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UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification 2026Match Finished

Netherlands U17 vs Croatia U17

17 Nov 2025 · 10:30 GMT · Group Stage - 1

Netherlands U17

HOME
2:3HT 1–0

Croatia U17

AWAY
⚽ Plantinga 14′⚽ Kirayno Schaken 53′
⚽ Bartolovic 61′ (Penalty)⚽ Skafar Zuzic 68′⚽ Beljan 90′ (Penalty)
Venue not suppliedReferee: Not suppliedRecorded clock 90′ + 6′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Croatia U17 win 3–2

Match Finished in the group stage - 1 of the UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification. 5 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES2 – 3
HALF-TIME1 – 0
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

Netherlands 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

Netherlands U17

Formation not supplied

Coach P. van den Berg

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

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    OlgersMatch position not supplied
  2. 2
    Furtado BritoMatch position not supplied
    Off 81′
  3. 3
    PieterseMatch position not supplied
  4. 4
    PlantingaProfile: Defender
    Normal Goal 14′Yellow Card 79′
  5. 5
    BaksProfile: Defender
    Off 90+2′
  6. 6
    Jadiel Pereira da GamaProfile: Midfielder · 15 at kick-off
  7. 10
    Mohamed AbdallaProfile: Midfielder
  8. 8
    de KoningProfile: Midfielder
  9. 7
    SimeonProfile: Midfielder
  10. 9
    Van der LijckeMatch position not supplied
  11. 11
    Kirayno SchakenProfile: Attacker
    Normal Goal 53′

Substitutes9

  1. 16
    Van BennekomProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 12
    Wilbrenninck-vanMatch position not supplied
  3. 13
    BensMatch position not supplied
    On 81′
  4. 14
    VosMatch position not supplied
  5. 15
    LaaouinaProfile: Midfielder
  6. 17
    AserieProfile: Midfielder
  7. 18
    SoykanMatch position not supplied
  8. 19
    PuatiMatch position not supplied
    On 90+2′
  9. 20
    SabonoMatch position not supplied

Croatia U17

Formation not supplied

Coach M. Budimir

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

Starting XI11

  1. 12
    LovroProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 18
    TrupcevicProfile: Defender
    Off 60′
  3. 16
    SaboProfile: Midfielder
  4. 4
    BeljanProfile: Defender
    Penalty 90′
  5. 19
    ZirdumProfile: Defender
    Yellow Card 45′Off 77′
  6. 8
    Juraj FriganProfile: Midfielder · 16 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 31′Off 46′
  7. 14
    MilicicProfile: Midfielder
  8. 13
    ModricProfile: Midfielder
    Off 46′
  9. 5
    CericProfile: Attacker
    Off 46′
  10. 10
    KelavaProfile: Midfielder
  11. 2
    BartolovicProfile: Midfielder
    Penalty 61′Red Card 79′

Substitutes8

  1. 1
    GracaninProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 3
    Beader TrajanovskiProfile: Midfielder
    On 46′
  3. 7
    DedicProfile: Attacker
    On 46′
  4. 9
    JanjicProfile: Midfielder
  5. 11
    KresicProfile: Defender
  6. 15
    SablicProfile: Midfielder
    On 77′
  7. 17
    SlatinaProfile: Defender
    On 60′
  8. 20
    Skafar ZuzicProfile: Midfielder
    On 46′Normal Goal 68′
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 GoalNetherlands U17

    Plantinga · Assist: Baks

  2. Yellow CardCroatia U17

    Juraj Frigan

  3. Yellow CardCroatia U17

    Zirdum

  4. SubstitutionCroatia U17

    Off Juraj Frigan On Beader Trajanovski

  5. SubstitutionCroatia U17

    Off Modric On Dedic

  6. SubstitutionCroatia U17

    Off Ceric On Skafar Zuzic

  7. Normal GoalNetherlands U17

    Kirayno Schaken · Assist: Simeon

  8. SubstitutionCroatia U17

    Off Trupcevic On Slatina

  9. PenaltyCroatia U17

    Bartolovic

  10. Normal GoalCroatia U17

    Skafar Zuzic · Assist: Bartolovic

  11. Yellow CardNetherlands U17

    Abdella

  12. SubstitutionCroatia U17

    Off Zirdum On Sablic

  13. Yellow CardNetherlands U17

    Plantinga

  14. Red CardCroatia U17

    Bartolovic

  15. SubstitutionNetherlands U17

    Off Furtado Brito On Bens

  16. PenaltyCroatia U17

    Beljan

  17. SubstitutionNetherlands U17

    Off Baks On Puati

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.

Netherlands U17

WNetherlands U17 vs Kazakhstan U1714 Nov 2025 · Group Stage - 14 – 1DAlbania U17 vs Netherlands U1711 Nov 2025 · Group Stage - 11 – 1

Croatia U17

WCroatia U17 vs Albania U1714 Nov 2025 · Group Stage - 13 – 0LCroatia U17 vs Kazakhstan U1711 Nov 2025 · Group Stage - 11 – 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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