UEFA.com will have numerous reporters on the ground in Krakow – including one dedicated to each finalist – bringing you live analysis, photos, minute-by-minute commentary and reaction. There will also be extensive coverage on Twitter (@UEFAUnder21), Facebook (@under21) and Instagram (uefaeuro). Possible line-upsGermany: Pollersbeck; Toljan, Jung, Kempf, Gerhardt; Haberer, Arnold; Philipp, Meyer, Gnabry; Platte.▪ Davie Selke is carrying a knock from the England semi-final and left training early on Thursday. Niklas Stark, also not at full tilt in training, could start in place of Gideon Jung if... UEFA.com - News
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Germany and Spain to meet in U21 EURO final
Germany and Spain will meet in the U21 EURO final at Krakow Stadium at 20:45CET on Friday. Germany were the first to secure their place in the showpiece on Tuesday, beating England 4-3 on penalties in their semi-final in Tychy following a pulsating 2-2 draw over 120 minutes. Friday will be only their second ever final at this level; they overcame England 4-0 in their first, in 2009. Spain won the U2... UEFA.com - News
Confederations Cup 2017 Preview: Groups Predictions, Players To Watch
Share this: The 2018 FIFA World Cup begins exactly one year away, so it’s now time for soccer’s premier warm-up act. The 2017 Confederations Cup will kick off Saturday in Russia, when the host nation taking on New Zealand in front of legions of fans in attendance and hundreds of millions more watching from near and far. The competition features eight teams: the host of the upcoming World Cup; the reigning World Cup winner and the six most recent winners of each continent’s championship tournament. It’s men’s international soccer’s official tournament of champions. Watch our primer to see why the Confederations Cup is so important. FormatTwo groups consisting of teams will play a round-robin group stage. The top two teams in each group will advance
Lyon match Frankfurt’s record
Lyon's second straight penalty shoot-out success in a UEFA Women's Champions League final means they have equalled FFC Frankfurt's record of four European titles.Having already matched Frankfurt's six final appearances by making it to Cardiff, Lyon knew victory would also take them level with the German side on a quartet of wins. Coincidentally, Frankfurt also reached six finals and four wins when they beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 two years ago. Two French teams making the final means they have now totalled eight appearances, overtaking Sweden and behind only Germany's 14. However, despite Lyon's triumph, Germany are still five victories c... UEFA.com -
Spain hold nerve to defeat Germany on penalties
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Women’s U17 EURO: Group B preview
EnglandBest performance: semi-finals 2007/08, 2013/14, 2015/16Qualifying round: Lithuania 14-0, Slovenia 0-1, Russia 1-0 (Group 8 winners)Elite round: Poland 2-0, Germany 2-1, Italy 0-0 (Group 3 winners)Top scorer: Lauren Hemp 5John Griffiths, coach: "What is important is that there are really good teams here. We played Germany in the elite round, it was tough. Ireland, Norway, Germany, Spain – we have played a lot of these teams recently. And when we play teams like Scotland, Wales or in this case Ireland, it is always... UEFA.com - News
Italy v Germany background
Germany won their only previous competitive fixture against Italy, and will hope for a repeat performance as the teams conclude their Group C campaign.Previous meetings• Italy and Germany have featured in the Under-21 final on 11 occasions between them – Italy winning five titles to their opponents' one – but they have met just once before in the competition. • That came in the 2009 semi-final in Helsingborg, where a 48th-minute goal from Andreas Beck proved enough for Horst Hrubesch's side to overcome an Italy team coached by Pierluigi Casiraghi. Germany went on to lift the title for the one and only time.<