hiː wʌz ɐdˈɪʃənəli kˈɔːld ˌʌp tə sˈɜːbiə ænd mˌɔntənˈiːɡɹoʊz tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks fˈiːfə wˈɜːld kˈʌp skwˈɑːd baɪ mˈænɪdʒɚɹ ˈɪlɪdʒə pɛtkˈɑːvɪk, æz ɐ ɹᵻplˈeɪsmənt fɚðɪ ˈɪndʒɚd mˈɜːkoʊ vjuːtʃˈɪnɪk, bˌʌt wɪθdɹˈuː fɹʌmðə ɹˈɑːstɚ fˈɑːloʊɪŋ mˈiːdiːə kɹˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəm ʌvðə fˈækt ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz hɪz fˈɑːðɚ hˌuː sᵻlˈɛktᵻd hˌɪm.
He was additionally called up to Serbia and Montenegro's 2006 FIFA World Cup squad by manager Ilija Petković, as a replacement for the injured Mirko Vučinić, but withdrew from the roster following media criticism of the fact that it was his father who selected him.