Slovenia are just one of the 24 teams taking part at the fantastic football tournament in Germany. Here's everything you need to know about the team, who share a group with England, and Denmark! 1. They've been a team since 1991 Following their independence from Yugoslavia, the Slovenia team was founded in 1991.
The team's current first kit is white, and their second kit is blue and black. 2. The badge and flag feature Mount Triglav The team's current badge was designed in 2006 and like the flag, features an icon in the shape of Mount Triglav.
It's the highest mountain in Slovenia and has an elevation of 2864 metres. NZS stands for , meaning Football Association of Slovenia. 3.
The team play their home games in Ljubljana The national side play the majority of their home fixtures at the StozĢice Stadium in Ljubljana. The ground, which was officially opened in 2011, has a capacity of 16,038. 4.
Their captain is Jan Oblak Oblak was born in the town of SĢkofja Loka in 1993. The goalkeeper leads the team and has played club football for AtleĢtico Madrid since 2014. He's one of the best goalkeepers in the world.
5. BosĢtjan Cesar is their most-capped player Ljubljana-born centre-back BosĢtjan Cesar played for the likes of Dinamo Zagreb, Marseille and even had a loan spell at West Bromwich Albion. He made 101 appearances for Slovenia.
If you want another BosĢtjan Cesar fact, he's the same height as 191 Beanos stacked on top of each other. 6. Zlatko ZahovicĢ is the team's high.
