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2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

The 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2024) was the 21st edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (71st edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-19 national teams of Europe. Northern Ireland hosted the tournament from 15 to 28 July 2024. A total of eight teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2005 eligible to participate.

2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNorthern Ireland
Dates15–28 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (12th title)
Runners-up France
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored43 (2.69 per match)
Attendance25,046 (1,565 per match)
Top scorer(s)Norway Daniel Braut
(3 goals)
Best player(s)Spain Iker Bravo[1]
← 2023
2025 →

Same as previous editions held in even-numbered years, the tournament will act as the UEFA qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The top five teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile as the UEFA representatives.

Italy were the defending champions, having beaten Portugal 1–0 in the 2023 final, but were eliminated in the semi-finals by Spain.[2][3]

Host selection

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Northern Ireland was appointed as the host for the tournament by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting on 19 April 2021 in Montreux, Switzerland.[4][5]

Qualification

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Main article: 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

Qualified teams

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The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

Note: All appearance statistics include only U-19 era (since 2002).

Team Method of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
  Northern Ireland Hosts 2nd 2005 (Group stage) Group stage (2005)
  France Elite round Group 2 winners 13th 2022 (Semi-finals) Champions (2005, 2010, 2016)
  Turkey Elite round Group 6 winners 7th 2018 (Group stage) Runners-up (2004)
  Spain Elite round Group 1 winners 14th 2023 (Semi-finals) Champions (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019)
  Ukraine Elite round Group 7 winners 6th 2018 (Semi-finals) Champions (2009)
  Italy Elite round Group 5 winners 10th 2023 (Champions) Champions (2003, 2023)
  Norway Elite round Group 3 winners 7th 2023 (Semi-finals) Semi-finals (2023)
  Denmark Elite round Group 4 winners 1st Debut

Venues

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The tournament was hosted in 3 venues.[6]

Belfast Larne
Windsor Park Seaview Inver Park
Capacity: 18,500 Capacity: 3,383 Capacity: 3,000
   

Squads

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Main article: 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship squads

Group stage

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The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.

All times are UTC+2.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Italy 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6 Knockout stage and
2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2   Ukraine 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3   Norway 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4 FIFA U-20 World Cup play-off
4   Northern Ireland (H) 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1
Updated to match(es) played on 18 July 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Italy  2–1  Norway
 Report Braut   35'
Attendance: 1,043[7]
Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu (Romania)
Northern Ireland  0–0  Ukraine
Report
Attendance: 1,261[8]
Referee: Luka Bilbija (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Norway  0–0  Ukraine
Report
Attendance: 612[9]
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia)
Northern Ireland  0–3  Italy
Report
Attendance: 1,808[10]
Referee: Ishmael Barbara (Malta)
Norway  2–0  Northern Ireland
Braut   33', 65' Report
Attendance: 2,401[11]
Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands)
Ukraine  3–2  Italy
 Report
Attendance: 654[12]
Referee: Vassilis Fotias (Greece)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 3 2 1 0 8 5 +3 7 Knockout stage and
2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2   Spain 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
3   Turkey 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2 FIFA U-20 World Cup play-off
4   Denmark 3 0 1 2 6 9 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Denmark  1–2  Spain
Krüger-Johnsen   43' Report
Attendance: 622[13]
Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands)
France  2–1  Turkey
 Report Fidan   4'
Attendance: 1,003[14]
Referee: Vassilis Fotias (Greece)
Denmark  2–4  France
 Report
Attendance: 672[15]
Referee: Luka Bilbija (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Turkey  1–1  Spain
Ay   90' Report Gąsiorowski   55'
Attendance: 1,124[16]
Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu (Romania)
Turkey  3–3  Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 531[17]
Referee: Ishmael Barbara (Malta)
Spain  2–2  France
 Report
Attendance: 1,726[18]
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia)

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 July – Belfast
 
 
  Italy0
 
28 July – Belfast
 
  Spain (a.e.t.)1
 
  Spain2
 
25 July – Belfast
 
  France0
 
  France1
 
 
  Ukraine0
 

FIFA U-20 World Cup play-off

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Winners qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Norway  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Turkey
 Report
Penalties
 10–9
Attendance: 317[19]
Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands)

Semi-finals

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Italy  0–1 (a.e.t.)  Spain
Report
Attendance: 1,302[20]
Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu (Romania)
France  1–0  Ukraine
 Report
Attendance: 1,612[21]
Referee: Ishmael Barbara (Malta)

Final

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Spain  2–0  France
 Report
Attendance: 8,358[22]
Referee: Vassilis Fotias (Greece)

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup

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The following five teams from UEFA qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup1
  Italy 18 July 2024[23] 8 (1977, 1981, 1987, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2019, 2023)
  France 19 July 2024[24] 8 (1977, 1997, 2001, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2023)
  Ukraine 21 July 2024[25] 4 (2001, 2005, 2015, 2019)
  Spain 22 July 2024[26] 15 (1977, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
  Norway 25 July 2024[27] 3 (1989, 1993, 2019)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

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There were 43 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.69 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: UEFA

Team of the Tournament

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The UEFA Technical Observer team announced the team of the tournament.[28]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
  Vladyslav Krapyvtsov

References

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  1. ^ "Iker Bravo named 2024 Under-19 EURO Player of the Tournament". UEFA. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Portugal 0-1 Italy: Kayode heads resilient Azzurrini to second Under-19 title". UEFA. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Match summary: Italy vs. Spain". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Decision on remaining EURO 2020 venues to be made on 23 April". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Malta, Northern Ireland and Romania to stage U19 EURO in 2023, 2024, 2025". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  6. ^ "2024 U19 EURO finals in Northern Ireland: Tournament information". uefa.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Italy vs. Norway" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Northern Ireland vs. Ukraine" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Norway vs. Ukraine" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Northern Ireland vs. Italy" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Norway vs. Northern Ireland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Ukraine vs. Italy" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Denmark vs. Spain" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  14. ^ "France vs. Turkey" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Denmark vs. France" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Turkey vs. Spain" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Denmark vs. Turkey" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Spain vs. France" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Norway vs. Turkey" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Italy vs. Spain" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  21. ^ "France vs. Ukraine" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  22. ^ "Spain vs. France" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Italy punch ticket to Chile 2025". FIFA. 18 July 2024.
  24. ^ "France secure U-20 World Cup spot". FIFA. 19 July 2024.
  25. ^ "Former champions Ukraine return to the U-20 World Cup". FIFA. 21 July 2024.
  26. ^ "Spain stamp ticket to U-20 World Cup". FIFA. 22 July 2024.
  27. ^ "Norway edge Turkey in 20-penalty shootout to qualify". FIFA. 25 July 2024.
  28. ^ "2024 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
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