BELGRADE, June 1 (Reuters) - Yugoslav national coach Vujadin Boskov brushed off criticism of his team's recent performances as he unveiled his 22-man squad for the Euro 2000 finals on Thursday.

Foreign-based players made up the bulk of the party and there are just four from the domestic league, including top scorer Mateja Kezman of Partizan Belgrade.

Red Star Belgrade defender Ivan Dudic was named in place of Juventus star Zoran Mirkovic, who picked up a three-game ban in the qualifiers that would have ruled him out of the group stages in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Yugoslavia are currently on tour in the Far East and have been lambasted by the national press following a 2-0 win over China and two goalless draws against South Korea.

But veteran coach Boskov said he was very optimistic about his country's chances at Euro 2000.

'Yugoslavia has much better players than all other teams in the finals,' he said at a news conference in Hong Kong, where Yugoslavia play their final warm-up match against a local side on Saturday.

'Our only problem is that they are based in foreign clubs and only get together at occasions such as this.

'But if we are smart and manage to solve this problem, I am convinced that we can be European champions,' he added.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Aleksandar Kocic (Red Star Belgrade), Zeljko Cicovic (Las Palmas), Ivica Kralj (PSV Eindhoven)

Defenders: Ivan Dudic (Red Star Belgrade), Goran Djorovic (Celta Vigo), Miroslav Djukic (Valencia), Sinisa Mihajlovic (Lazio), Slobodan Komljenovic (Kaiserslautern), Nisa Saveljic (Girondins Bordeaux), Goran Bunjevcevic (Red Star Belgrade), Dejan Govedarica (RKC Waalwijk)

Midfielders: Slavisa Jokanovic (Deportivo Coruna), Dejan Stankovic (Lazio), Vladimir Jugovic (Inter Milan), Dragan Stojkovic (Nagoya Grampus Eight), Ljubinko Drulovic (Porto), Jovan Stankovic (Real Mallorca), Albert Nadj (Oviedo).

Strikers: Predrag Mijatovic (Fiorentina), Savo Milosevic (Real Zaragoza), Darko Kovacevic (Juventus), Mateja Kezman (Partizan Belgrade)