Croatia national under-21 football team results (2020–present)
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This is a list of the Croatia national under-21 football team results from 2020 to the present.
Croatia entered its fourth 2021 Euro, where it was eliminated in the quarter-finals, its greatest accomplishment in the tournament so far. The team also qualified the 2023 Euro that is scheduled to be played in Romania and Georgia in June and July 2023.
Key
[edit]- Match outcomes
Win
Draw
Loss
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
By year
[edit]2020
[edit]3 September 2020 Euro 2021 qualif Gr 4 | Croatia | 5–0 | Greece | Varaždin, Croatia |
19:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Varteks Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy) Assistant referees: Alessandro Costanzo (Italy) Dario Cecconi (Italy) Fourth official: Rosario Abisso (Italy) |
7 September 2020 Euro 2021 qualif Gr 4 | Czech Republic | 0–0 | Croatia | České Budějovice, Czechia |
18:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria) Assistant referees: Martin Venev (Bulgaria) Dimitar Stoilov (Bulgaria) Fourth official: Nikolai Yordanov (Bulgaria) |
8 October 2020 Euro 2021 qualif Gr 4 | Croatia | 10–0 | San Marino | Zagreb, Croatia |
18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Ivar Orri Kristjansson (Iceland) Assistant referees: Birkir Sigurdarson (Iceland) Johann Gudmundsson (Iceland) Fourth official: Thorvaldur Árnason (Iceland) |
13 October 2020 Euro 2021 qualif Gr 4 | Greece | 0–1 | Croatia | Athens, Greece |
16:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (Spain) Assistant referees: Iñigo Prieto (Spain) Alfonso Baena Espejo (Spain) Fourth official: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez (Spain) |
12 November 2020 Euro 2021 qualif Gr 4 | Scotland | 2–2 | Croatia | Edinburgh, Scotland |
16:00 | Report | Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 132 Referee: Michael Fabbri (Italy) Assistant referees: Giorgio Peretti (Italy) Valerio Colarossi (Italy) Fourth official: Gianpaolo Calvarese (Italy) |
17 November 2020 Euro 2021 qualif Gr 4 | Croatia | 7–0 | Lithuania | Pula, Croatia |
16:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Ian McNabb (Northern Ireland) Assistant referees: Georgios Argyropoulos (Northern Ireland) Andrew Nethery (Northern Ireland) Fourth official: Lee Philip Tavinder (Northern Ireland) |
2021
[edit]25 March 2021 Euro 2021 Gr D | Portugal | 1–0 | Croatia | Koper, Slovenia |
21:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Bonifika Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland) Assistant referees: Jakub Winkler (Poland) Dawid Golis (Poland) Fourth official: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia) |
28 March 2021 Euro 2021 Gr D | Croatia | 3–2 | Switzerland | Koper, Slovenia |
18:00 | Report | Stadium: Bonifika Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands) Assistant referees: Joost van Zuilen (Netherlands) Johan Balder (Netherlands) Fourth official: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania) |
31 March 2021 Euro 2021 Gr D | Croatia | 1–2 | England | Koper, Slovenia |
18:00 | Report | Stadium: Bonifika Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany) Assistant referees: Eduard Beitinger (Germany) Dominik Schaal (Germany) Fourth official: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania) |
31 May 2021 Euro 2021 quarter-finals | Spain | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Croatia | Maribor, Slovenia |
18:00 | Report | Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 1,886 Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia) Assistant referees: Levan Varamishvil (Georgia) Zaza Pipia (Georgia) Fourth official: Irakli Kvirikashvili (Georgia) |
2 September 2021 Euro 2023 qualif Gr A | Croatia | 2–0 | Azerbaijan | Velika Gorica, Croatia |
19:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Gradski stadion Referee: Denys Shurman (Ukraine) Assistant referees: Oleksandr Korniyko (Ukraine) Viktor Nyzhnyk (Ukraine) Fourth official: Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine) |
7 September 2021 Euro 2023 qualif Gr A | Finland | 0–2 | Croatia | Oulu, Finland |
17:00 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Raatti Stadium Referee: Vitor Ferreira (Portugal) Assistant referees: Pedro Ribeiro (Portugal) Paulo Brás (Portugal) Fourth official: Gustavo Correia (Portugal) |
