Croatia Learn Opponents in 2025 Under-21 EURO Qualifying Draw
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- 06 Feb 2023
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Croatia's young national team will fight to qualify for the 2025 Under-21 EURO in group G against Portugal, Greece, Belarus, the Faroe Islands, and Andorra.
Qualifications begin next month for the 2025 Under-21 EURO Championship, which will be held in Slovakia in two years.
In this competition, the age limit is set for players born after January 1, 2002. This rule also applies to the qualifications.
Croatia entered the qualifiers from the second pot, making it impossible for them to avoid a much stronger opponent. In this case, it was Portugal.
Croatia will thus play in Group G against Portugal, Greece, Belarus, the Faroe Islands, and Andorra.
"Portugal is the slight favorite of the group, but our goal is to qualify for the Euros for the fourth consecutive time. We will try to achieve it directly, as the first-placed team or one of the three best second-placed national teams," said U-21 national team coach Igor Bišćan after the draw.
Nine group winners and the three best runners-up will qualify for the Euros, while the remaining six runners-up will be divided into three pairs, the winners of which will also go to Slovakia.
The group stage matches will be played in March, June, September, October, and November this year and in March, September, and October next year. Read More…
