Slovenia have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on two occasions in 2002 and 2010. Prior to 1991 the country was part of Yugoslavia; see Yugoslavian national football team for records up to this point.
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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| 1930 to 1994 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | Round 1 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | Round 1 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 2/19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
Slovenia qualified for their first World Cup in 2002 under the management of Srecko Katenec, but suffered a 3-1 defeat to Spain in their opening game. Katenec's decision to substitute midfielder Zlatko Zahovic led to an argument which saw Zahovic sent home from the tournament at Katenec announce his intention to resign as manager after the tournament.[1] Slovenia lost their second game 1-0 to South Africa, leaving them unable to qualify from the group.[2] The side's final game ended in a 3-1 defeat to Paraguay.[3]
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
| 2002-06-02 18:00 |
Spain | 3 – 1 | Slovenia | Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju Attendance: 28,598 Referee: Mohammed Guezzaz (Morocco) |
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| Raúl 44' Valerón 74' Hierro 87' (pen.) |
(Report) | Cimirotič 82' |
| 2002-06-08 21:00 |
South Africa | 1 – 0 | Slovenia | Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu Attendance: 47,226 Referee: Ángel Sánchez (Argentina) |
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| Nomvethe 4' | (Report) |
| 2002-06-12 20:30 |
Slovenia | 1 – 3 | Paraguay | Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo Attendance: 30,176 Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico) |
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| Ačimovič 45+1' | (Report) | Cuevas 65' 84' Campos 73' |
Slovenia were the smallest country to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. Under the management of Matjaz Kek, the side qualified for the tournament by winning a two-legged playoff against Russia despite having lost the first leg. Slovenia beat Algeria 1-0 in their opening game, and drew 2-2 with the USA having led 2-0. This meant that the side only needed to draw their final group game against England to reach the second round of the tournament.[4] However, a 1-0 defeat to England, combined with a USA victory over Algeria, saw the side finish third in the group and fail to progress.[5]
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| 13 June 2010 13:30 |
Algeria | 0 – 1 | Slovenia | Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane Attendance: 30,325 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)[6] |
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| Report | Koren 79' |
| 18 June 2010 16:00 |
Slovenia | 2 – 2 | United States | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 45,573 Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)[7] |
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| Birsa 13' Ljubijankič 42' |
Report | Donovan 48' Bradley 82' |
| 23 June 2010 16:00 |
Slovenia | 0 – 1 | England | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 36,893 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
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| Report | Defoe 23' |
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