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

If Yugoslavia existed today, the team would have been one of the favourites to win the World Cup
If Yugoslavia existed today, the team would have been one of the favourites to win the World Cup

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Dzeko and Mandzukic were once teammates at Wolfsburg
Dzeko and Mandzukic were once teammates at Wolfsburg

Edin Džeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina/Roma), Ivan Perišić (Croatia/Inter Milan), Mario Mandžukić (Croatia/Juventus), Stevan Jovetić (Montenegro/Monaco) and Dušan Tadić (Serbia/Southampton)

Three of the five players mentioned above are stars of Serie A clubs that have qualified for next season’s Champions League.

Edin Dzeko is the only player ever to have scored 50 goals in three of Europe’s Top 5 leagues. The Bosnian captain who has 52 goals in 93 international games, notably played for Wolfsburg and Manchester City before moving to Roma.

Mario Mandzukic was a very important member of Bayern Munich’s treble-winning side of 2012/13. He scored 22 goals that season including the opener in the Champions League final. He has since gone on to play for Atletico Madrid and Juventus. His compatriot, Ivan Perisic, also plays in the Serie A and has notably played for Borussia Dortmund and Wolfsburg.

Stevan Jovetic of Montenegro has played in the Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Ligue 1. The Monaco forward has scored an impressive 24 goals in 50 games for his country.

Completing the list is Dusan Tadic of Southampton. Although the Serb is not a profile player like the others on the list, the versatile forward has been a very important player for Serbia scoring 13 times in 52 games.

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