Slovakia at the FIFA World Cup

This is a record of Slovakia's results at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.[1]

Slovakia have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on one occasion in 2010 where they reached the second round.

FIFA World Cup record
Year Results Position GP W D L GF GA
1998Did not qualify
2002
2006
2010Round of 1616411257
2014Did not qualify
2018
2022To be determined
2026
TotalRound of 161/6411257

Slovakia at the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Slovakia were drawn in group F of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Paraguay 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
3  New Zealand 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
4  Italy 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Coach: Vladimír Weiss

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Ján Mucha (1982-12-05)5 December 1982 (aged 27) 14 Legia Warszawa
2 2DF Peter Pekarík (1986-10-30)30 October 1986 (aged 23) 21 VfL Wolfsburg
3 2DF Martin Škrtel (1984-12-15)15 December 1984 (aged 25) 37 Liverpool
4 2DF Marek Čech (1983-01-26)26 January 1983 (aged 27) 38 West Bromwich Albion
5 2DF Radoslav Zabavník (1980-09-16)16 September 1980 (aged 29) 42 Mainz 05
6 3MF Zdeno Štrba (1976-06-09)9 June 1976 (aged 34) 20 Skoda Xanthi
7 3MF Vladimír Weiss (1989-11-30)30 November 1989 (aged 20) 7 Bolton Wanderers
8 3MF Ján Kozák (1980-04-22)22 April 1980 (aged 30) 22 Timişoara
9 3MF Stanislav Šesták (1982-12-16)16 December 1982 (aged 27) 29 VfL Bochum
10 3MF Marek Sapara (1982-07-31)31 July 1982 (aged 27) 24 Ankaragücü
11 4FW Róbert Vittek (1982-04-01)1 April 1982 (aged 28) 69 Ankaragücü
12 1GK Dušan Perniš (1984-11-28)28 November 1984 (aged 25) 1 Dundee United
13 4FW Filip Hološko (1984-01-17)17 January 1984 (aged 26) 37 Beşiktaş
14 4FW Martin Jakubko (1980-02-26)26 February 1980 (aged 30) 21 Saturn Moscow Oblast
15 3MF Miroslav Stoch (1989-10-19)19 October 1989 (aged 20) 10 Twente
16 2DF Ján Ďurica (1981-12-10)10 December 1981 (aged 28) 35 Hannover 96
17 3MF Marek Hamšík (c) (1987-07-27)27 July 1987 (aged 22) 30 Napoli
18 4FW Erik Jendrišek (1986-10-26)26 October 1986 (aged 23) 13 1. FC Kaiserslautern
19 3MF Juraj Kucka (1987-02-26)26 February 1987 (aged 23) 5 Sparta Prague
20 3MF Kamil Kopúnek (1984-05-18)18 May 1984 (aged 26) 7 Spartak Trnava
21 2DF Kornel Saláta (1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 25) 3 Slovan Bratislava
22 2DF Martin Petráš (1979-11-02)2 November 1979 (aged 30) 38 Cesena
23 1GK Dušan Kuciak (1985-05-21)21 May 1985 (aged 25) 2 FC Vaslui

New Zealand vs Slovakia
New Zealand 1–1 Slovakia
Reid  90+3' Report Vittek  50'
Attendance: 23,871
New Zealand[3]
Slovakia[3]

NEW ZEALAND:
GK1Mark Paston
RB4Winston Reid 90+3'
CB6Ryan Nelsen (c)
CB5Ivan Vicelich 78'
LB19Tommy Smith
RM11Leo Bertos
CM7Simon Elliott
LM3Tony Lochhead 42'
RW14Rory Fallon
LW10Chris Killen 72'
CF9Shane Smeltz
Substitutions:
FW20Chris Wood 72'
MF21Jeremy Christie 78'
Manager:
Ricki Herbert

SLOVAKIA:
GK1Ján Mucha
RB5Radoslav Zabavník
CB16Ján Ďurica
CB3Martin Škrtel
LB4Marek Čech
DM6Zdeno Štrba 55'
RM7Vladimír Weiss 90+1'
CM9Stanislav Šesták 81'
LM17Marek Hamšík (c)
CF11Róbert Vittek 84'
CF18Erik Jendrišek
Substitutions:
FW13Filip Hološko 81'
MF15Miroslav Stoch 84'
MF19Juraj Kucka 90+1'
Manager:
Vladimír Weiss

Man of the Match:
Róbert Vittek (Slovakia)

Assistant referees:
Celestin Ntagungira (Rwanda)[2]
Enock Molefe (South Africa)[2]
Fourth official:
Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)[2]
Fifth official:
Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan)[2]

Slovakia vs Paraguay
Slovakia 0–2 Paraguay
Report Vera  27'
Riveros  86'
Attendance: 26,643
Slovakia[4]
Paraguay[4]

SLOVAKIA:
GK1Ján Mucha
RB2Peter Pekarík
CB3Martin Škrtel
CB21Kornel Saláta 83'
LB16Ján Ďurica 42'
DM6Zdeno Štrba
CM17Marek Hamšík (c)
RW9Stanislav Šesták 47' 70'
LW7Vladimír Weiss 84'
SS8Ján Kozák
CF11Róbert Vittek
Substitutions:
FW13Filip Hološko 70'
MF15Miroslav Stoch 83'
Manager:
Vladimír Weiss

PARAGUAY:
GK1Justo Villar (c)
RB6Carlos Bonet
CB14Paulo da Silva
CB21Antolín Alcaraz
LB3Claudio Morel
DM15Víctor Cáceres
CM13Enrique Vera 45' 88'
CM16Cristian Riveros
AM18Nelson Valdez 68'
SS9Roque Santa Cruz
CF19Lucas Barrios 82'
Substitutions:
DF17Aureliano Torres 68'
FW7Óscar Cardozo 82'
MF8Édgar Barreto 88'
Manager:
Gerardo Martino

