Slovakia national football team explained

Slovakia
Nickname:Sokoli (The Falcons)[1]
Repre (The Representatives)[2]
Badge:File:Coat of arms of Slovakia.svg
Badge Size:150px
Confederation:UEFA (Europe)
Coach:Francesco Calzona
Captain:Milan Škriniar
Most Caps:Marek Hamšík (138)
Top Scorer:Marek Hamšík (26)
Home Stadium:Tehelné pole
Štadión Antona Malatinského
Fifa Trigramme:SVK
Fifa Max:14
Fifa Max Date:August 2015
Fifa Min:150
Fifa Min Date:December 1993
Elo Max:14
Elo Max Date:August 1939
Elo Min:67
Elo Min Date:October 2011
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First Game: 2–0
(Bratislava, Slovakia; 27 August 1939)
Largest Win: 7–0
(Bratislava, Slovakia; 8 September 2004)
7–0
(Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia; 13 October 2007)
7–0
(Bratislava, Slovakia; 6 June 2009)
Largest Loss: 6–0
(Mendoza, Argentina; 22 June 1995)
6–0
(Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 12 January 2017)
World Cup Apps:9 (first in 1934 as Czechoslovakia
2010 as Slovakia)
World Cup Best:As Czechoslovakia: Runners-up (1934, 1962)
As Slovakia: Round of 16 (2010)
Regional Name:European Championship
Regional Cup Apps:6 (first in 1960 as Czechoslovakia
2016 as Slovakia)
Regional Cup Best:As Czechoslovakia: Champions (1976)
As Slovakia: Round of 16 (2016, 2024)

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,[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] while it also competed as Slovakia during World War II.

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 for the FIFA World Cup in 2010 after winning their qualifying group. 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).

History

Slovak Republic and Czechoslovakia

The first official match of the first Slovak Republic was played in Bratislava against Germany on 27 August 1939, and ended in a 2–0 victory for Slovakia. The Slovak team played a series of friendlies during the Second World War, all against Axis-aligned nations.[8]

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).[9]

1994–present: Slovakia

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 home match was a 4–1 victory 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 victories (7–0) have come against Liechtenstein in 2004, as well as 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.

2010 FIFA World Cup

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.[10] [11] [12] [13] 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.[14] 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.[15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

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.[20] 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.

UEFA Euro 2012

In the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying, 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. However, in October, 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. 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 after the unsuccessful qualifying campaign with a victory in Bosnia and Herzegovina followed by two defeats to Bosnia and Greece.[21]

UEFA Euro 2016

In the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying, 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.[22] 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. Slovakia finished qualification by defeating Luxembourg 4–2 and got the second place, qualifying to their fourth European Championship, first as an independent nation.[23] [24] [25]

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,[26] then drew 0–0 against England to advance to the round of 16 as one of the tournament's best third-placed teams.[27] [28] [29] [30] They were eliminated at this stage by world champions Germany with a 3–0 defeat.[31]

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

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,[32] [33] but they missed out on a play-off place as the other second teams' results went against them, meaning Slovakia finished as the worst group runners-up.[34] [35]

UEFA Euro 2020

Slovakia struggled to qualify for Euro 2020, only reaching the tournament after a difficult away victory over Northern Ireland. Being drawn with Spain, Sweden and Poland in group E, Slovakia beat Poland 2–1. However, Slovakia subsequently lost to Sweden 0–1 before getting thrashed by Spain 5–0, thus finishing third 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.

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

The country finished third in 2022 World Cup qualifying behind Croatia and Russia, the latter of which would be banned from the final tournament due to the country's invasion of Ukraine. Despite the third-place finish in the group, the team dropped points to footballing minnows Cyprus and Malta.

UEFA Euro 2024

After a series of disappointing results, former Napoli coach Francesco Calzona was appointed as the manager.

