2023-06-28 21:57:48
The UEFA European Under-21 Championship has reached its knockout stage following the top two from each group advanced to the quarter-finals to be played on Saturday and Sunday in Georgia and Romania.
We present to you the contenders still in the running to lift the trophy in Batumi on July 8.
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Saturday July 1
QF1: Georgia – Israel (6 p.m., Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi)
QF3: Spain – Switzerland (21:00, Giulești Stadium, Bucharest)
Sunday July 2
QF2: England – Portugal (6 p.m., Shengelia Arena, Kutaisi)
QF4 : France – Ukraine (9 p.m., Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca)
Semi-finals
Wednesday July 5
DF1: Georgia or Israel – England or Portugal (6 p.m., Batumi Arena, Batumi)
DF2: Spain or Switzerland – Ukraine or France (9 p.m., Steaua stadium, Bucharest)
Finale
Saturday July 8
Winner DF1 – Winner DF2 (6 p.m., Batumi Arena, Batumi)
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Georgia vs Israel
Georgia (organizer)
Georgia is in the quarters!
Automatically qualified as host country
Finals, Group A, winner: 2-0 v Portugal, 2-2 v Belgium, 1-1 v Netherlands
Meilleurs buteurs en phase finale: Zuriko Davitashvili 1, Giorgi Gagua 1, Giorgi Guliashvili 1, Saba Sazonov 1, Heorhii Tsitaishvili 1
Honors in finals: first finals
Israel
In two minutes, Israel 1-0 Czechia
Qualifying, Group B second place
Play-offs: 1-1 on aggregate, 3-1 on pens v Republic of Ireland (1-1 away, 0-0 home)
Finals, Group C, second place: 1-1 v Germany, 0-2 v England, 1-0 v Czech Republic
Finals top scorers: Omri Gandelman 1, Dor Turgeman 1
Achievements in the final phase: Groups (2007, 2013)
Spain v Switzerland
Spain
In two minutes, Spain 2-2 Ukraine
Qualifying, Group C, winner
Finals, Group B, winner: 3-0 v Romania, 1-0 v Croatia, 2-2 v Ukraine
Top scorers in finals: Abel Ruiz 2, Álex Baena 1, Sergio Gómez 1, Juan Miranda 1, csc 1
Finals record: win x 5 (1986, 1998, 2011, 2013, 2019)
Suisse
Zeki Amdouni, his goal once morest Italy
Qualifying, Group E, second place
Final round, Group D, second place: 2-1 v Norway, 2-3 v Italy, 1-4 v France
Best scorers in the final phase: Kastriot Imeri 2, Dan Ndoye 2, Zeki Amdouni
Finals record: Finals (2011)
England v Portugal
England
Gordon, his goal following 17 assists for England
Qualifying, Group G, winner
Finals, Group C, winner: 2-0 v Czechia, 2-0 v Israel, 2-0 v Germany
Finals top scorers: Emile Smith Rowe 2, Cameron Archer 1, Harvey Elliott 1, Anthony Gordon 1, Jacob Ramsey 1
Finals record: win x 2 (1982, 1984)
Portugal
EURO U21 hopefuls, these magnificent goals in the final phase
Qualifying, Group D, winner
Final round, Group A, second place: 0-2 v Georgia, 1-1 v Netherlands, 2-1 v Belgium
Top scorers in finals: André Almeida 1, Tiago Dantas 1, João Neves 1
Finals record: Finals (1994, 2015, 2021)
France once morest Ukraine
France
The goal of Michael Olise which gives victory to the Blueberries
Qualifying, Group H, winner
Final round, Group D, winner: 2-1 v Italy, 1-0 v Norway, v 4-1 Switzerland
Top scorers in the final phase: Bradley Barcola 2, Maxence Caqueret 1, Rayan Cherki 1, Amine Gouiri 1, Arnaud Kalimuendo 1, Michael Olise 1
Finals record: victory (1988)
Ukraine
Qualifying, Group H second place
Play-offs: 5-3 (on both matches) once morest Slovakia
Final round, Group B, second place: 2-0 v Croatia, 1-0 v Romania, 2-2 v Spain
Meilleurs buteurs en phase finale: Olexiy Kashchuk 1, Danylo Sikan 1, Georgiy Sudakov 1, Bohdan Viunnyk 1
Finals record: Finals (2006)
2024 Men’s Olympic Football Tournament
Europe is awarded three places for the 2024 men’s Olympic football tournament, not counting the host country France, which automatically qualifies. The first three of the U21 final phase (excluding France and England, which cannot compete in this event) will qualify for the Olympics.
A possible play-off for the 2024 Men’s Olympic Football Tournament might be played on July 7 (9 p.m.) or July 8 (3 p.m.) in Bucharest (Steaua stadium).
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