When does the European Under-21 Championship start? talkSPORT coverage, fixture list, dates, kick-off times and venues
When does the European Under-21 Championship start? talkSPORT coverage, fixture list, dates, kick-off times and venues

When does the European Under-21 Championship start? talkSPORT coverage, fixture list, dates, kick-off times and venues

England’s Young Lions will be in European Under-21 Championship action this summer as they strive for glory in Italy.

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Aidy Boothroyd’s side are set to take on Europe’s best once again after just missing out on the final in 2017.

England lost on penalties to Germany in the last tournament as they then went on to win the title.

The up and coming stars of English football will now be looking to reach the final in Udinese’s home, the Stadio Friuli, on June 30.

Here’s a full rundown of all the fixtures for the 2019 European Under-21 Championship.

European Under-21 Championship fixtures

Group stage

Sunday 16 June

Group A: Poland v Belgium (Reggio Emilia, 18:30)
Group A: Italy v Spain (Bologna, 21:00)

Monday 17 June

Group B: Serbia v Austria (Trieste, 18:30)
Group B: Germany v Denmark (Udine, 21:00)

Tuesday 18 June

Group C: Romania v Croatia (San Marino, 18:30)
Group C: England v France (Cesena, 21:00) – live on talkSPORT

Wednesday 19 June

Group A: Spain v Belgium (Reggio Emilia, 18:30)
Group A: Italy v Poland (Bologna, 21:00)

Thursday 20 June

Group B: Denmark v Austria (Udine, 18:30) 
Group B: Germany v Serbia (Trieste, 21:00)
Friday 21 June

Group C: England v Romania (Cesena, 18:30) – live on talkSPORT
Group C: France v Croatia (San Marino, 21:00)

Saturday 22 June

Group A: Belgium v Italy (Reggio Emilia, 21:00)
Group A: Spain v Poland (Bologna, 21:00)

Sunday 23 June

Group B: Austria v Germany (Udine, 21:00)
Group B: Denmark v Serbia (Trieste, 21:00)

Monday 24 June

Group C: Croatia v England (San Marino, 21:00) – live on talkSPORT
Group C: France v Romania (Cesena, 21:00)

Knock-out phase

Group winners and best runner-up qualify for the semi-finals.
Possible Olympic play-off* – Second best runner-up v third best runner-up (Cesena)

*Will be played on 28 June if England (ineligible for the Olympic men’s football tournament) qualify for the semi-finals, which will otherwise provide the four European contenders in Japan in 2020.

Semi-finals

Thursday 27 June

1 Winner Group A v runner-up Group B/C or winner Group C (Bologna, 18:00) – live on talkSPORT
2 Winner Group B v runner-up Group A or winner Group C (Reggio Emilia, 21:00) – live on talkSPORT

Final

Sunday 30 June

Winner semi-final 1 v winner semi-final 2 (Udine, 20:45) – live on talkSPORT

England squad for European Under-21 Championship

Goalkeepers: Angus Gunn (Southampton), Dean Henderson (Manchester United), Freddie Woodman (Newcastle United)

Defenders: Jake Clarke-Salter (Chelsea), Jay Dasilva (Chelsea), Lloyd Kelly (Bournemouth), Jonjoe Kenny (Everton), Ezri Konsa (Brentford), Fikayo Tomori (Derby County, loan from Chelsea), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Crystal Palace)

Midfielders: Harvey Barnes (Leicester City), Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City), Kieran Dowell (Everton), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolves), James Maddison (Leicester City), Mason Mount (Derby County, loan from Chelsea), Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham)

Forwards: Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa, loan from Chelsea), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), Demarai Gray (Leicester City), Reiss Nelson (Arsenal), Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth)