Nemanja Vidic and Branislav Ivanovic have been named in Serbia's preliminary squad for the World Cup finals.
Vidic and Ivanovic among Premier League names
Nemanja Vidic and Branislav Ivanovic have been named in Serbia's preliminary squad for the World Cup finals.
The Manchester United centre-back and the versatile Chelsea defender are in coach Radomir Antic's initial selection.
Wigan goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic and Wolves midfielder Nenad Milijas are also included, along with Chelsea's emerging talent Nemanja Matic.
Antic will have to trim his party to a 23-man selection by Fifa's deadline of 1st June ahead of the tournament in South Africa.
Serbia have been named in Group D alongside Germany, Australia and Ghana.
Serbia squad:
Goalkeepers: Vladimir Stojkovic (Wigan), Zeljko Brkic (Vojvodina Novi Sad), Bojan Isailovic (Zagleb Lubin), Andjelko Djuricic (Uniao Leiria).
Defenders: Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea), Antonio Rukavina (Munich 1860), Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United), Neven Subotic (Borussia Dortmund), Aleksandar Lukovic (Udinese), Ivan Obradovic (Real Zaragoza), Aleksandar Kolarov (Lazio).
Midfielders: Dejan Stankovic (Inter Milan), Nenad Milijas (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Milos Krasic (CSKA Moscow), Milan Jovanovic (Standard Liege), Milos Ninkovic (Dynamo Kiev), Zdravko Kuzmanovic (VfB Stuttgart), Zoran Tosic (Cologne), Miralem Sulejmani (Ajax), Gojko Kacar (Hertha Berlin), Nemanja Matic (Chelsea), Radosav Petrovic (Partizan Belgrade).
Forwards: Nikola Zigic (Valencia), Marko Pantelic (Ajax), Danko Lazovic (Zenit St Petersburg), Dragan Mrdja (Vojvodina Novi Sad), Dejan Lekic (Red Star Belgrade).
