2015 UEFA EURO U21, Czech Republic, 17 to 30 June

Filipe Reis · Jun 16, 2015

2015 UEFA EURO UNDER 21
CZECH REPUBLIC
17 to 30 June

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GROUP A

CZECH REPUBLIC

History on UEFA EURO U21 Championship:
151G 85W 29D 37L

Best performances:
Winner in 2002
Runner-up in 2000
Third place in 2011

Squad:

Goalkeepers:
1 Tomáš KOUBEK (FC Hradec Králové)
16 Jiří PAVLENKA (Baník Ostrava)
23 Michal REICHL (Sigma Olomouc)

Defenders:
2 Pavel KADERABEK (Sparta Praha)
5 Jakub BRABEC (Sparta Praha)
11 Martin FRYDEK (Slovan Liberec)
14 Ladislav TAKÁCS (Teplice)
15 Jan BARÁNEK (Plzen)
19 Matěj HYBS (Jihlava)
20 Jakub JUGAS (Zbrojovka Brno)
21 Matěj HANOUSEK (Dukla Praha)
22 Tomáš KALAS (Middlesbrough, ENG)

Midfielders:
4 Adam JÁNOS (Jihlava)
6 Ondřej PETRÁK (FC Nürnberg, GER)
7 David HOUSKA (Sigma Olomouc)
8 Jaromír ZMRHAL (Slavia Praha)
12 Michal TRÁVNIK (FC Slovácko)
13 Ladislav KREJCI (Sparta Praha)
17 Tomáš PRIKRYL (Dukla Praha)
18 Lukáš MASOPUST (FK Jablonec)

Forwards:
3 Václav KADLEC (Sparta Praha)
9 Jan KLIMENT (Jihlava)
10 Jiří SALÁK (Mladá Boleslav)

Coach: Jakub DOVALIL

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GERMANY

History on UEFA EURO U21 Championship:
167G 103W 31D 33L

Best performances:
Winner in 2009
Runner-up in 1982 (West Germany)

Squad:

Goalkeepers:
1 Bernd LENO (Bayer Leverkusen)
12 Marc-André TER STEGEN (FC Barcelona, ESP)
23 Timo HORN (FC Köln)

Defenders:
2 Julian KORB (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
3 Christian GÜNTER (SC Freiburg)
4 Matthias GINTER (Borussia Dortmund)
5 Nico SCHULZ (Hertha Berlin)
6 Johannes GEIS (Mainz 05)
16 Robin KNOCHE (VfL Wolfsburg)
22 Dominique HEINTZ (Kaiserslautern)

Midfielders:
7 Leonardo BITTENCOURT (Hannover 96)
8 Yunus MALLI (Mainz 05)
10 Moritz LEITNER (VfB Stuttgart)
11 Emre CAN (Liverpool, ENG)
14 Kerem DEMIRBAY (Kaiserslautern)
15 Serge GNABRY (Arsenal, ENG)
17 Joshua KIMMICH (Red Bull Leipzig)
20 Max MEYER (Schalke 04)
21 Felix KLAUS (SC Freiburg)

Forwards:
9 Kevin VOLLAND (TSG Hoffenheim)
13 Philipp HOFMANN (Kaiserslautern)
18 Maximilian ARNOLD (VfL Wolfsburg)
19 Amin YOUNES (Kaiserslautern)

Coach: Horst HRUBESCH

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SERBIA

History on UEFA EURO U21 Championship:
166G 88W 33D 45L

Best performances:
Winner in 1978 (Yugoslavia)
Runner-up in 1990 (Yugoslavia), 2004 (Serbia and Montenegro) and 2007
Semi finalist in 1980 (Yugoslavia), 1984 (Yugoslavia) and 2006 (Serbia and Montenegro)

Squad:

Goalkeepers:
1 Marko DMITROVIC (Charlton Athletic, ENG)
12 Nikola PERIC (FK Jagodina)
23 Nemanja STEVANOVIC (Cukaricki)

