Two friendly matches, but still important: Goran Cvijanović to select his squad for the qualification challenges against the Croats
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At the end of the month, the Slovenian U17 national team will gather for two friendly matches against Croatia in Zaprešić. Despite the friendlies, Goran Cvijanović, the U17 head coach, has warned the selected players to take these matches very seriously. This is because the upcoming games will be an opportunity to evaluate players for the upcoming European Championship qualifiers.
“These are the last two matches before the start of the qualifiers. We will try to build on what we have done since we have been together, as we want to be well-prepared for the autumn. This national team camp serves as the final indicator for who will travel to the qualifiers, as the squad will be reduced from 23 to 20 players,” Goran Cvijanović told the Football Association of Slovenia (NZS) website.
The first round of the European Championship qualifiers will take place from October 9 to 15. Slovenia, as the host of the tournament, will compete against Poland, Georgia, and Armenia. Only the top two teams will advance to the next round of qualifiers.
Goran Cvijanović has called up the following players: Svit Blaško (Bravo), An Kumer Čelik (Bravo), Svit Mlekuž (Bravo), Matevž Šimnovec (Bravo), Matej Mehle (Brinje Grosuplje), Žiga Kranjc (Celje), Nejc Slovenc (Celje), Tilen Golič (Domžale), Grega Kaluder (Domžale), Miha Matjašec (Domžale), David Jereb (Domžale), Tilen Letonja (Domžale), Tanej Handanović (Maribor), Tian Nai Koren (Maribor), Žan Meško (Maribor), Vid Novak (Maribor), Jaka Premrl (Maribor), Denis Videnović (Maribor), Nejc Viher (Maribor), Nik Belovič (Maribor), Luka Špacapan (Udinese/ITA), Svit Hočevar (Olimpija), Tian Varmaz Plava (Olimpija).
The waiting list includes Maks Ljubenović (Koper), Andrej Pečar (Bravo), Lee Globokar (Brinje Grosuplje), Stijan Gobec, Lukas Šeliga (both Celje), Minel Kujraković (Domžale), Urban Horvat, and Luka Kokol (both Maribor).
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