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2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs#Denmark v Croatia

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The play-offs of the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition involved eight of the nine runners-up in the qualifying group stage, the top-ranked team being directly qualified for the tournament.

Ranking of second-placed teams

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Draw

The draw for the play-offs was held on 21 June 2022 in Nyon, Switzerland.{{cite news |title=2023 Under-21 EURO qualifying latest: France, Netherlands, England, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Belgium in finals |url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0266-11954974fa68-bfcaa51b3939-1000--2023-under-21-euro-qualifying-latest-france-netherlands-england/ |access-date=10 June 2022 |website=UEFA}}

Summary

The four play-off winners qualified for the final tournament.

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fbu-rt|21|CRO}}||3–3 {{pso|5–4}}|{{fbu|21|DEN}}||2–1|1–2 {{aet}}}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fbu-rt|21|SVK}}||3–5|{{fbu|21|UKR}}||3–2|0–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fbu-rt|21|IRL}}||1–1 {{pso|1–3}}|{{fbu|21|ISR}}||1–1|0–0 {{aet}}}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fbu-rt|21|ISL}}||1–2|{{fbu|21|CZE}}||1–2|0–0}}

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Matches

All times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

{{Football box

|id = Croatia v Denmark

|date = {{Start date|2022|9|23|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|CRO}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fbu|21|DEN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula

|attendance = 4,225

|referee = Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2035166--croatia-vs-denmark/

}}

{{Football box

|id = Denmark v Croatia

|date = {{Start date|2022|9|27|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|DEN}}

|score = 2–1

|aet = yes

|team2 = {{fbu|21|CRO}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Vejle Stadium, Vejle

|attendance = 4,063

|referee = Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2035167--denmark-vs-croatia/

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 4–5

|penalties2 =

}}

3–3 on aggregate. Croatia won 5–4 on penalties and qualified for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

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{{Football box

|id = Slovakia v Ukraine

|date = {{Start date|2022|9|23|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|SVK}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{fbu|21|UKR}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina

|attendance = 4,059

|referee = Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2035168--slovakia-vs-ukraine/

}}

{{Football box

|id = Ukraine v Slovakia

|date = {{Start date|2022|9|27|df=y}}

|time = 17:30

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|UKR}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fbu|21|SVK}}

|goals1 =

  • Sikan {{goal|48||54||66}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadion Miejski, Bielsko-Biała (Poland){{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0272-148740475a92-1b97baa3e9d7-1000/ |title=Decisions from today's extraordinary UEFA Executive Committee meeting |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=25 February 2022 |access-date=25 February 2022}}

|attendance = 2,535

|referee = Rohit Saggi (Norway)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2035169--ukraine-vs-slovakia/

}}

Ukraine won 5–3 on aggregate and qualified for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

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{{Football box

|id = Republic of Ireland v Israel

|date = {{Start date|2022|9|23|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 {{small|(19:00 IST)}}

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|IRL}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fbu|21|ISR}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Tallaght Stadium, Dublin

|attendance = 6,786

|referee = Dario Bel (Croatia)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2035170--republic-of-ireland-vs-israel/

}}

{{Football box

|id = Israel v Republic of Ireland

|date = {{Start date|2022|9|27|df=y}}

|time = 19:15 {{small|(20:15 IST)}}

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|ISR}}

|score = 0–0

|aet = yes

|team2 = {{fbu|21|IRL}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv

|attendance = 22,752

|referee = Nathan Verboomen (Belgium)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2035171--israel-vs-republic-of-ireland/

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 3–1

|penalties2 =

}}

1–1 on aggregate. Israel won 3–1 on penalties and qualified for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

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{{Football box

|id = Iceland v Czech Republic

|date = {{Start date|2022|9|23|df=y}}

|time = 18:00 {{small|(16:00 UTC±0)}}

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|ISL}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fbu|21|CZE}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Víkingsvöllur, Reykjavík

|attendance = 725

|referee = Gergo Bogár (Hungary)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2035172--iceland-vs-czech-republic/

}}

{{Football box

|id = Czech Republic v Iceland

|date = {{Start date|2022|9|27|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|CZE}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fbu|21|ISL}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadion Střelecký ostrov, České Budějovice

|attendance = 5,721

|referee = Morten Krogh (Denmark)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2035173--czech-republic-vs-iceland/

}}

Czech Republic won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

Goalscorers

{{Goalscorers|goals=19|matches=8

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References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2023/matches/ Fixtures]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} at UEFA.com

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Play-offs

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