Slovakia's poor form meant they were placed as low as the fifth pot for the qualifying phase of the tournament, the worst position the country has ever been in. Slovakia was drawn into a group with Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Luxembourg, and Liechtenstein. After a poor 0–0 draw in the first match against Luxembourg, the team went on to win eight and lose two matches in total, both being narrow losses against Portugal (0–1 at home and 3–2 away). As a result, Slovakia qualified automatically for Euro 2024 by finishing second in their qualifying group.[36] [37] [38]

The team was drawn in Group E of Euro 2024, together with Belgium, Ukraine, and Romania. In Frankfurt on 17 June, Slovakia produced one of the biggest shocks in the history of the tournament by beating Belgium 1–0.[39]

Slovakia eventually progressed to the knockout stage of the tournament. In the round of 16, they faced eventual Runner-up England and lost 2-1 in extra time. Slovakia's Ivan Schranz became the joint-UEFA European Football Championship Top Goalscorer of Euro 2024.

Stadia

The Slovakia national football team 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 cannot be used because of artificial grass installation in 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.

Stadia which have hosted Slovakia international football matches:

Slovakia national football team home stadiums
StadiumCapacityLocationFirst matchLast match
61Tehelné pole22,500Bratislavav. (2–0)
27 August 1939
v. (0–2)
23 March 2024
37Štadión Antona Malatinského19,200Trnavav. (0–0)
24 April 1996
v. (4–0)
9 June 2024
21Štadión pod Dubňom11,258Žilinav. (2–2)
30 April 2003
v. (3–1)
17 November 2015
9Pasienky11,591Bratislavav. (1–0)
18 August 1999
v. (0–1)
16 October 2012
4Všešportový areál30,312Košicev. (2–1)
8 March 1995
v. (0–2)
15 November 1995
2Štadión pod Zoborom7,480Nitrav. (4–0)
27 March 1996
v. (1–1)
24 May 2000
Štadión Lokomotívy9,000Košicev. (0–0)
19 August 1998
v. (3–0)
5 September 1998
Mestský štadión5,450Dubnica nad Váhomv. (2–0)
8 September 1999
v. (7–0)
13 October 2007
1MOL Aréna12,700Dunajská Stredav. (2–2)
30 March 1993
Futbalový štadión Prievidza9,000Prievidzav. (2–0)
16 November 1993
Štadión na Sihoti4,500Trenčínv. (4–2)
5 September 2001
Štadión Tatranu5,410Prešovv. (4–1)
14 May 2002
ViOn Aréna3,787Zlaté Moravcev. (1–2)
26 March 2008
NTC Senec3,264Senecv. (2–0)
23 May 2014

Team image

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.

SupplierPeriod
Le Coq Sportif1993–1995
Nike1995–2005
Adidas2006–2011
Puma2012–2016
Nike2016–

Results and fixtures

See main article: Slovakia national football team results (2020–present) and Slovakia national football team results. The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2024

Coaching staff

[42]

Position Name
Head coach Francesco Calzona
Assistant coaches Simone Bonomi
Gianluca Segarelli
Goalkeeping coach Ján Novota
Team manager Marek Hamšík
Technical director Giovanni Paolo de Matteis
Fitness coaches Alessandro Bulfoni
Dávid Brünn
Translator Pavol Farkaš
Doctors Jozef Almási
Zsolt Fegyveres
Masseur Mário Prelovský
Physiotherapists Marián Drinka
Peter Hečko
Martin Nozdrovický
Video analyst Marco Brini
Custodians Ján Beniak
Marek Košáň

Coaching history

1939–1944

1993–present

Players

Current squad

The following 26 players were called up for a friendly fixture against Wales (9 June) and the UEFA Euro 2024 final tournament.[43]

Caps and goals updated as of 30 June 2024, after the match against England.

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Slovakia squad within the last twelve months:

Notes

Player records

[44]

Players in bold are still active with Slovakia.