Defenders:
3 Marko PETKOVIC (Crvena Zvezda)
5 Uroš ĆOSIC (Frosinone, ITA)
6 Aleksandar PANTIC (Cordoba, ESP)
13 Nemanja PETROVIC (Partizan Belgrade)
15 Uroš SPAJIC (Toulouse, FRA)
17 Aleksandar FILIPOVIC (FK Jagodina)
20 Lazar ĆIRKOVIC (Partizan Belgrade)
22 Filip STOJKOVIC (Cukaricki)

Midfielders:
2 Aleksandar KOVACEVIC (Crvena Zvezda)
4 Srdjan MIJAILOVIC (Kayserispor, TUR)
7 Goran ČAUSIC (Eskisehirspor, TUR)
8 Mirko IVANIC (FK Vojvodina)
10 Filip DJURICIC (Southampton, ENG)
14 Darko BRASANAC (Partizan Belgrade)
18 Miloš JOJIC (Borussia Dortmund, GER)

Forwards:
9 Aleksandar PESIC (Toulouse, FRA)
11 Aleksandar ČAVRIC (Racing Genk, BEL)
16 Luka MILUNOVIC (Platanias Chania, GRE)
19 Nikola TRUJIC (Napredak)
21 Slavoljub SRNIC (Cukaricki)

Coach: Mladen DODIC

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DENMARK

History on UEFA EURO U21 Championship:
158G 76W 35D 47L

Best performance:
Semi finalist in 1992

Squad:

Goalkeepers:
1 Jakob BUSK JENSEN (Sandefjord, NOR)
16 Frederik RÖNNOW (AC Horsens)
22 David JENSEN (Nordsjaelland)

Defenders:
2 Alexander SCHOLZ (Standard Liège, BEL)
3 Frederik SÖRENSEN (Hellas Verona, ITA)
4 Jannik VESTERGAARD (Werder Bremen, GER)
5 Jonas KNUDSEN (Esbjerg)
6 Andreas CHRISTENSEN (Chelsea, ENG)
12 Patrick BANGGAARD (Midtjylland)
13 Riza DURMISI (Bröndby)
14 Christoffer REMMER (FC Köbenhavn)
19 Jens JÖNSSON (AGF Åhrus)

Midfielders:
8 Lasse VIGEN CHRISTENSEN (Fulham, ENG)
10 Pierre-Emile HÖJBJERG (FC Augsburg, GER)
15 Nicolaj THOMSEN (Aalborg BK)
17 Christian NÖRGAARD (Bröndby)
18 Rasmus FALK JENSEN (Odense BK)
23 Pione SISTO (Midtjylland)

Forwards:
7 Viktor FISCHER (Ajax FC, HOL)
9 Yussuf POULSEN (Red Bull Leipzig, GER)
11 Uffe BECH (Nordjaelland)
20 Nicolai BROCK-MADSEN (Randers)
21 Emil BERGGREEN (Eintracht Braunschweig, GER)

Coach: Jess THORUP

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GROUP B

ENGLAND

History on UEFA EURO U21 Championship:
204G 122W 46D 36L

Best performance:
Winner in 1982 and 1984
Runner-up in 2009
Semi finalist in 1978, 1980, 1986 and 1988

Squad:

Goalkeepers:
1 Jack BUTLAND (Stoke City)
12 Jonathan BOND (Watford)
13 Marcus BETTINELLI (Fulham)

Defenders:
2 Carl JENKINSON (West Ham)
3 Luke GARBUTT (Everton)
5 John STONES (Everton)
6 Ben GIBSON (Middlesbrough)
15 Michael KEANE (Burnley)
20 Liam MOORE (Brentford)
21 Calum CHAMBERS (Arsenal)
22 Matt TARGETT (Southampton)

