Spain U21
Line-up
- 1Álvaro Fernández
- 3Adrià Pedrosa
- 5Jorge Cuenca
- 2Oscar Mingueza
- 4Guillamon, Hugo
- 8Fran Beltrán
- 6Zubimendi, Martin
- 17Bryan Gil
- 14Manu García
- 7Brahim Díaz
- 19Fer Niño
- 11Marc Cucurella
- 12Juan Miranda
- 20Yeremi Pino
- 10Gonzalo Villar
- 18Javi Puado
Subs
- 13Josep Martínez
- 23Pena, Inaki
- 15Frances, Alejandro
- 22Regano, Oscar
- 16Antonio Blanco
- 21Tirapu, Oihan Sancet
- 9Abel Ruiz
Croatia U21
Line-up
- 1A. Šemper
- 11D. Bradarić
- 6Gvardiol, Josko
- 22M. Vušković
- 4Sutalo, Bosko
- 16Franjic, Bartol
- 7L. Ivanušec
- 14Babec, Hrvoje
- 10L. Majer
- 8N. Moro
- 20Musa, Petar
- 17K. Bistrović
- 13N. Đurasek
- 18S. Biuk
- 9S. Kulenović
- 21D. Špikić
Subs
- 23I. Nevistić
- 12Pandur, Ivor
- 5Erlic, Martin
- 15Krizmanic, Kresimir
- 3Colina, David
- 2M. Šverko
- 19Vuk, Matej
Croatia reached the group stage as the fourth best second placed team. They won six matches with two draws and two defeats in qualification.
Igor Biscan’s side lost two of their three matches in the group stage. They finished level on points with Switzerland and England which was enough to qualify.
Spain U21 cruised through qualifying, winning nine matches with one draw. They conceded just one goal with 20 scored.
La Rojita topped Group B in the group stage. They started with a 3-0 win against Slovenia with Javi Puado, Gonzalo Villar and Juan Miranda on target.
Croatia sneaked into the group stage, reaching the quarter-finals with two defeats in three group games. Their luck is expected to run out against a superior superior Spanish side