World Cup 2018: Yugoslavia's 23-man squad if it was still one nation 

Midfielders:

A midfield with Matic and Modric can't go wrong

Miralem Pjanić (Bosnia and Herzegovina/Juventus), Ivan Rakitić (Croatia/Barcelona), Mateo Kovačić (Croatia/Real Madrid), Luka Modrić (Croatia/Real Madrid), Marcelo Brozović (Croatia/Inter Milan), Nemanja Matić (Serbia/Manchester United) and Sergej Milinković-Savić (Serbia/Lazio)

Midfield is the biggest strength of this side and it would have put every other nation to shame because of its incredible balance.

Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic and Mateo Kovacic play for the two Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona. They have won a plethora of trophies with these two clubs with Modric and Rakitic playing a huge role in the success of their respective clubs.

Miralem Pjanic has played for Lyon, Roma and Juventus with incredible success. He was the top assist provider in Serie A in two successive seasons while he was with Roma. Marcelo Brozovic is another midfielder plying his trade in Serie A. The Croatian has played a big role in getting Inter Milan back into the Champions League.

The two Serbian midfielders in this list are famous for different reasons. Matic is considered as one of the best defensive midfielders in the game at the moment and his success with Chelsea, Manchester United and Benfica highlight that. Milinkovic-Savic, on the other hand, is considered a future superstar and at the 23-year-old has been constantly linked with a move to some of Europe’s biggest clubs.