Croatia U21 vs Germany U21
World • Friendlies - Group Stage • 2026 • Group Stage
Croatia U2117 November 2026
Germany U21
Match information
- Country
- World
- Competition
- Friendlies - Group Stage
- Season
- 2026
- Stage
- Group Stage
- Date
- 17 November 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Stadion HNK Rijeka
Clubs
Croatia U21
- Founded
- 1912
- Country
- Croatia
- Stadium
- Stadion Maksimir
- City
- Zagreb
- Capacity
- 37 168
- Surface
- grass
Germany U21
- Founded
- 1900
- Country
- Germany
- Stadium
- Olympiastadion Berlin
- City
- Berlin
- Capacity
- 74 667
- Surface
- grass
Recent form
Croatia U21WDWLW
Germany U21WWWWW
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- Croatia U21
- Ivica Olić
- Germany U21
- Antonio Di Salvo
Squad - Croatia U21
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 12 | J. Cundeković | 19 |
| 15 |  T. Sajko | 21 |
| 18 |  A. Pavlešić | 19 |
| 33 |  T. Silić | 21 |
 A. Vuković | 21 | |
| Defenders | ||
| 3 |  A. Tikvić | 21 |
| 3 |  F. Markanović | 20 |
| 4 |  M. Matić | 21 |
| 5 |  M. Barzić | 21 |
| 5 |  M. Zebić | 18 |
| 15 |  M. Živković | 21 |
| 21 |  D. Prpić | 21 |
| 22 |  B. Mlačić | 18 |
| 32 |  Š. Hrgović | 21 |
| 41 |  T. Barišić | 21 |
| 80 |  L. Vušković | 18 |
 F. Krušelj | 20 | |
 V. Damjanić | 20 | |
| Midfielders | ||
| 5 |  V. Čaić | 20 |
| 10 |  P. Čović | 18 |
| 14 |  L. Zvonarek | 20 |
| 19 |  M. Šotiček | 21 |
| 26 |  F. Krivak | 20 |
| 34 |  A. Kavelj | 20 |
| 36 |  L. Vrbančić | 20 |
| 98 |  Š. Mikolčić | 21 |
 A. Jagušić | 20 | |
 L. Tunjić | 20 | |
| Forwards | ||
| 11 |  G. Rukavina | 21 |
| 11 |  M. Antunović | 21 |
| 12 |  F. Živković | 19 |
| 28 |  R. Brajković | 20 |
| 30 |  F. Topić | 21 |
| 34 |  B. Durdov | 18 |
| 38 |  L. Grgić | 19 |
| 39 |  D. Bukvić | 21 |
 L. Kulušić | 19 | |
Squad - Germany U21
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 1 |  Mio Backhaus | 22 |
| 12 |  Max Weiss | 22 |
| Defenders | ||
| 2 |  Elias Baum | 20 |
| 2 |  Leandro Morgalla | 22 |
| 3 |  Lukas Ullrich | 22 |
| 4 |  Linus Gechter | 22 |
| 5 |  Joshua Quarshie | 22 |
| 13 |  Tom Rothe | 21 |
| 14 |  Karim Coulibaly | 19 |
| 15 |  Noahkai Banks | 19 |
| Midfielders | ||
| 8 |  Noel Aseko-Nkili | 20 |
| 8 |  Tom Bischof | 21 |
| 10 |  Mert Komur | 21 |
| 16 |  Aljoscha Kemlein | 22 |
| 17 |  Noah Darvich | 20 |
| 18 |  Laurin Ulrich | 21 |
| 20 |  Francis Onyeka | 19 |
 Wael Mohya | 17 | |
| Forwards | ||
| 7 |  Arijon Ibrahimovic | 20 |
| 9 |  Nicolo Tresoldi | 22 |
| 11 |  Dzenan Pejcinovic | 21 |
| 19 |  Paris Brunner | 20 |
Head-to-head
No previous meetings of these clubs in the data.
Form: last 10 matches
| Croatia U21 | Germany U21 | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 7-2-1 | 9-0-1 |
| Scored (per match) | 19 (1.9) | 32 (3.2) |
| Conceded (per match) | 5 (0.5) | 5 (0.5) |
| Clean sheets | 6 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Both teams scored | 3 / 10 | 3 / 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 4 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
Recent form - Croatia U21
- W6 October 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Lithuania U21 0 : 1 Croatia U21 (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L2 October 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Ukraine U21 1 : 0 Croatia U21 (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W26 September 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Croatia U21 3 : 1 Hungary U21 (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D6 June 2026 • Friendlies • Croatia U21 2 : 2 Ireland U21 (Half-time 1 : 1)
- W3 June 2026 • Friendlies • Croatia U21 2 : 0 Qatar U23 (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D30 May 2026 • Friendlies • Croatia U21 1 : 1 Greece U21 (Half-time 1 : 1)
- W31 March 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Croatia U21 3 : 0 Turkey U21 (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W18 November 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Hungary U21 0 : 2 Croatia U21 (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W13 November 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Croatia U21 4 : 0 Lithuania U21 (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W14 October 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Croatia U21 1 : 0 Ukraine U21 (Half-time 0 : 0)
Recent form - Germany U21
- W6 October 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Germany U21 2 : 0 Georgia U21 (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W30 September 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Malta U21 1 : 4 Germany U21 (Half-time 1 : 2)
- W26 September 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Latvia U21 0 : 4 Germany U21 (Half-time 0 : 2)
- W31 March 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Greece U21 0 : 2 Germany U21 (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W27 March 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Germany U21 3 : 0 Northern Ireland U21 (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W18 November 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Georgia U21 0 : 2 Germany U21 (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W14 November 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Germany U21 6 : 0 Malta U21 (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W14 October 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Northern Ireland U21 1 : 2 Germany U21 (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L10 October 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Germany U21 2 : 3 Greece U21 (Half-time 0 : 2)
- W9 September 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Germany U21 5 : 0 Latvia U21 (Half-time 2 : 0)