Croatia U-21 squad for England matches

Croatia U-21 will start its preparation phase for European Championship play-off matches against England on 6 October in Zagreb.

After securing the top spot in qualifying Group 5, Croatia awaits strong English counterparts with no lack of optimism:

"We are all well-motivated by the prospect of European Championships. The players are aware of the stakes. Some players have already been called-up, some are back and I hope that they will take their chance. We are glad to have some players from the senior team as well, we are stronger with them", says Gračan.

England deserves respect, with Gračan stating that tactical discipline will be among the key elements for achieving a positive result:

"England is a tricky opponent, the opponent that plays aggressive football and has scored many goals in the qualifying round. We have to offer tactical quality and make the minimum number of mistakes, especially in the first leg".

The first leg will be played at Molineux in Wolverhampton on 10 October (18:45), with the return leg at 14 October (18:00) in Vinkovci.

The ticket prices are set at 50 HRK for West Stand and 30 HRK for East Stand. The tickets are available HERE, and will be available from 8 October at Cibalia Stadium, as well as in Osijek, where Croatia senior national team plays Azerbaijan in EURO 2016 qualifier on 13 October.

Croatia U-21 squad:

Matej Delač (Arles), Tin Jedvaj (Bayer Leverkusen), Antonio Milić (Hajduk Split), Dario Župarić (Pescara), Niko Datković (Spezia), Matej Mitrović (Rijeka), Filip Bradarić (Hajduk Split), Dražen Bagarić (Split), Domagoj Pavičić (Lokomotiva Zagreb), Marko Pjaca (Dinamo Zagreb), Mario Pašalić (Elche), Dominik Livaković (Zagreb), Stipe Perica (NAC Breda), Marko Livaja (Rubin Kazan), Marko Rog (Split), Mijo Caktaš (Hajduk Split), Ante Ćorić (Dinamo Zagreb), Ante Rebić (Leipzig), Petar Mišić (Lokomotiva Zagreb), Karlo Bručić (Lokomotiva Zagreb), Petar Brlek (Slaven Belupo).

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