Midfielders:
4 Jake FORSTER-CASKEY (Brighton & Hove Albion)
7 Alex PRITCHARD (Brentford)
8 James WARD-PROWSE (Southampton)
10 Tom CARROLL (Swansea City, WAL)
11 Nathan REDMOND (Norwich City)
14 Nathaniel CHALOBAH (Reading)
16 Jesse LINGARD (Derby County)
19 Will HUGHES (Derby County)
23 Ruben LOFTUS-CHEEK (Chelsea)

Forwards:
9 Harry KANE (Tottenham Hotspur)
17 Danny INGS (Burnley)
18 Saido BERAHINO (West Bromwich Albion)

Coach: Gareth SOUTHGATE

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ITALY

History on UEFA EURO U21 Championship:
214G 135W 45D 34L

Best performance:
Winner in 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000 and 2004
Runner-up in 1986 and 2013
Third place in 2007
Semi finalist in 1984, 1990, 2002 and 2009

Squad:

Goalkeepers:
1 Francesco BARDI (Chievo)
14 Marco SPORTIELLO (Atalanta)
20 Nicola LEALI (Cesena)

Defenders:
2 Stefano SABELLI (Bari)
3 Cristiano BIRAGHI (Chievo)
5 Daniele RUGANI (Empoli)
6 Alessio ROMAGNOLI (Sampdoria)
12 Federico BARBA (Empoli)
13 Matteo BIANCHETTI (Spezia)
17 Armando IZZO (Genoa)
22 Davide ZAPPACOSTA (Atalanta)

Midfielders:
4 Lorenzo CRISETIG (Cagliari)
7 Federico VIVIANI (Latina)
8 Stefano STURARO (Juventus)
10 Domenico BERARDI (Sassuolo)
15 Marco BENASSI (Torino)
16 Daniele BASELLI (Atalanta)
18 Christian BATTOCCHIO (Virtus Entella)
21 Danilo CATALDI (Lazio)

Forwards:
9 Andrea BELOTTI (Palermo)
11 Federico BERNARDESCHI (Fiorentina)
19 Marcello TROTTA (Avellino)
23 Simone VERDI (Empoli)

Coach: Luigi DI BIAGIO

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PORTUGAL

History on UEFA EURO U21 Championship:
164G 93W 29D 42L

Best performances:
Runner-up in 1994
Third place in 2004
Fourth place in 2007

Squad:

Goalkeepers:
1 JOSÉ SÁ (Marítimo)
12 DANIEL FERNANDES (VfL Osnabrück, GER)
22 BRUNO VARELA (Benfica)

Defenders:
3 TIAGO ILORI (Girondins Bordeaux, FRA/Liverpool, ENG)
4 PAULO OLIVEIRA (Sporting)
5 RAPHAËL GUERREIRO (Lorient, FRA)
13 JOÃO CANCELO (Valencia, ESP)
14 TOBIAS FIGUEIREDO (Sporting)
15 FREDERICO VENÂNCIO (Vitória de Setúbal)

Midfielders:
2 RICARDO ESGAIO (Académica/Sporting)
6 WILLIAM CARVALHO (Sporting)
7 RAFA Silva (SC Braga)
8 SÉRGIO OLIVEIRA (Paços de Ferreira/FC Porto)
10 BERNARDO SILVA (AS Monaco, FRA)
16 RÚBEN NEVES (FC Porto)
18 IVAN CAVALEIRO (Deportivo La Coruña, ESP/Benfica)
20 TOZÉ (Estoril Praia/FC Porto)
23 JOÃO MÁRIO (Sporting)

Forwards:
9 GONÇALO PACIÊNCIA (FC Porto)
11 IURI MEDEIROS (Arouca/Sporting)
17 CARLOS MANÉ (Sporting)
19 RICARDO HORTA (Málaga, ESP)
21 RICARDO Pereira (FC Porto)

Coach: RUI JORGE

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SWEDEN

History on UEFA EURO U21 Championship:
168G 87W 34D 47L

Best performances:
Runner-up in 1992
Fourth place in 2004
Semi finalist in 1990 and 2009

Squad:

Goalkeepers:
1 Patrik CARLGREN (AIK)
12 Jacob RINNE (Örebro)
23 Andreas LINDE (Molde, NOR)

