Croatia national under-20 football team

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Croatia U20

Nickname(s)	Mladi Vatreni (The Young Blazers)
Association	Croatian Football Federation (HNS)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Mladen Ivančić Sergej Milivojević
Most caps	Alen Maras (14)
Top scorer	Ahmad Sharbini (7)
FIFA code	CRO
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First international
Slovenia 0–1 Croatia  (Brežice, Slovenia; 22 September 1994)
Biggest win
Hungary 0–6 Croatia  (Hungary; 5 September 1995)  Croatia 6-0 Italy  (Umag, Croatia; 15 March 2006)
Biggest defeat
Brazil 4–0 Croatia  (Calabar, Nigeria; 14 April 1999)  Slovenia 4–0 Croatia  (Brežice, Slovenia; 4 April 2006)  Croatia 0–4 Serbia  (Županja, Croatia; 22 May 2012)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1999)
Best result	Round of 16 (1999, 2013)
Website	hns-cff.hr

The Croatia national under-20 football team represents Croatia in international football matches for players aged 20 or under. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Mladi vatreni ('Young Blazers'). So far, the Mladi vatreni qualified for three FIFA U-20 World Cups, namely in 1999, 2011 and 2013. The team's greatest accomplishment is passing the group stage at the 1999 and 2013 tournaments.

The U20 team is the de facto U19 of the previous year, and it acts mainly as a feeder team for the U21s and provides further international development for youth players. The team qualifies for the FIFA U-20 World Cup based on the success of the U19 at the UEFA European Under-19 Championship.