Subject: [U21] World Cup , by Krzysztof/

I do not understand such behavior to hide a player's skills for the national team's benefit and its success, and I will understand it even less now when the player is not injured after the match and the player's owner still hides the skills. Therefore, it should be abolished!

I have 2 players hidden in my U21 team, even the future best one of all the NT Japan.

Btw : "A minor change will also affect Saturday’s national team matches. Like friendly matches, World Cup qualifiers and finals will also follow an arcade format - meaning players will not receive a training bonus, but they will also not be at risk of injury :) "

Does that mean injured players can play like in Arcade games ? Or not like in Friendly games ?
And what about cards received ? In Friendly / Arcade games, cards received do not count for next games.
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Good questions ...

Yes, these are good questions, unfortunately I don't know the answers right now, we need to check. The game owners haven't replied to us on this topic yet, we are waiting to see how it will ultimately look.

If I’ve understood correctly, the World Cup qualifiers and the final will have more of an arcade feel to them.
This means that no players will be at risk of injury, they won’t gain training points or experience, and if they’ve picked up yellow or red cards, these won’t carry over to future matches.
Put simply, assuming I’ve understood correctly, they’ll all be arcade matches.

Hm, I strongly think (and hope), that it will work like the current NT-friendly games, no training, injuries in the games are cancelled after, but not cards and when a player is injured for more than 7 days, before the match, he will not appear on the pitch.
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Thanks for answers.
If those NT competitions will be Friendly type games, then the main issues will be injuries from other competitions. Cards will become useless. And obviously, form will keep a main issue too.

Cards will probably still matter. Friendly NT games were set in Arcade and cards from those games worked normally (if player got yellow he got +1 yellow in NT profile, if player got red card he had +1 red and couldn't play in next game).

Italia U21 - Slovenija U21 1:2


What's happening in the Italian U21 team? Surprising results.

seems rather unlucky with 13:5 in shots and the 2nd goal action for Slovenija including 3 of those shots. so from match report it seems like 2 goals from 2 situations.

lost points in games vs Moldova & Uruguay look much more deserved though.
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after watching, the shots don't really tell the true story. Slovenija was a bit lucky with finishing 2/2 of their dangerous situations while Italy scored 1/3 of their ones, but overall there wasn't a big difference between both teams, Slovenija u21 looked tactically better prepared today, draw would be a bit more fair result but overall well done to Lord Legolas.

So you're saying the coach's influence made a significant difference in the match?

If you think Italy are struggling, take a look at Argentina. They're pretty much finished already.

Magyarország U21 - Nippon U21 8:0


Today, our young national team delivered a performance that deserves the highest praise. An emphatic 8–0 victory over Japan U21 is not just impressive it’s a statement. This result has propelled us to the top of Group N in the U21 World Cup qualifiers.

Everything is falling into place. Our plan is being executed with precision, exactly as intended. There is no room for doubt only pride, joy, and belief. We are on the right path, and step by step, we are moving toward our ultimate goal: a medal at the World Cup.

This victory brings me great satisfaction. We are progressing in the right direction, and the efficiency we showed today is exactly what we’ve been waiting for. Let it stay with us until the very end.

It’s also worth taking a broader look to truly appreciate what we’re achieving. Just consider the results and performances of other top teams in their groups. Italy U21 suffered a 1–2 defeat against Slovenia U21, while Argentina U21 could only manage a 1–1 draw with Albania U21. The competition is fierce even for the favorites. In fact, Argentina’s situation in their group has already become surprisingly difficult.

All the more reason to value our strength, our focus, and our unity. We keep moving forward stronger, sharper, and hungrier for success.

Together, all the way to glory!

Dear colleagues, what happened here? Does anyone know?

New elections in Azərbaycan U21
The coach of the U21 NT must be replaced, and new elections have been announced.

The link is the following:

- Azərbaycan U21 link to voting

The poll will end on Thursday (14.05.2026), so the newly elected coach will have some time to prepare for Saturday's match.

Weird that Vega Morena was banned, he was a really active Manager in forums...