FIFA Trigram: SVN
2010 World Cup Qualifying: Finished 2nd in UEFA Group 3 (6-2-2; 18 GF, 4 GA); Defeated Russia 2-2 on away goal aggregate in UEFA playoff
World Cup Finals Appearances: 2 – 2002 (30th), 2010
Record vs. USA: 0-0-0
Head Coach: Matjaž Kek
Championship Honors: None
Leading World Cup Qualifying Scorer: Milivoje Novakovic (5)
Key Players: Zlatko Dedic (VFL Bochum), Samir Handanovic (Udinese), Robert Koren (West Bromich Albion), Milivoje Novakovic (FC Köln)
Language: Slovenian
Following a second place finish in Group 3, Slovenia defied the long odds to eliminate Russia in a two-legged UEFA playoff … The nation of just over two million will attend its second World Cup in 2010, having qualified for Korea/Japan in 2002 … Slovenia has never faced the United States
