The Croatian Football Federation announced that Dragan Šokić is the new head coach of the country's youth national team, replacing Igor Bizić who took over Zagreb's "Dinamo."

Šokić's most recent position was with Iran's national team, which he led to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. He has also coached "Rijeka," Slovenian "Interblock Ljubljana," Kuwaiti "Al-Arabi," Saudi Arabian "Al-Nassr," and Iranian teams "Malavan," "Foolad," "Raik Babol," and "Sanat Naft."

It is worth noting that Croatia's national team will compete in Group B of the final stage of Euro-2023 alongside Ukraine. Also in this group are Spain and Romania. The tournament will take place from June 21 to July 8 in Georgia and Romania. The match between Croatia and Ukraine will be held on June 21 in Bucharest.

Additionally, within the preparation for Euro-2023, the Croatian team played two friendly matches. On March 23 in Varaždin, they drew with Israel (0:0), and on March 28 in London against England (2:1). During the same period, Ukraine's national team also participated in two friendlies. On March 24 in Belek, blue-and-yellow defeated Denmark (3:2), while on March 27 in Reggio di Calabria they lost to Italy (1:3).

Euro-2023 (U-21). Schedule

Group Stage

Group A: Georgia, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands.

June 21, 2023

Georgia — Portugal 19.00 (Tbilisi)

Belgium — Netherlands 19.00 (Tbilisi)

June 24, 2023

Georgia — Belgium 19.00 (Tbilisi)

Portugal — Netherlands 19.00 (Tbilisi)

June 27, 2023

Netherlands — Georgia 19.00 (Tbilisi)

Portugal — Belgium 19.00 (Tbilisi)

Group B: Romania, Spain, Ukraine, Croatia.

June 21, 2023

Ukraine — Croatia 19.00 (Bucharest)

Romania — Spain 21.45 (Bucharest)

June 24, 2023

Romania — Ukraine 19.00 (Bucharest)

Spain — Croatia 21.45 (Bucharest)

June 27, 2023

Croatia — Romania 21.45 (Bucharest)

Spain — Ukraine 21.45 (Bucharest)

Group C: Czech Republic, England, Germany, Israel.

June 22, 2023

Czech Republic — England 19.00 (Batumi)

Germany — Israel 19.00 (Kutaisi)

June 25, 2023

Czech Republic — Germany 19.00 (Batumi)

England — Israel 19.00 (Kutaisi)

June 28, 2023

England — Germany 19.00 (Batumi)

Israel — Czech Republic 19.00 (Kutaisi)

Group D: Norway, Switzerland, France, Italy.

June 22, 2023

Norway — Switzerland 19.00 (Cluj-Napoca)

France — Italy 21.45 (Cluj-Napoca)

June 25, 2023

Switzerland — Italy 19.00 (Cluj-Napoca)

Norway — France 21.45 (Cluj-Napoca)

June 28, 2023

Switzerland — France 21.45 (Cluj-Napoca)

Italy — Norway 21.45 (Cluj-Napoca)

Quarter-finals

July 1, 2023

A1 — C2 19.00

B1 — D2 22.00

July 2, 2023

C1 — A2 19.00

D1 — B2 22.00

Semifinals

July 5, 2023

Winner of quarter-final 1 — winner of quarter-final 3 19.00

Winner of quarter-final 2 — winner of quarter-final 4 22.00

Final

July 8, 2023

Winner of semifinal 1 — winner of semifinal 2 19.00

All times are in Kyiv time.