liechtenstein, 11 September 2023 |
| ||||||
- As of 19 November 2023[44]
- Players in bold are still active with Slovakia.
Most appearances
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marek Hamšík | 138 | 26 | 2007–2023 |
| 2 | Peter Pekarík | 124 | 2 | 2006–present |
| 3 | Miroslav Karhan | 107 | 14 | 1995–2011 |
| 4 | Juraj Kucka | 104 | 13 | 2008–present |
| Martin Škrtel | 104 | 6 | 2004–2019 | |
| 6 | Ján Ďurica | 91 | 4 | 2004–2017 |
| 7 | Róbert Vittek | 82 | 23 | 2001–2016 |
| 8 | Róbert Mak | 80 | 16 | 2013–present |
| 9 | Vladimír Weiss | 77 | 8 | 2009–present |
| 10 | Tomáš Hubočan | 73 | 0 | 2006–2021 |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marek Hamšík | 26 | 138 | 0.19 | 2007–2023 |
| 2 | Róbert Vittek | 23 | 82 | 0.28 | 2001–2016 |
| 3 | Szilárd Németh | 22 | 59 | 0.37 | 1996–2006 |
| 4 | Róbert Mak | 16 | 79 | 0.2 | 2013–present |
| 5 | Marek Mintál | 14 | 45 | 0.31 | 2002–2009 |
| Miroslav Karhan | 14 | 107 | 0.13 | 1995–2011 | |
| 7 | Adam Nemec | 13 | 43 | 0.3 | 2006–2019 |
| Stanislav Šesták | 13 | 66 | 0.2 | 2004–2016 | |
| Juraj Kucka | 13 | 104 | 0.13 | 2008–present | |
| 10 | Peter Dubovský | 12 | 33 | 0.36 | 1994–2000 |
| Ondrej Duda | 12 | 69 | 0.17 | 2014–present |
FIFA World Cup
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | — | |
| as Czechoslovakia |
as Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||
 1930 |
Did not enter | Declined invitation | |||||||||||||||
 1934 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | Squad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1934 | |
 1938 |
Quarter-finals | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Squad | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1938 | |
 1950 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| 1954 |
Group stage | 14th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1954 | |
| 1958 |
Group stage | 9th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1958 | |
 1962 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Squad | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 1962 | |
| 1966 |
Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1966 | |||||||||
 1970 |
Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Squad | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 1970 | |
| 1974 |
Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1974 | |||||||||
| 1978 |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1978 | ||||||||||
| 1982 |
Group stage | 19th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Squad | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 1982 | |
| 1986 |
Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1986 | |||||||||
| 1990 |
Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1990 | |
| 1994 |
Did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 1994 | |||||||||
| as Slovakia |
as Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998 |
Did not qualify | 4th | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | |||||||||
  2002 |
3rd | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2006 |
2nd | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 14 | ||||||||||
 2010 | Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Squad | 1st | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | |
 2014 | Did not qualify | 3rd | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | |||||||||
| 2018 |
2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 7 | ||||||||||
 2022 |
3rd | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | ||||||||||
 2026 |
To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
 2030 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2034 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | Runner-up | 9/22 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 49 | 52 | — | — | 145 | 75 | 35 | 35 | 271 | 137 | |
| List of FIFA World Cup matches | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result | Slovakia goalscorers |
| 2010 | Group stage |  New Zealand | 1–1 | Vittek |
 Paraguay | 0–2 | — | ||
| Italy | 3–2 | Vittek (2), Kopúnek | ||
| Round of 16 | Netherlands | 1–2 | Vittek | |
UEFA European Championship
| UEFA European Championship record | Qualifying record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| as Czechoslovakia |
as Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||
| 1960 |
Third place | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 1960 | |
 1964 |
Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1964 | |||||||||
| 1968 |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1968 | ||||||||||
| 1972 |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1972 | ||||||||||
 1976 |
Champions | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1976 | |
| 1980 |
Third place | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 1980 | |
| 1984 |
Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1984 | |||||||||
| 1988 |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1988 | ||||||||||
| 1992 |
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1992 | ||||||||||
| as Slovakia |
as Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Did not qualify | 3rd | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | |||||||||
| 2000 |
3rd | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2004 |
3rd | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2008 |
4th | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 23 | ||||||||||
| 2012 |
4th | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 2016 | Round of 16 | 14th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Squad | 2nd | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | |
 2020 | Group stage | 18th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Squad | 3rd | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | |
| 2024 |
Qualified | 2nd | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | |||||||||
  2028 |
To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
| 2032 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1 Title | 6/17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | — | — | 136 | 71 | 26 | 39 | 233 | 145 | |
| List of UEFA European Championship matches | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result | Slovakia goalscorers |
| 2016 | Group stage |  Wales | 1–2 | Duda |
| Russia | 2–1 | Weiss, Hamšík | ||
| England | 0–0 | — | ||
| Round of 16 | Germany | 0–3 | — | |
| 2020 | Group stage | Poland | 2–1 | Szczęsny (o.g.), Škriniar |
| Sweden | 0–1 | — | ||
| Spain | 0–5 | — | ||
UEFA Nations League
The following table shows Slovakia's all-time international record, correct as of 19 November 2023 after a match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Records with defunct teams are marked in italics.