8 October 2021 Euro 2023 qualif Gr A | Croatia | 3–2 | Norway | Varaždin, Croatia |
18:00 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Gradski stadion Varteks Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (Ukraine) Assistant referees: Valentyn Kutsev (Ukraine) Volodymyr Vysotskyi (Ukraine) Fourth official: Dmytro Kryvushkin (Ukraine) |
12 October 2021 Euro 2023 qualif Gr A | Azerbaijan | 1–5 | Croatia | Sumgait, Azerbaijan |
18:30 CEST(20:30 AZT) |
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Report | Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czechia) Assistant referees: Ivo Nadvornik (Czechia) Matěj Vlček (Czechia) Fourth official: Pavel Orel (Czechia) |
11 November 2021 Euro 2023 qualif Gr A | Croatia | 2–0 | Estonia | Pula, Croatia |
18:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Referee: Ishmael Barbara (Malta) Assistant referees: Roberto Vella (Malta) Duncan Sultana (Malta) Fourth official: Emanuel Grech (Malta) |
16 November 2021 Euro 2023 qualif Gr A | Austria | 1–3 | Croatia | Ried im Innkreis, Austria |
20:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Keine Sorgen Arena Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden) Assistant referees: Fredrik Klyver (Sweden) Max Robin Wilde (Sweden) Fourth official: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden) |
2022
[edit]25 March 2022 Euro 2023 qualif Gr A | Croatia | 0–0 | Austria | Varaždin, Croatia |
18:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Gradski stadion Varteks Referee: Manfredas Lukjancukas (Lithuania) Assistant referees: Vytenis Kazlauskas (Lithuania) Mangirdas Mirauskas (Lithuania) Fourth official: Mindaugas Jackus (Lithuania) |
29 March 2022 Euro 2023 qualif Gr A | Croatia | 2–3 | Finland | Varaždin, Croatia |
18:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Gradski stadion Varteks Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary) Assistant referees: Péter Kóbor (Hungary) Gergo Vigh-tarsonyi (Hungary) Fourth official: Mihály Káprály (Hungary) |
3 June 2022 Euro 2023 qualif Gr A | Norway | 3–2 | Croatia | Drammen, Norway |
18:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Marienlyst Referee: David Munro (Scotland) Assistant referees: David Roome (Scotland) Craig Ferguson (Scotland) Fourth official: Greg Aitken (Scotland) |
8 June 2022 Euro 2023 qualif Gr A | Estonia | 0–4 | Croatia | Pärnu, Estonia |
Report |
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Stadium: Pärnu Rannastaadion Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan (Armenia) Assistant referees: Mesrop Ghazaryan (Armenia) Artur Gdlyan (Armenia) Fourth official: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia) |
23 September 2022 Euro 2023 qualif play-offs | Croatia | 2–1 | Denmark | Pula, Croatia |
18:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia) Assistant referees: Giorgi Elikashvili (Georgia) David Akhvlediani (Georgia) Fourth official: Irakli Kvirikashvili (Georgia) |
27 September 2022 Euro 2023 qualif play-offs | Denmark | 2–1 (a.e.t.) (3–3 agg.) (4–5 p) | Croatia | Vejle, Denmark |
18:00 | Report | Stadium: Vejle Stadium Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria) Assistant referees: Roland Riedel (Austria) Santino Schreiner (Austria) Fourth official: Walter Altmann (Austria) | ||
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17 November 2022 Friendly | Croatia | 3–1 | Poland | Pula, Croatia |
18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina |
21 November 2022 Friendly | Croatia | 1–1 | Austria | Pula, Croatia |
18:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina |
2023
[edit]23 March 2023 Friendly | Croatia | 0–0 | Israel | Varaždin, Croatia |
18:00 (UTC+02:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Varteks Referee: Toni Dadić (Croatia) |
28 March 2023 Friendly | England | 1–2 | Croatia | London, England |
19:45 (UTC+01:00) |
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Stadium: Craven Cottage |
21 June 2023 2023 Euro Gr B | Ukraine | 2–0 | Croatia | Bucharest, Romania |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Superbet Arena Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (SWE) Assistant referees: Fredrik Klyver (SWE) Max Robin Wilde (SWE) Fourth official: Andrei Chivulete (ROU) |
