UEFA WOMEN'S U-17 EURO QUALIFIERS

Croatia suffer narrow defeat to England

16.03.2026.

Photo by: Drago Sopta/HNS

The Croatia women’s U-17 national team suffered a narrow 1–0 defeat to England in a UEFA Women’s European Championship qualifying match.

ENGLAND – CROATIA 1:0

Referee: Frederikke Lydia Søkjær (Denmark)
Stadium: Branko Čavlović-Čavlek (Karlovac)

Goalscorer: De Beaulac 24’ (1:0)

Yellow cards: Stefanović 17’, Nwankwo 54’, Hirons 68’, Brodar 75’, Skopljak 77’

ENGLAND
Mitchell, Ciccardini (Scott 89’), Mellor-Antill (Brickell 62’), Robinson, Nwankwo, Burton, Brodie, Gagliano, St Claire De Beaulac (Matabaro 62’), Dixon (Cairo-Evea 46’), N’Drin (Hirons 62’)

CROATIA
Rabar, Popić (Haramina 57’), Bilaver, Kalaš, Madić, Skopljak, Alajbegović (Nikšić 79’), Stefanović, Vujičić, Bubica (Pecić 75’), Brodar

The Croatia women’s U-17 national team lost 1–0 to England in Karlovac in a UEFA Women’s European Championship qualifying match.

Alexandra St Claire De Beaulac scored the decisive goal in the 24th minute, and the result remained unchanged until the final whistle.

Croatia’s next match is scheduled for Thursday, March 19 at 12:00, when they will face Turkey in Karlovac.

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