Defenders:
2 Emil KRAFTH (Helsingborgs IF)
3 Alexander MILOSEVIC (Besiktas, TUR)
4 Filip HELANDER (Malmö FF)
5 Ludwig AUGUSTINSSON (FC Köbenhavn, DEN)
6 Oscar LEWICKI (Malmö FF)
17 Joseph BAFFO (Halmstads BK)
18 Sebastian HOLMÉN (Elfsborg)
21 Pa KONATE (Malmö FF)

Midfielders:
7 Oscar HILJEMARK (PSV Eindhoven, HOL)
8 Abdullah KHALILI Mersin Idman Yurdu, TUR)
13 Arber ZENELI (Elfsborg)
15 Kristoffer OLSSON (Midtjylland, DEN)
16 Simon TIBBLING (FC Groningen, HOL)
20 Robin QUAISON (Palermo, ITA)
22 Simon GUSTAFSSON (BK Häcken)

Forwards:
9 Branimir HRGOTA (Borussia Mönchengladbach, GER)
10 John GUIDETTI (Celtic FC Glasgow, SCO)
11 Isaac KIESE THELIN (Girondins Bordeaux, FRA)
14 Mikael ISHAK (Randers, DEN)
19 Sam LARSSON (Heerenveen, HOL)

Coach: Håkan ERICSSON

Filipe Reis · Jun 16, 2015

GROUP A

Matchday 1

17 June, 18:00 CET
Eden Arena, Praha
CZECH REPUBLIC 1-2 DENMARK
(Kaderabek 35'; Vestergaard 56', Sisto 84')

17 June, 20:45 CET
Generali Arena, Praha
GERMANY 1-1 SERBIA
(Can 17'; Djuricic 8')

Current Standings
1 DENMARK .......1G 1W 0D 0L 2-1 3P
2 GERMANY .........1G 0W 1D 0L 1-1 1P
2 SERBIA ..............1G 0W 1D 0L 1-1 1P
4 CZECH REP. .........1G 0W 0D 1L 1-2 0P

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GROUP B

18 June, 18:00 CET
Andruv, Olomouc
ITALY 1-2 SWEDEN
(Berardi 29' pen.; Guidetti 56', Kiese Thelin 86' pen.)

18 June, 20:45 CET
Mestsky Fotbalovy, Uherské Hradisté
ENGLAND 0-1 PORTUGAL
(João Mário 57')

Current Standings
1 SWEDEN .......1G 1W 0D 0L 2-1 3P
2 PORTUGAL ......1G 1W 0D 0L 1-0 3P
3 ITALY ...............1G 0W 0D 1L 1-2 0P
4 ENGLAND ...........1G 0W 0D 1L 0-1 0P

Filipe Reis · Jun 17, 2015

Denmark spoils the party and beats the hosts 2-1 in the opening match.

Azzkikr · Jun 17, 2015

Denmark were absolutely terrible in the first half couldnt get their game together at all, but completely dominated the second half.

Filipe Reis · Jun 17, 2015

You need to have balls to give a second yellow to a German for diving. Hats off to this ref.

Filipe Reis · Jun 17, 2015

Serbia couldn't take advantage of playing 11 vs 10 in the last 20' and looked happy with one point.

GICA · Jun 17, 2015

Too many tournaments at the same time...

Filipe Reis · Jun 17, 2015

And Romania watching at home :tongue:

Filipe Reis · Jun 21, 2015

GROUP A

Matchday 2

20 June, 18:00 CET
Letná Stadium, Praha
CZECH REPUBLIC 4-0 SERBIA
(Kliment 7', 21', 56', Frydek 59')

20 June, 20:45 CET
Eden Stadium, Praha
GERMANY 3-0 DENMARK
(Volland 32', 48', Ginter 53')

Current Standings
1 GERMANY .........2G 1W 1D 0L 4-1 4P
2 CZECH REP. .......2G 1W 0D 1L 5-2 3P
3 DENMARK ...........2G 1W 0D 1L 2-4 3P
4 SERBIA ................2G 0W 1D 1L 1-5 1P

