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Under Katanec's predecessor Slaviša Stojanović, Slovenia only managed to score a total of three points in the previous qualifiers and is one before last in group E. The next qualifier is scheduled for 22 March, when Slovenia takes on Iceland.

*Line-up for 6 February friendly against Bosnia-Herzegovina:

- goal keepers:
Samir Handanović (Inter), Vid Belec (Inter), Jasmin Handanović (Maribor)

- defenders:
Mišo Brečko (Köln), Boštjan Cesar (Chievo), Branko Ilić (Anorthosis), Bojan Jokić (Chievo), Dominic Maroh (Köln), Aleksander Rajčević (Maribor), Andraž Struna (Cracovia), Marko Šuler (Legia Varšava)

- mid-fielders:
Armin Bačinović (Hellas Verona), Goran Cvijanović (Maribor), Josip Iličić (Palermo), Kevin Kampl (Salzburg), Andraž Kirm (Groningen), Rene Krhin (Bologna), Jasmin Kurtić (Palermo), Aleksander Radosavljević (Venlo)

- strikers:
Valter Birsa (Torino), Zlatko Dedić (Bochum), Dejan Lazarević (Modena), Tim Matavž (PSV)