Serbia have parted company with head coach Ljubisa Tumbakovic by mutual consent after the team failed to qualify for the Euros.
The Republic of Ireland will begin their World Cup qualifying campaign away to Serbia on Wednesday, 24 March but a new face will be in the dugout.
"The FSS and Ljubisa Tumbakovic have parted ways by mutual consent and we wish him all the best in his future endeavours," the Balkan nation's football association (FSS) said said on its website.
"FSS vice-president Marko Pantelic has started the process of interviewing the candidates to take over and Tumbakovic's successor is to be named by the year's end."
Serbia, who have never qualified for the European Championship as an independent nation, missed out on the 2021 tournament after a penalty shootout defeat to Scotland at home in their play-off final last month.
Having made a group stage exit in the 2018 World Cup, their next task is to reach the 2022 tournament in Qatar and they have been drawn in Europe's qualifying Group A alongside Portugal, Ireland, Azerbaijan and Luxembourg.
Euro 2020 was originally due to be held 12 June to 12 July this year but was pushed back a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic and is now to be staged 11 June to 11 July next year in 12 venues across Europe.
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