UEFA European Under-21 Championship

FULL TIME
England U21 WDLWW 3
–
Germany U21 WWWWW 2
  • Harvey Elliott 5'
  • Omari Hutchinson 24'
  • Jon Rowe 92'
  • Nelson Weiper 45'+1'
  • Paul Nebel 61'
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Match Report

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England retain Euro U21 title with dramatic win over Germany

Holders England beat Germany 3-2 after extra time European Under-21 Championship final on Saturday after they had let slip a two-goal lead.

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Last five matches

DateOppResultCompetition
10/6/26 @ Republic of Ireland U21 L 1-3 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
10/2/26 vs Slovakia U21 D 0-0 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
9/25/26 vs Kazakhstan U21 W 4-2 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
3/31/26 vs Moldova U21 W 4-1 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
3/27/26 @ Andorra U21 D 1-1 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
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Team Stats

GER ENG
17
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
2
57.4
Possession
42.6
16
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
6
30
On Target %
40
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0
Pass Completion %
0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0
Cross %
0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0
Long Balls %
0
4
Blocked Shots
3
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0
Tackle %
0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

GER leads series 3-2

ENG Last 5 matchups GER
  1. 0 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship FT 2009-06-29 @ GER 4
  2. 2 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship FT-Pens 2017-06-27 @ ENG 2
  3. 3 2022 U21 International Friendly FT 2022-09-27 @ ENG 1
  4. 2 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship FT 2023-06-28 @ ENG 0
  5. 1 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship FT 2025-06-18 @ ENG 2

Lineups

Confirmed

ENG · 4-4-1-1

  1. James BeadleG12
  2. Jarell QuansahCD-L41
  3. Charlie CresswellCD-R51
  4. Jack HinshelwoodLB16
  5. Tino LivramentoRB2
  6. Alex ScottCM-L20
  7. Elliot AndersonCM-R8
  8. Omari HutchinsonLM11213
  9. Harvey ElliottRM19112
  10. Jay StansfieldF18
  11. James McAteeRCF10114

Substitutes

  1. Tyler MortonSUB2311
  2. Tommy SimkinSUB13
  3. Samuel Iling-JuniorSUB17
  4. Teddy Sharman-LoweSUB22
  5. Brooke Norton-CuffySUB1211
  6. Tom FellowsSUB7
  7. CJ Egan-RileySUB15
  8. Hayden HackneySUB6
  9. Archie GraySUB14
  10. Jon RoweSUB9111
  11. Ronnie EdwardsSUB3
  12. Ethan NwaneriSUB21

GER · 4-4-2

  1. Noah AtuboluG13
  2. Bright Arrey-MbiCD-L4
  3. Tim OermannCD-R14
  4. Nathaniel BrownLB3
  5. Nnamdi CollinsRB2
  6. Rocco ReitzCM-L182
  7. Eric MartelCM-R613
  8. Paul NebelLM201113
  9. Brajan GrudaRM17
  10. Nick WoltemadeCF-L10
  11. Nelson WeiperCF-R19214

Substitutes

  1. Elias BaumSUB21
  2. Nicolo TresoldiSUB91
  3. Ansgar KnauffSUB71
  4. Lukas UllrichSUB13
  5. Tjark ErnstSUB12
  6. Merlin RöhlSUB82
  7. Jamil SiebertSUB15
  8. Jan ThielmannSUB11
  9. Caspar JanderSUB16
  10. Paul WannerSUB22
  11. Max RosenfelderSUB5
  12. Nahuel Nicolas NollSUB23

EURO Under-21 News

All news
Video How Everton beat Aston Villa to end 11-game home winning streak Take a look at the numbers behind Everton's 1-0 win vs. Aston Villa courtesy of a Thierno Barry strike to snap their winning streak at home. ESPN Reuters England retain Euro U21 title with dramatic win over Germany Holders England beat Germany 3-2 after extra time European Under-21 Championship final on Saturday after they had let slip a two-goal lead. News Associated Press Harvey Elliott 'hurting' after 'silly' England U21 celebration Harvey Elliott's knee-slide celebration after scoring in England's Euro U21 semifinal win over the Netherlands was brief -- and painful. ESPN ESPN Harvey Elliott double sees England beat Netherlands, reach Euros U21 final Two goals from Harvey Elliott helped England book their place in the final of the UEFA Under-21 European Championship with a 2-1 win over the Netherlands on Wednesday.