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UEFA U17 Championship 2026Match Finished

Spain U17 vs Croatia U17

31 May 2026 · 12:30 BST · Group Stage - 3

Spain U17

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2:3HT 0–1

Croatia U17

AWAY
⚽ Sanchez Flores 56′⚽ Alves 77′
⚽ Dedic 3′⚽ Dedic 82′⚽ Dedic 89′
Rakvere Linnastaadion, RakvereReferee: K. FellasRecorded clock 90′ + 5′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Croatia U17 win 3–2

Match Finished in the group stage - 3 of the UEFA U17 Championship. 5 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES2 – 3
HALF-TIME0 – 1
MATCH COVERAGE

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LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

Spain U17Croatia U17

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Spain U17

Formation not supplied

Coach Hernán Pérez

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 13
    Darlington OsuchukwuProfile: Goalkeeper · 16 at kick-off
  2. 12
    UrracaProfile: Defender
    Yellow Card 13′Off 46′
  3. 4
    DiazProfile: Midfielder
  4. 15
    DominguezProfile: Defender
  5. 18
    CarrerasProfile: Defender
  6. 10
    TunkaraProfile: Midfielder
    Off 83′
  7. 16
    FofanaProfile: Midfielder
    Off 46′
  8. 8
    ValeiroProfile: Midfielder
    Off 68′
  9. 7
    HernandezProfile: Midfielder
    Off 74′
  10. 9
    AlvesProfile: Attacker
    Normal Goal 77′
  11. 17
    Sanchez FloresProfile: Attacker
    Normal Goal 56′

Substitutes9

  1. 1
    PonceProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 2
    ExpositoProfile: Defender
    On 46′
  3. 5
    MayansProfile: Defender
  4. 6
    MenciaProfile: Midfielder
    On 68′
  5. 11
    BadjiProfile: Attacker
    On 74′
  6. 19
    TomasProfile: Attacker
    On 83′
  7. 20
    MitogoProfile: Attacker
  8. 3
    PesquerProfile: Defender
  9. 14
    JuniorProfile: Midfielder
    On 46′

Croatia U17

Formation not supplied

Coach M. Budimir

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    LovroProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 13
    PosavecProfile: Defender
    Off 68′
  3. 4
    PavicProfile: Defender
  4. 5
    ZirdumProfile: Defender
  5. 15
    PaunovicProfile: Defender
    Off 79′
  6. 8
    Juraj FriganProfile: Midfielder · 17 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 63′
  7. 6
    MilicicProfile: Midfielder
    Yellow Card 90+3′
  8. 7
    BartolovicProfile: Midfielder
    Off 68′
  9. 10
    BenkoticProfile: Midfielder
    Off 68′
  10. 11
    Skafar ZuzicProfile: Midfielder
    Yellow Card 29′Off 55′
  11. 19
    DedicProfile: Attacker
    Normal Goal 3′Normal Goal 82′Normal Goal 89′

Substitutes9

  1. 12
    PanduricProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 18
    Beader TrajanovskiProfile: Midfielder
    On 55′
  3. 14
    SablicProfile: Midfielder
  4. 2
    TrupcevicProfile: Defender
    On 68′
  5. 16
    ModricProfile: Midfielder
  6. 9
    RusoProfile: Attacker
    On 68′
  7. 17
    RadicProfile: Defender
    On 68′
  8. 20
    JokaProfile: Midfielder
  9. 3
    TolicProfile: Defender
    On 79′
04
FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. Normal GoalCroatia U17

    Dedic

  2. Yellow CardSpain U17

    Urraca

  3. Yellow CardCroatia U17

    Skafar Zuzic

  4. SubstitutionSpain U17

    Off Urraca On Exposito

  5. SubstitutionSpain U17

    Off Fofana On Junior

  6. SubstitutionCroatia U17

    Off Skafar Zuzic On Beader Trajanovski

  7. Normal GoalSpain U17

    Sanchez Flores · Assist: Tunkara

  8. Yellow CardCroatia U17

    Juraj Frigan

  9. SubstitutionSpain U17

    Off Valeiro On Mencia

  10. SubstitutionCroatia U17

    Off Posavec On Trupcevic

  11. SubstitutionCroatia U17

    Off Benkotic On Ruso

  12. SubstitutionCroatia U17

    Off Bartolovic On Radic

  13. SubstitutionSpain U17

    Off Hernandez On Badji

  14. Normal GoalSpain U17

    Alves · Assist: Sanchez Flores

  15. SubstitutionCroatia U17

    Off Paunovic On Tolic

  16. Normal GoalCroatia U17

    Dedic

  17. SubstitutionSpain U17

    Off Tunkara On Tomas

  18. Normal GoalCroatia U17

    Dedic

  19. Yellow CardCroatia U17

    Milicic

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2026 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Spain U17

WBelgium U17 vs Spain U1728 May 2026 · Group Stage - 20 – 1WEstonia U17 vs Spain U1725 May 2026 · Group Stage - 11 – 4

Croatia U17

WEstonia U17 vs Croatia U1728 May 2026 · Group Stage - 21 – 3LCroatia U17 vs Belgium U1725 May 2026 · Group Stage - 10 – 2
Previous meetings Within this cup import

No earlier meetings between these teams in the imported records.

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 4 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.

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