Man of the Match:
Enrique Vera (Paraguay)

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)[2]
Bechir Hassani (Tunisia)[2]
Fourth official:
Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)[2]
Fifth official:
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)[2]

Slovakia vs Italy
Slovakia 3–2 Italy
Vittek  25', 73'
Kopúnek  89'		 Report Di Natale  81'
Quagliarella  90+2'
Attendance: 53,412
Slovakia[5]
Italy[5]

SLOVAKIA:
GK1Ján Mucha 82'
RB2Peter Pekarík 50'
CB3Martin Škrtel
CB16Ján Ďurica
LB5Radoslav Zabavník
DM6Zdeno Štrba 16' 87'
CM19Juraj Kucka
RM17Marek Hamšík (c)
LM15Miroslav Stoch
SS11Róbert Vittek 40' 90+2'
CF18Erik Jendrišek 90+4'
Substitutions:
MF20Kamil Kopúnek 87'
MF9Stanislav Šesták 90+2'
DF22Martin Petráš 90+4'
Manager:
Vladimír Weiss

ITALY:
GK12Federico Marchetti
RB19Gianluca Zambrotta
CB5Fabio Cannavaro (c) 31'
CB4Giorgio Chiellini 67'
LB3Domenico Criscito 46'
DM6Daniele De Rossi
CM8Gennaro Gattuso 46'
CM22Riccardo Montolivo 56'
RW7Simone Pepe 76'
LW10Antonio Di Natale
CF9Vincenzo Iaquinta
Substitutions:
DF2Christian Maggio 46'
FW18Fabio Quagliarella 83' 46'
MF21Andrea Pirlo 56'
Manager:
Marcello Lippi

Man of the Match:
Róbert Vittek (Slovakia)

Assistant referees:
Darren Cann (England)[2]
Michael Mullarkey (England)[2]
Fourth official:
Stéphane Lannoy (France)[2]
Fifth official:
Eric Dansault (France)[2]

Second Round - Netherlands vs Slovakia

The Netherlands and Slovakia played on 28 June 2010 at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. The Netherlands won 2–1. The Netherlands' first goal was an excellent individual effort from Arjen Robben in the 18th minute, taking on the Slovakian defence with the ball before scoring from 25 yards. The Dutch had chances to extend their lead in the second half; Arjen Robben cut inside on his left foot just like he did when he scored the first goal, but this time the slovak goalkeeper Jan Mucha saved the shot going to his far post. The Slovaks also had 2 big opportunities to equalize but forced 2 great saves from Maarten Stekelenburg. The Dutch however in the 84th minute sealed their win, with Wesley Sneijder scoring off an assist from Dirk Kuyt into an unguarded net after Kuyt got the ball past the Slovak keeper. Róbert Vittek slotted a penalty kick late in stoppage time, but it was no more than a consolation goal for Slovakia. The penalty had been awarded for a trip on Vittek by the Dutch goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg.[6] The Netherlands' win threatened to be overshadowed by Robin van Persie responding angrily to being substituted by coach Bert van Marwijk. Van Marwijk called a team meeting over the incident, and insisted later that there was no residual unrest in the squad.[7][8]

Netherlands 2–1 Slovakia
Robben  18'
Sneijder  84'		 Report Vittek  90' (pen.)
Attendance: 61,962
Netherlands[9]
Slovakia[9]
GK1Maarten Stekelenburg 90+3'
RB2Gregory van der Wiel
CB3John Heitinga
CB4Joris Mathijsen
LB5Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c)
DM6Mark van Bommel
DM8Nigel de Jong
RW7Dirk Kuyt 31'
AM10Wesley Sneijder 90+2'
LW11Arjen Robben 71'
CF9Robin van Persie 80'
Substitutions:
FW17Eljero Elia 71'
FW21Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 80'
MF20Ibrahim Afellay 90+2'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk
GK1Ján Mucha
RB2Peter Pekarík
CB3Martin Škrtel 84'
CB16Ján Ďurica
LB5Radoslav Zabavník 88'
DM19Juraj Kucka 40'
RM7Vladimír Weiss
LM15Miroslav Stoch
AM17Marek Hamšík (c) 87'
CF18Erik Jendrišek 71'
CF11Róbert Vittek
Substitutions:
MF20Kamil Kopúnek 72' 71'
MF10Marek Sapara 87'
FW14Martin Jakubko 88'
Manager:
Vladimír Weiss

Man of the Match:
Arjen Robben (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Fermín Martínez Ibánez (Spain)
Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain)
Fourth official:
Stéphane Lannoy (France)
Fifth official:
Laurent Ugo (France)

Record players

Six players were fielded in all four of Slovakia's World Cup matches in 2010, making them record players for their country.

No. Name Matches
1 Ján Ďurica4
Marek Hamšík4
Ján Mucha4
Martin Škrtel4
Miroslav Stoch4
Róbert Vittek4

Top goalscorers
No. Name Goals
1 Róbert Vittek4
2 Kamil Kopúnek1

References
  1. 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007.
  2. Cite error: The named reference referees was invoked but never defined
  3. "Tactical Line-up – Group F – New Zealand-Slovakia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  4. "Tactical Line-up – Group F – Slovakia-Paraguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
  5. "Tactical Line-up – Group F – Slovakia-Italy" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  6. Dawkes, Phil (28 June 2010). "Netherlands 2–1 Slovakia". BBC News. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  7. Corder, Mike (30 June 2010). "Van Marwijk calls team meeting over Van Persie". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  8. "Sneijder denies Van Persie rift". ESPNsoccernet. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  9. "Tactical Line-up – Last 16 – Netherlands-Slovakia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
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