Under-20 National Team in Varaždin
Immediately after the end of the Croatian Cup final in Zagreb on Wednesday, preparations for the senior national team began in the capital. This preliminary gathering, the first one after the Olympics in Paris to kick off the new cycle, mainly involved discussions on the new Olympic cycle with lighter training sessions. The Barakudas are concluding their gathering on Saturday, November 30.
Meanwhile, a bit north of Zagreb, in Varaždin, Zoran Bajić, the coach of the under-20 national team, gathered a much larger list of 25 players. This list includes a good number of players that Bajić led to the European under-19 title this year. In Varaždin, from Thursday, November 28 to Sunday, December 1, the following players are training:
| 1. | Antoan Špilar | Jug Adriatic osiguranje |
| 2. | Jakov Ćosić | Mladost |
| 3. | Nikola Batoš | Medveščak |
| 4. | Petar Radan | Mladost |
The coaching staff consists of:
| Zoran Bajić | Head Coach |
| Ivan Rukavina | Assistant Coach |
| Igor Računica | Assistant Coach |
| Marino Marović | Goalkeeping Coach and Video Analyst |
| Emil Nikolić | Youth National Teams Director |