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GROUP B

21 June, 18:00 CET
Andruv, Olomouc
SWEDEN 0-1 ENGLAND
(Lingard 85')

21 June, 20:45 CET
City Stadium, Uherské Hradisté
ITALY 0-0 PORTUGAL

Current Standings
1 PORTUGAL ......2G 1W 1D 0L 1-0 4P
2 ENGLAND .........2G 1W 0D 1L 1-1 3P
3 SWEDEN ............2G 1W 0D 1L 2-2 3P
4 ITALY ..................2G 0W 1D 1L 1-2 1P

Shemyy · Jun 22, 2015

how has Ilori been playing

Filipe Reis · Jun 22, 2015

He's been playing well making a great CB pair with Paulo Oliveira. I think he is ready for Liverpool.

Filipe Reis · Jun 22, 2015

GROUP A

Matchday 3

23 June, 20:45 CET
Esen Stadium, Praha
CZECH REPUBLIC vs GERMANY

23 June, 20:45 CET
Letná Stadium, Praha
DENMARK vs SERBIA

Current Standings
1 GERMANY .........2G 1W 1D 0L 4-1 4P
2 CZECH REP. .......2G 1W 0D 1L 5-2 3P
3 DENMARK ...........2G 1W 0D 1L 2-4 3P
4 SERBIA ................2G 0W 1D 1L 1-5 1P

Filipe Reis · Jun 22, 2015

What can still happen in Group A:

• Germany (+3 goal difference) will be through with a draw irrespective of what happens in the other game. If they win, they are guaranteed top spot and to face the runners-up from Group B in the second semi-final on Saturday. If they lose, they will still progress if the other match finishes in a draw courtesy of their superior head-to-head record against Denmark. If they lose and Serbia win, then group goal difference will come into play as the two sides drew their opening fixture. If Germany lose and Denmark win then they are out.

• Czech Republic (+3) will be through with a win and out if they lose. A draw will be enough if Serbia win the other match, but not if it finishes in a draw as Denmark beat the Czechs in their opening game.

• Denmark (-2) will be through with a win. A draw would also be enough providing Czech Republic do not beat Germany. Lose and they are out.

• Serbia (-4) need a win against Denmark to keep their semi-final hopes alive. If they win and Germany do likewise then they will be through; should they win and the Czech Republic win too, then Serbia would finish level on four points with Germany. In this scenario, overall goal difference would come into play as the teams drew their opening game.

Note: The four semi-finalists at the U21 EURO will automatically qualify for the Olympics as Europe's representatives. Should England reach the last four, they will not take part in next summer's tournament. Instead, the two third-placed teams in the Czech Republic will contest a play-off on 28 June to take their place.

TheAnswer87 · Jun 23, 2015

Some scorchers! My boiii Danny Ings is a different gravy!
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Filipe Reis · Jun 23, 2015

Denmark opes the score against Serbia through Rasmus Falk at 21'.

In the other match still 0-0 between Germany and Czech Republic.

As things stand Denmark wins the group above Germany.

Filipe Reis · Jun 23, 2015

At HT...

Denmark 1-0 Serbia
Czech Republic 0-0 Germany

Serbia was much better than Denmark but a couple of Danish counters were enough to put them ahead on the score.

The other match has been quite balanced with very few real goal chances for both sides.

Filipe Reis · Jun 23, 2015

Two minutes played in the second half and Denmark makes 2-0 through Viktor Fischer after some serious pathetic defending by the Serbs.

Filipe Reis · Jun 23, 2015

Germany opens the score at 55' through Schulz after some really poor defending by the Czechs.

Right now Germany leads the group and Denmark joins them in the Semis and in the Olympics.

Filipe Reis · Jun 23, 2015

The Czechs equalize at 66' thanks to Krejci and the group standings change again.

Denmark leads the group followed by Germany.