Most appearances

RankPlayerCapsGoalsCareer
1Marek Hamšík138262007–2023
2Peter Pekarík13122006–present
3Juraj Kucka111142008–present
4Miroslav Karhan107141995–2011
5Martin Škrtel10462004–2019
6Ján Ďurica9142004–2017
7Róbert Vittek82232001–2016
8Róbert Mak81162013–present
9Vladimír Weiss7782009–2022
10Ondrej Duda76142014–present

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerGoalsCapsRatioCareer
1Marek Hamšík261382007–2023
2Róbert Vittek23822001–2016
3Szilárd Németh22591996–2006
4Róbert Mak16812013–present
5Marek Mintál14452002–2009
Ondrej Duda14762014–present
Miroslav Karhan141071995–2011
Juraj Kucka141112008–present
8Adam Nemec13432006–2019
Stanislav Šesták13662004–2016

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

See main article: Slovakia at the FIFA World Cup.

FIFA World Cup recordwidth=1% rowspan=30Qualification record
YearResultPositionSquad
as as
1930Did not enterDeclined invitation
1934Runners-up2nd430196Squad1100211934
1938Quarter-finals5th311153Squad2110711938
1950Did not enterDid not enter
1954Group stage14th200207Squad4310511954
1958Group stage9th411296Squad4301931958
1962Runners-up2nd631277Squad54012071962
1966Did not qualify63121241966
1970Group stage15th300327Squad75111671970
1974Did not qualify4211931974
19784202461978
1982Group stage19th302124Squad84221561982
1986Did not qualify832311121986
1990Quarter-finals6th5302105Squad85211331990
1994Did not qualify104512191994
as Slovakiaas Slovakia
1998Did not qualify4th105141814
20023rd10523169
20062nd146622614
2010Round of 1616th411257Squad1st107122210
2014Did not qualify3rd103431110
2nd10604177
20223rd103521710
2026To be determinedTo be determined
2030
2034
Total34126164952145753535271137

UEFA European Championship

See main article: Slovakia at the UEFA European Championship.

UEFA European Championship recordQualifying record
YearResultPositionSquad
as as
1960Third place3rd210123Squad64111651960
1964Did not qualify2011231964
19686312841968
197264111141972
1976Champions1st211053Squad85211971976
1980Third place3rd412154Squad65011741980
1984Did not qualify83411571984
19886231751988
199285031291992
as Slovakiaas Slovakia
1996Did not qualify10 4 2 4 14 18
200010 5 2 3 12 9
20048 3 1 4 11 9
200812 5 1 6 33 23
201210 4 3 3 7 10
2016Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 3 6 Squadbgcolor=ccffcc 10 7 1 2 17 8
2020Group stage 18th 3 1 0 2 2 7 bgcolor=ccccff 10 5 2 3 15 12
2024Round of 16 12th 4 1 1 2 4 5 Squadbgcolor=ccffcc 10 7 1 2 17 8
2028To be determinedTo be determined
2032
Total1 Title6/1711326918136712639233145

UEFA Nations League

record
SeasonDivisionGroup
2018–19B141035521st
2020–21B2611451030th
2022–23C362135643rd
2024–25C1To be determined
Total164210152121st

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Slovakia's all-time international record, correct as of 30 June 2024 after a match against England.
Records with defunct teams are marked in italics.