24 June 2023 2023 Euro Gr B | Spain | 1–0 | Croatia | Bucharest, Romania |
21:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Superbet Arena Referee: Allard Lindhout (NED) Assistant referees: Rogier Honig (NED) Patrick Inia (NED) Fourth official: João Pinheiro (POR) |
27 June 2023 2023 Euro Gr B | Croatia | 0–0 | Romania | Bucharest, Romania |
21:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadionul Steaua Referee: João Pinheiro (POR) Assistant referees: Bruno Jesus (POR) Luciano Maia (POR) Fourth official: Allard Lindhout (NED) |
12 September 2023 Euro 2025 qualif Gr G | Faroe Islands | 2–4 | Croatia | Klaksvík, Faroe Islands |
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Report | Stadium: Við Djúpumýrar Referee: Jérémy Muller (LUX) Assistant referees: Claude Ries (LUX) Rafael Morim (LUX) Fourth official: Cédric Biever (LUX) |
13 October 2023 Euro 2025 qualif Gr G | Greece | 2–2 | Croatia | Tripoli, Greece |
16:00 | Report | Stadium: Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Tom Owen (WAL) Assistant referees: Johnathon Bryant (WAL) Ian David Bird (WAL) Fourth official: John Andrew Jones (WAL) |
17 October 2023 Euro 2025 qualif Gr G | Croatia | 2–0 | Belarus | Velika Gorica, Croatia |
17:30 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Radnik Referee: Igor Stojchevski (MKD) Assistant referees: Goce Petreski (MKD) Slagjan Markoski (MKD) Fourth official: Trpchevski Stojancho (MKD) |
16 November 2023 Friendly | Slovakia | 2–2 | Croatia | Nitra, Slovakia |
Report | Stadium: Štadión pod Zoborom Referee: Ferenc Karakó (HUN) |
20 November 2023 Euro 2025 qualif Gr G | Belarus | 0–1 | Croatia | Armavir, Armenia[note 2] |
11:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Armavir City Stadium Attendance: 0[note 2] Referee: Peter Kralović (SVK) Assistant referees: Milan Štrbo (SVK) Matej Zemko (SVK) Fourth official: Peter Ziemba (SVK) |
2024
[edit]21 March 2024 Euro 2025 qualif Gr G | Andorra | v | Croatia |
26 March 2024 Euro 2025 qualif Gr G | Portugal | v | Croatia |
5 September 2024 Euro 2025 qualif Gr G | Croatia | v | Faroe Islands |
10 September 2024 Euro 2025 qualif Gr G | Croatia | v | Portugal |
11 October 2024 Euro 2025 qualif Gr G | Croatia | v | Andorra |
15 October 2024 Euro 2025 qualif Gr G | Croatia | v | Greece |
Record per opponent
[edit] More wins than losses
As many wins as losses
Fewer wins than losses
Correct as of 20 November 2023, after the match against Belarus.
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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Austria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 33.33 |
Azerbaijan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 100.00 |
Belarus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
Denmark | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
England | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
Estonia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 |
Faroe Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100.00 |
Finland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50.00 |
Greece | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 66.67 |
Israel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 100.00 |
Norway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 50.00 |
Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
Romania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
San Marino | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 100.00 |
Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
Total: 22 teams played | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 75 | 34 | +41 | 52.94 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, all matches scheduled for September 2020 were played behind closed doors.[1][2]
- ^ a b Due to the country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarusian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues and behind closed doors until further notice.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "UEFA meets general secretaries of member associations". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "UEFA Super Cup to test partial return of spectators". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA. Basel. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2023.