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
| Opponents | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Andorra | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
 Armenia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
| Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austria | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| Azerbaijan | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 7 | +14 |
 Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
 Belarus | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
| Belgium | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
 Bolivia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
| Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 |
 Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chile | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
 China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
 Colombia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
 Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
 Croatia | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 43 | −23 |
 Cyprus | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 |
| Czech Republic | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 29 | −17 |
| Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
 Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| England | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 |
| Estonia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
 Faroe Islands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Finland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
| France | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
 Georgia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Germany | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 25 | −13 |
 Gibraltar* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greece | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
 Guatemala | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
 Hungary | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
| Iceland | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 |
 Iran | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Republic of Ireland | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
| Israel | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 |
| Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
 Jordan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
 Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
 Kuwait | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
 Latvia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 |
 Lebanon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| Liechtenstein | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | +29 |
| Lithuania | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 |
| Luxembourg | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 |
 Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
 Malta | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 5 | +24 |
| Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
| Moldova | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Morocco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Northern Ireland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
 North Macedonia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 |
 Norway | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
 Peru | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
| Poland | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Portugal | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 |
| Romania | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | −8 |
| Russia | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| San Marino | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
 Serbia and Montenegro[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
| Slovenia | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 |
 South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spain | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | −14 |
| Sweden | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Thailand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 |
 Uganda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Wales | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 |
| Total | 353 | 140 | 82 | 131 | 491 | 454 | +37 |
- Includes matches against
Yugoslavia.
Major tournaments
- FIFA World Cup
- Appearances (1): 2010
- UEFA European Championship
- Football at the Summer Olympics
- Appearances (1): 2000
Minor titles
- King's Cup
- Kirin Cup
- Shanghai International Football Tournament
- Runner-up (1): 1992[48]
- Copa Ciudad de Valparaíso [es]
- Runner up (1): 2000[49]
- Cyprus International Football Tournaments
- Friendship Tournament (UAE)
- Third place (1): 1994[52]
Recognitions
- FIFA Best Mover of the Year
- Runner-up (1): 2014[53]
- Slovak Sportsperson of the Year – Team Award
- Winners (4): 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015
- Runner-up (1): 2016
Czechoslovakia
As a part of Czechoslovakia (1918–1939 and 1945–1993), Slovak footballers achieved multiple major successful campaigns with the Czechoslovak national team. Notably, for example, 16 of the 22 players on the Czechoslovak squad playing in the final tournament of UEFA Euro 1976 in Yugoslavia were Slovak. In both the semi-final against Netherlands and the final match against West Germany 9 of the 13 fielded players were Slovak.[10]
The following table shows the major international successes of the Czechoslovak national team, with participation of Slovak footballers.
| Competition |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| European Championship | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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- As assistant coach, Dragúň managed the team during the tour of Central and South America
- Led the team during 2001 Merdeka Tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Managed the team on caretaker basis on 10 and 13 June 2022 against Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan
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