Opponents
1 0 1 0 1 1 0
2 2 0 0 2 0 +2
1 0 0 1 0 6 −6
2 0 0 2 1 7 −6
1 0 1 0 0 0 0
6 1 3 2 3 6 −3
10 8 0 2 21 7 +14
1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
5 3 1 1 9 3 +6
4 1 2 1 4 4 0
3 2 0 1 3 2 +1
6 3 0 3 8 7 +1
1 0 0 1 0 5 −5
8 4 2 2 11 6 +5
1 0 1 0 1 1 0
3 1 1 1 3 2 +1
1 1 0 0 3 2 +1
3 0 1 2 0 2 −2
3 1 1 1 5 6 −1
17 2 4 11 20 43 −23
6 4 1 1 16 6 +10
14 3 2 9 12 29 −17
3 2 0 1 7 3 +4
1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
7 0 1 6 4 13 −9
2 2 0 0 3 1 +2
2 2 0 0 5 1 +4
4 3 1 0 6 1 +5
4 1 1 2 2 6 −4
2 1 0 1 3 3 0
11 3 0 8 12 25 −13
1 0 1 0 0 0 0
5 1 1 3 4 6 −2
1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
6 4 2 0 7 2 +5
7 5 1 1 16 9 +7
2 1 0 1 6 6 0
6 0 5 1 5 6 −1
6 3 2 1 10 7 +3
2 1 0 1 3 5 −2
3 0 1 2 2 5 −3
1 1 0 0 5 1 +4
2 0 0 2 1 3 −2
1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
6 3 3 0 12 6 +6
1 0 0 1 1 2 −1
11 9 2 0 30 1 +29
6 3 3 0 11 5 +6
7 5 1 1 16 5 +11
1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
10 8 2 0 29 5 +24
1 0 0 1 2 5 −3
3 2 0 1 5 4 +1
2 1 1 0 4 2 +2
2 0 0 2 2 4 −2
3 0 1 2 2 5 −3
1 0 1 0 1 1 0
5 3 1 1 6 3 +3
8 6 2 0 16 3 +13
5 1 1 3 2 6 −4
2 0 1 1 1 3 −2
2 0 0 2 1 3 −2
9 5 1 3 14 14 0
6 0 1 5 3 11 −8
12 1 6 5 13 21 −8
11 4 3 4 10 10 0
5 5 0 0 26 1 +25
1 0 1 0 1 1 0
4 2 0 2 4 2 +2
3 0 1 3 1 5 −4
9 2 4 3 8 9 −1
1 0 1 0 0 0 0
7 1 1 5 6 20 −14
7 0 3 4 2 12 −10
3 2 0 1 4 4 0
2 1 1 0 4 3 +1
6 1 1 4 3 8 −5
1 0 0 1 1 3 −2
9 2 3 4 11 11 0
3 3 0 0 5 2 +3
1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
1 1 0 0 4 1 +3
6 2 1 3 13 10 +3
Total 361143 84 134 504 462 +42

