The direction is right, but the wait will be very, very long: Slovenia U21 celebrated their fourth victory already, but the next match is not until … September!
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Three games before the end of the qualifying rounds for the upcoming European Championship, which will be held in Slovakia in 2025, the Slovenian youth national team finds itself in an almost ideal position. The under-21 selection, led by coach Milenko Aćimović, has won four out of five matches played! The only defeat came from the favored France. Interestingly, though Slovenia is on a very good path to the Euros, the team will have to wait a very, very long time for the next match.
Slovenia, which defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina with a 3-0 scoreline on Friday, will resume qualifiers only in September, when – understandably – the new club season will already be underway! Aćimović’s squad will have to wait six months for the match against France, which is quite bizarre, to say the least. However, after winning four out of five games played, Slovenia is currently leading Group H; it has a three-point lead over France, which has one game in hand, and a five-point lead over Austria, which also has one game in hand.
Therefore, on September 6th, the Slovenian youth will play in France for the ultimate first place, which leads to the final tournament. Even if Slovenia fails there, they would still be in contention for second place and thus direct qualification for the European Championship (the top three second-placed teams will qualify for Slovakia) as well as additional playoffs. After the visit to France, there will be a home game against Cyprus, but the decisive match could be in the final round in October, when Slovenia will visit its northern neighbor Austria.
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Author: editorial Football Planet
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