The seven best national teams will take part in the European Championship, plus the host and the placement of Croatia is a great successhe said Marijan Budimircoach of the Croatian U-17 national team at the beginning of the gathering ahead of the EURO in Estonia.
The national team is gathering today in Zagreb, from where it will continue its journey to Osijek, where it will prepare until Thursday and leave for Tallinn.
Croatia will open the championship May 25 from 2:30 p.m of Belgium in Rakvere, three days later, on May 28, a duel against of Estonia in Tallinn, and on May 31 from 2:30 p.m. a meeting with Spanish in Rakvere.
Montenegro, France, Italy and Denmark will play in Group B. The two first-placed teams will qualify for the semi-finals.
The seven best national teams, plus the host, will perform at the EP. This is a great success. We go game by game, but we don’t admit to anyone that they are better than us. Each team has its flaws and virtues, we will analyze them well and prepareBudimir said.
He pointed out how no result pressure.
The very placement at the Euro is already a success, there is no imperative. They are young, but they are trained in football. The most important thing is that some of them reach the A national team, and if there is success with that, even betterhe added.
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Gatekeepers: Lovro Lojen (Gorica), Josip Pandurić (Hajduk)
Defenders: Lovro Trupčević (Dinamo), Luka Posavec (Osijek), Filip Tolić (Karlsruhe), Filip Pavić (Bayern), Vito Sablić (Lokomotiva), Karlo Zirdum (Dinamo), Ivan Paunović (Dinamo)
Midfielder: Marin Modrić (Hajduk), Matej Miličić (Dinamo), Juraj Frigan (Gorica), Dino Beader Trajanovski (Lokomotiva), Jona Benkotić (Dinamo), Rio Joka (Istra 1961)
Strikers: Luka Bartolović (Cibalia), Luka Radić (Dinamo), Nik Žužić Škafar (Istra 1961), Jakov Dedić (Osijek), Toni Russo (Hajduk)
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