Compared to the rest of the national sides in Group F of the 2018 World Cup qualifying groups, Slovenia actually has the upper hand when it comes to actually qualifying for the worldwide competition as they have done it on 2 other occasions back in 2002 and 2010.
Only Scotland and England have a better record in terms of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup but some other national teams have struggled making their presence felt at the big stage.
Compared to the rest of the national sides in Group F of the 2018 World Cup qualifying groups, Slovenia actually has the upper hand when it comes to actually qualifying for the worldwide competition as they have done it on 2 other occasions back in 2002 and 2010.
Only Scotland and England have a better record in terms of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup but some other national teams have struggled making their presence felt at the big stage.
England are the favorites of snatching the top spot but the 2ndqualifying position is expected to be tightly contested with the remaining teams but Scotland along with Slovenia are the teams that pundits are edging to claim the other coveted spot.
Slovenia’s first qualifying match is scheduled to take place on September 4 as they face off with Lithuania at the LFF Stadium in their own home turn in Vilnius, Lithuania.
The current form of the Slovenian national football team has seen them struggling in recent times as they lost their friendly encounter against Turkey on June 5 and also losing with Northern Ireland in a another friendly match which took place on March 28.
These aren’t the kind of results that the head coach of the Slovenian team would like to see as SreckoKatanec is eager to see his national side snatching good results. This is a manager that took helm of Slovenia starting from January of 2013 and Katanec is still in search of a performance that can turn Slovenia into a serious threat and as a team that can have a realistic chance to compete in any international competition.
Even if Slovenia’s recent matches against Turkey and Northern Ireland are only friendly encounters which don’t really represent anything important, it still is a good way to identify how a team is performing and SreckoKatanec is hoping that he can use these results find out a way to optimize his team.