Honours

Major tournaments

Minor titles

Recognitions

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Prezývka slovenských reprezentantov? Suchá. dead. 10 June 2010. Aktualne Atlas. sk. https://web.archive.org/web/20170729224650/https://aktualne.atlas.sk/prezyvka-slovenskych-reprezentantov-sucha/sport/futbal/. 29 July 2017.
  3. Book: Dunmore, Tom. Historical Dictionary of Soccer. Scarecrow Press. 16 September 2011. 978-0-8108-7188-5.
  4. Web site: UEFA EURO 2016: How all the teams qualified. UEFA. 17 November 2015. 2 January 2024.
  5. Web site: UEFA EURO 2020 contenders in focus: Czech Republic UEFA EURO . 22 February 2021. 6 January 2024.
  6. Web site: UEFA EURO 2020 contenders in focus: Slovakia. UEFA. 3 January 2021. 6 January 2024.
  7. Web site: Who has qualified for UEFA EURO 2024? UEFA EURO 2024. UEFA. 28 December 2023. 6 January 2024.
  8. Web site: Pred 80 rokmi 1. zápas slovenskej reprezentácie: Slovensko – Nemecko 2:0. 80 years ago, the first match of the Slovak national team: Slovakia - Germany 2:0. Slovak Football Association. 26 August 2019. 7 September 2023. sk.
  9. Web site: Czecho(Slovakia): The best football team never to win the World Cup? . Kafkadesk. 6 February 2021. 18 January 2024.
  10. Web site: Thrilling win in the snow. ESPN. 14 October 2009. 15 October 2009. 19 October 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091019032126/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=236564&cc=5739. dead.
  11. Web site: Slovakia head to World Cup after victory in Poland. The Slovak Spectator. 14 October 2009. 2 March 2024.
  12. Web site: Switzerland and Slovakia off to South Africa . France 24. 2 March 2024.
  13. News: Slovakia's World Cup qualifying highlights. 3 December 2009. 2 March 2024.
  14. News: Tom. Kington. World Cup 2010: Italian press bemoans 'shameful' exit . The Guardian. 25 June 2010. 2 March 2024. 0261-3077.
  15. News: Paul. Wilson. World Cup 2010: Italy exit as Slovakia turf out reigning champions . The Guardian. 24 June 2010. 2 March 2024. 0261-3077.
  16. News: Title holders Italy crash out after defeat to Slovakia . France 24. 24 June 2010. 2 March 2024.
  17. Web site: Italy and France make unwanted history. AFP. 24 June 2010. 12 November 2016. 24 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140224155351/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g719IP-0ApqNtOYkhTM0B0kfXBEQ. dead.
  18. Web site: Slovakia's Golden Game: When Sokoli beat champions Italy at the FIFA World Cup . FIFA. 2 March 2024.
  19. News: Champions Italy crash out of World Cup. CNN. 2 March 2024.
  20. Web site: Robben rocks Slovakia. ESPN. 28 June 2010. 18 August 2010. 2 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100702060543/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=264113&cc=5739&ver=global. dead.
  21. News: Lukáš. Vráblik. Jan Kozak, the explosive figure who has put a spark into Slovakia. The Guardian. 3 September 2016. 2 March 2024. 0029-7712.
  22. News: Slovakia 2-1 Spain . BBC Sport. 2 March 2024.
  23. Web site: Russia, Slovakia qualify for 2016 European Championship. USA Today. 2 March 2024.
  24. Web site: Slovakia survive scare to seal place at EURO 2016 European Qualifiers. UEFA. 12 October 2015. 2 March 2024.
  25. Web site: Daniel. Rouse. Tight win sends Slovakia to Euro 2016; Ukraine faces play-off after loss to Spain. The Score. 2 March 2024.
  26. Web site: Euro 2016: Marek Hamsik scores stunner as Slovakia beat Russia . Eurosport. 15 June 2016. 2 March 2024.
  27. News: Berry. Glendenning. Slovakia 0-0 England: Euro 2016, as it happened. the Guardian. 20 June 2016. 2 March 2024. 0261-3077.
  28. News: Slovakia 0-0 England . BBC Sport. 2 March 2024.
  29. Web site: Anthony. Lopopolo. Slovakia guaranteed Round of 16 berth as 3rd-place finisher; Hungary also in. The Score. 12 October 2015. 2 March 2024.
  30. News: Slovak football players advance to round of 16 . The Slovak Spectator. Petit Press. 22 June 2016. 2 March 2024.
  31. News: Germany 3-0 Slovakia. BBC Sport. 2 March 2024.
  32. News: Alasdair. Lamont. Slovenia 2-2 Scotland. BBC Sport. 8 October 2017. 2 March 2024.
  33. Web site: Slovenia 2-2 Scotland Game Analysis. 8 October 2017. 2 March 2024.
  34. Web site: UEFA: Iceland, Serbia qualify; Wales out . ESPN. 9 October 2017. 2 March 2024.
  35. Web site: Who will be UEFA's worst runners-up?. ESPN. 12 October 2017. 2 March 2024.
  36. News: Hungary and Slovakia reach Euro 2024 while starlet Yamal scores for Spain. France 24. 16 November 2023. 2 March 2024.
  37. News: Hungary qualifies for Euro 2024 with own goal in stoppage time in match marred by violence . Associated Press. 16 November 2023. 2 March 2024.
  38. News: Euro 2024: Hungary book place with late leveller, Sweden humbled by Azerbaijan. The Guardian. 16 November 2023. 2 March 2024. 0261-3077.
  39. Web site: Euro 2024 updates: France leave room for improvement . ESPN . 18 June 2024.
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