HajdukSplit · Jun 23, 2015

Denmark and Germany qualify for the Olympics, wonder what kind of squad Germany send with Euro 2016 and the Bundesliga season kicking off usually when the Olympics start

The Czechs still will have a chance to qualify if England finish in the top 2 tomorrow

Filipe Reis · Jun 23, 2015

It's all over...

Denmark 2-0 Serbia
Czech Republic 1-1 Germany

1 DENMARK
2 GERMANY
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3 Czech Republic
4 Serbia

Denmark was much better in the second half and overall clearly deserved the win.

In the other match the Germans went to sleep after their goal and allowed the Czechs to equalize and almost kick them out of the tournament.

Filipe Reis · Jun 23, 2015

GROUP A

Matchday 3

23 June, 20:45 CET
Esen Stadium, Praha
CZECH REPUBLIC 1-1 GERMANY
(Krejci 66'; Schulz 55')

23 June, 20:45 CET
Letná Stadium, Praha
DENMARK 2-0 SERBIA
(Falk 21', Fischer 47')

Final Standings
1 DENMARK .......3G 2W 0D 1L 4-4 6P
2 GERMANY ........3G 1W 2D 0L 5-2 5P
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3 CZECH REP. ........3G 1W 1D 1L 6-3 4P
4 SERBIA ................3G 0W 1D 2L 1-7 1P

Filipe Reis · Jun 23, 2015

Germany didn't qualify for the Olympics since 1988. They had to make sure they could return to Brazil

HajdukSplit · Jun 23, 2015

There was a good article on ESPNFC about this

http://www.espnfc.us/blog/espn-fc-u...blog/68/post/2501284/germany-under-21s-look-to-change-history-for-olympic-games

Filipe Reis · Jun 23, 2015

GROUP B

Matchday 3

24 June, 20:45 CET
Ander Stadium, Olomouc
ENGLAND vs ITALY

24 June, 20:45 CET
City Stadium, Uherské Hradisté
PORTUGAL vs SWEDEN

Current Standings
1 PORTUGAL ......2G 1W 1D 0L 1-0 4P
2 ENGLAND .........2G 1W 0D 1L 1-1 3P
3 SWEDEN ............2G 1W 0D 1L 2-2 3P
4 ITALY ..................2G 0W 1D 1L 1-2 1P

Filipe Reis · Jun 23, 2015

What can still happen in Group B...

• Portugal (+1 goal difference) will be through with a win or a draw. They would also progress if they lost and England drew with Italy. If Portugal lost and Italy beat England, goal difference would decide which of the two – Portugal or Italy – advanced as the teams drew their direct encounter. If Portugal lose and England win then they are out but would be in an Olympic play-off.

• England (0) will advance with a win, while a draw will take them through so long as Sweden fail to beat Portugal in the other match. If they lose to Italy, they will be eliminated.

• Sweden (0) will progress with a victory, while a draw would be enough only if Italy beat England in the other game. If they lose and England win, then they would be in an Olympic play-off.

• Italy (-1) will go through only if they beat England and Sweden lose to Portugal. They cannot qualify for an Olympic play-off irrespective of results on Wednesday.

TheAnswer87 · Jun 24, 2015

England better start Ings tonight alongside Kane!

TheAnswer87 · Jun 24, 2015

yee buddy, my boiii Ings is starting!

Filipe Reis · Jun 24, 2015

Italy opens the score at 25' through Belloti and Benassi makes 2-0 one minute later!

Portugal and Sweden are still 0-0.

Right now Portugal leads the group and Sweden are runners-up.

Filipe Reis · Jun 24, 2015

At HT...

England 0-2 Italy
Portugal 0-0 Sweden

Portugal tops the group and Sweden are second.

England with the chances in the first 15'-20' but two lightning goals by Italy just changed the face of the game and of the group.

Portugal much stronger than Sweden but both teams now know that if they lose they are out so feet off the pedal are expected from both sides.

2015 UEFA EURO U21, Czech Republic, 17 to 30 June

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