UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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England U21 DLWWD 1
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Germany U21 DWWWW 2
  • Alex Scott 76'
  • Ansgar Knauff 3'
  • Nelson Weiper 33'
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Match Report

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England lose to Germany but make Euro U21 quarterfinals

England suffered their first loss of the European Under-21 Championship, with a 2-1 defeat to Germany, but still progressed to the quarterfinals.

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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
15
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
0
33.9
Possession
66.1
5
SHOTS
18
2
ON GOAL
5
40
On Target %
30
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
1
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

Series tied 2-2-1

ENG Last 5 matchups GER
  1. 1 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship FT 2009-06-22 @ GER 1
  2. 0 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship FT 2009-06-29 @ GER 4
  3. 2 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship FT-Pens 2017-06-27 @ ENG 2
  4. 3 2022 U21 International Friendly FT 2022-09-27 @ ENG 1
  5. 2 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship FT 2023-06-28 @ ENG 0

Lineups

Confirmed

ENG · 4-2-3-1

  1. James BeadleG1
  2. Jarell QuansahCD-L4
  3. Charlie CresswellCD-R512
  4. Samuel Iling-JuniorLB17
  5. Jack HinshelwoodRB161
  6. Harvey ElliottAM191
  7. Alex ScottLM20213
  8. Elliot AndersonRM81
  9. Jon RoweF91
  10. Omari HutchinsonAM-L1111
  11. Ethan NwaneriAM-R2111

Substitutes

  1. Tino LivramentoSUB2
  2. Brooke Norton-CuffySUB1211
  3. Jay StansfieldSUB183
  4. Tyler MortonSUB231
  5. Hayden HackneySUB6
  6. CJ Egan-RileySUB15
  7. Teddy Sharman-LoweSUB22
  8. James McAteeSUB102
  9. Tommy SimkinSUB13
  10. Archie GraySUB14
  11. Ronnie EdwardsSUB3
  12. Tom FellowsSUB7

GER · 4-2-3-1

  1. Tjark ErnstG124
  2. Jamil SiebertCD-L15
  3. Tim OermannCD-R14
  4. Lukas UllrichLB131
  5. Elias BaumRB21
  6. Paul WannerAM22
  7. Caspar JanderLM161
  8. Merlin RöhlRM81
  9. Nelson WeiperF19111
  10. Jan ThielmannAM-L11
  11. Ansgar KnauffAM-R71111

Substitutes

  1. Noah AtuboluSUB1
  2. Nnamdi CollinsSUB2
  3. Paul NebelSUB20
  4. Bright Arrey-MbiSUB4
  5. Rocco ReitzSUB18
  6. Nick WoltemadeSUB10
  7. Brajan GrudaSUB17
  8. Nicolo TresoldiSUB91
  9. Nahuel Nicolas NollSUB23
  10. Eric MartelSUB6
  11. Nathaniel BrownSUB3

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.