Everything you need to know about the Slovakia national football team, including their history, manager, and more.
England are preparing for a huge match against Slovakia in the Euro 2024 round of 16 stage, with their trophy hopes on the line.
Gareth Southgate has struggled to get his team hitting the heights so far, with a win over Serbia being clouded by draws against Denmark and Slovenia.
Despite that, the Three Lions topped the group and now face a potentially favourable run to the final of the competition.
That’s not to say it’ll be that easy though, with Slovakia being the first hurdle that England must leap over to reach the finishing line.
So with that said, here’s a look at everything you need to know about the Slovakian national football team.
Who are the Slovakia national team?
The Slovakian national team are the football side that represents the nation of Slovakia in men’s international competitions.
What is the population of Slovakia?
Slovakia is estimated to have a population of roughly 5.4 million people, which is one of the smallest nations in the tournament.
Slovakia National Team founding year
The current Slovakia national football team has been internationally recognised by FIFA and UEFA since 1993, following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia as a nation.
In that time, they have qualified for four tournaments, all from 2010 onwards as they look to make an impact on the international football stage.
Slovakia home football stadium
Slovakia play their international football at two different stadiums in the country, which are the Tehelne Pole Stadium in Bratislava and Anton Malatinsky Stadium in Trnava.
Slovakia kit history
Slovakia have switched their home and away colours over the years, with the current home kit set as blue and red and the away strip set as white.
That has changed over a few times, with the latest change coming into place in 2020.
The current design features both the design of the nation’s flag as well as the badge of the national team itself.
Slovakia current manager
Francesco Calzona is the current manager of the Slovakian national team, which was his first role as a head coach.
The Italian coach had a short playing career, featuring for Arezzo in Italy between 1986 and 1987, before moving into coaching.
Spells across Italy in the dugout saw Calzona act as an assistant manager, plying his trade in that role since 2008.
He took up the Slovakia role in 2022 and guided them through qualification for Euro 2024, with some huge results.
In 2024, Calzona had a short interim stint at Napoli – where he had previously been on the backroom staff – helping guide them to the end of the 2023/24 campaign.
Francesco Calzona playing career
Francesco Calzona head coach career
Slovakia Euro 2024 squad
Slovakia have plenty of familiar faces such as Martin Dubravka, Marek Rodak and Milan Skriniar as part of their team at Euro 2024.
Who is the Slovakia captain?
Milan Skriniar is the current captain of the Slovakian national team, taking the armband for his nation back in 2022, taking over from Marek Hamsik.
Skriniar has been an ever-present force for the side since 2017, despite only making his debut just one year prior.
The centre-back has risen to notoriety in Europe after moving to Inter Milan, with a switch to PSG made in 2023.