Goofs

The game between Yugoslavia and Bulgaria did end 6-1, however, the score at the half was 2-1, not 0-1. The scorers were Marjanovic, Vujadinovic (twice each), Hrnjicek (not depicted in the movie) and Tirnanic. Ivkovic and goalkeeper Jaksic (both scoring a goal in the movie, along with Arsenijevic, Vujadinovic, Marjanovic and Tirnanic) have never scored a goal for the national team.

The replicated field uniform of the WWI French soldier, who appears in memory-recalling scenes talking to young-boy Tirke, has historically incorrect collar details, and rank epaulets that were never worn on field tunics, but only as part of high officers gala-dresses.

There were no Hotel that bared the name "Beograd" at that time in Belgrade downtown, as it was clearly shown in one of scenes depicting town streets from 1930s.

The national anthem that was sang after the Yugoslavia's victory over Bulgaria is actually Serbia historical and also present-day anthem "Boze pravde". However, considering political circumstances of the time (King Alexander's state proclaimed unitarism, anti-nationalism and yugoslavism), this act of singing the anthem with only Serbian traditional lyrics would probably be judged as a scandalous and serious provocation to the official state politics and to other non-Serbian citizens that lived in that time Kingdom of Yugoslavia. By the regulations of 1929 the only acceptable anthem of Yugoslavia was a sort of "hybrid anthem" made of first strophes of national songs of three main nations in Yugoslavia - Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Although the national team was then consisted of only Serbian players, singing of the Serbian traditional anthem, and not the official Yugoslav one, was highly unlikely. Original news reports from the match clearly stated that only "the Yugoslav anthem was proudly sang among numerous viewers, influential guests from politics and city life and players themselves".

Although there are some of the King Alexander original decorations that were properly inserted, or replicated on his movie dress, many of them are missing, and few of displayed are completely inaccurately added. General-rank epaulets replicas, that are displayed, are missing highly distinctive King's monogram and the state coat of arms. These are however shown with applicated officers regular rank ''rosettes'' instead.

When Milutinac and his girlfriend are shown walking the street in downtown Belgrade, some of the modern-time sprayed graffiti is visible on the walls they are passing by.

When Commissioner Komatina meets a few of his policemen in front of the stadium, it is clearly visible that they all have only empty leather holsters without any guns.

When Multinac is taking a penalty shot the Bulgarian flag is clearly seen in the back, set upside down on the wooden stadium wall.

The flag of Bulgaria has been continuously presented in a wrong position (reversed, or upside down) in multiply scenes and on multiply locations, including continually wrong vertical display at stadium's main lodge.

During fight scene air conditioners are visible on the buildings.

Any bottles or posters of Coca-Cola would not be possible as it was only introduced in Yugoslavia in 1967.

The French cars showed "Citroën Ligére" weren't invented until 1934, and specifically the model used in the movie wasn't invented until 1954.

When Police Chief Commissioner Komatina is shown trying to persuade the Bulgarian official to give up of the World Championships participation, he is holding a Walther P38 handgun that was first made eight years after the time depicted in the movie.

Post-WWII Yugoslav Railways markings ("J") from the communist-rule period are visible in few scenes.

The BSK (''Belgrade Sport Club'') Stadium, where all of the movie matches took place, was actually never placed on the location beneath the Belgrade Fortress, as it was suggested in the movie (judging by a visual perception and also by a statement of one of two radio-reporters). The real two locations of the stadium were known to the crew, but probably marked as ''visually inconvenient' for shooting and therefore ignored. They decided instead to replicate The BSK court on the present-day stadium of the football club ''Dorcol'', itself situated on an very attractive location beneath the Belgrade Fortress on the right bank of The Danube River.