Vidić missed out on Serbia and Montenegro's opening group stage match against the Netherlands through suspension from his previous red card, and on 12 June 2006, he injured his left knee ligaments during training, and therefore he did not participate in any games at the 2006 World Cup.
Vidić missede Serbien og Montenegros åbningsgruppespilskamp mod Holland på grund af karantæne fra sit røde kort i den tidligere kamp og den 12. juni 2006 fik han skadet sit venstre knæs ledbånd under en træning, og han kunne ikke spille nogen kampe i VM i 2006.