The drawGroup A: Northern Ireland (hosts), Germany, Scotland, Spain Group B: Italy, Netherlands, France, England The draw was conducted by Nadine Kessler, a two-time winner of this title and world and European player of the year in 2014. She was accompanied by Northern Ireland men's coach Michael O'Neill and Marissa Callaghan, Northern Ireland's women's captain.Facts• There are six former winners in the final tournament: Germany (4 titles), France (4), England (1), Italy (1), Netherlands (1) and Spain (1).• France and the Netherlands have met already this season, playing out a goalless draw in the elite round that t... UEFA.com - News
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U21 EURO: how will the best runner-up be decided?
With 12 teams split into three groups at U21 EURO, only one runner-up will join the pool winners in the semi-finals. What criteria will be used to separate the trio of second-placed teams?a) higher number of points;b) superior goal difference;c) higher number of goals scored;d) lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in all group matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);e) position in the UEFA Under-21 national team coefficient ranking for the final draw.This is according to Article 18.03 of the Re... UEFA.com - News
U21 EURO final tournament fixtures and results
Group stage (all times CET)First set of group stage gamesFriday 16 June (Kielce): Sweden 0-0 England – Group AFriday 16 June (Lublin): Poland 1-2 Slovakia – Group ASaturday 17 June (Bydgoszcz): Portugal 2-0 Serbia – Group BSaturday 17 June, 20:45 (Gdynia): Spain 5-0 FYR Macedonia – Group BSunday 18 June, 18:00 (Tychy): Germany v Czech Republic – Group CSunday 18 June, 20:45 (Krakow): Denmark v Italy – Group C Second set of group stage gamesMonday 19 June, 18:00 (Kielce): Slovakia v England – Group AMonday 19 June, 20:45 (Lublin): Poland v Swed... UEFA.com - News
Who to look out for at the U21 EURO
England: Nathaniel Chalobah (Chelsea)Injuries and the promotion of Marcus Rashford have not stopped Aidy Boothroyd naming a strong squad. Defender Chalobah, after loan spells with the likes of Napoli, Reading and Middlesbrough, was given his Chelsea chance this season and made ten appearances in their Premier League victory, mostly from the bench. A final tournament will hold no fears for the assured centre-back, having helped England win the 2010 U17 EURO, and this will be his third U21 EURO. Poland: Dawid Kownacki (Lech Poznań)The 20-year-old has been compared to Robert Lewandowski – who also ma... UEFA.com - News
WU19 EURO elite round updates
The UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship consists of three distinct stages: two qualifying rounds and the finals.Qualifying roundThe qualifying round, played in September, is made up of 11 groups of four teams playing in one-venue mini-tournaments. The group winners plus the ten runners-up with the best record against the teams first and third in their section advancing to the elite round alongside three nations given byes, seeds France, England and Germany.Elite roundIn the elite round, played in April, those 24 teams go into six mini-tournament groups of four. The group winners and the runners-up with the best record again... UEFA.com - News
Summer football: June, July and August highlights
The UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League finals are behind us, but the summer is not a time to relax, with the UEFA Women's EURO and the UEFA European Under-21 Championship only two of the five international competitions being played over the next few months.The UEFA Super Cup and the qualifying phases of the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League are also taking place, and we have the UEFA Super Cup game on 8 August. By our calculations, that means just 22 days, up until 31 August, when there will not be a draw, a EURO qualifier or a final tournament match*.June
Ruiz level with José Gomes as top U17 EURO scorer
Abel Ruiz is the joint-top scorer in the history of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship.The Barcelona player, who helped Spain to win the title at England's expense on Friday night, has scored 16 goals in the competition since he made his debut at home to Andorra – a match in which he found the net – in a qualifying round fixture in October 2015.