The loss puts Serbia-Montenegro in a precarious position in Group C, popularly known as "the Group of Death", as it will have to win its next two matches -- against Argentina and Ivory Coast -- to move to the next phase.
Ovim porazom Srbija i Crna Gora je dovela sebe u nezgodnu situaciju u Grupi C, popularno nazvanoj «Grupa smrti», jer mora da pobedi u naredne dve utakmice -- protiv Argentine i Obale Slonovače -- da bi se plasirala u sledeću fazu.