| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Northern Ireland |
| Dates | 15–28 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
The 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2024) will be 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 will host the tournament from 15 to 28 July 2024. A total of eight teams will play in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2005 eligible to participate.
Same as previous editions held in even-numbered years, the tournament acted as the UEFA qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The top five teams of the tournament qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile as the UEFA representatives.
Italy are the defending champions being crowned champions for the fourth time after beating Portugal 1–0 in the final.[1]
Host selection
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.[2][3]
Qualification
Qualified teams
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts | 2nd | 2005 (Group stage) | Group stage (2005) |
Group stage
The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.
| Tie-breaking criteria for group play |
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The ranking of teams in the group stage is determined as follows:
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Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage and 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup | |
| 2 | A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | FIFA U-20 World Cup play-off |
| 4 | A4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
| Northern Ireland | v | A4 |
|---|---|---|
| A3 | v | A2 |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | v | A3 |
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| A2 | v | A4 |
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| A2 | v | |
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| A4 | v | A3 |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage and 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
| 2 | B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | FIFA U-20 World Cup play-off |
| 4 | B4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| B1 | v | B4 |
|---|---|---|
| B3 | v | B2 |
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| B1 | v | B3 |
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| B2 | v | B4 |
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| B2 | v | B1 |
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| B4 | v | B3 |
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Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 25 July – | ||||||
| 28 July – | ||||||
| 25 July – | ||||||
FIFA U-20 World Cup play-off
Winners qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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Semi-finals
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Final
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Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup
The following five teams from UEFA qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|
| TBD | July 2024 | |
| TBD | July 2024 | |
| TBD | July 2024 | |
| TBD | July 2024 | |
| TBD | July 2024 |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
- ↑ "Portugal 0-1 Italy: Kayode heads resilient Azzurrini to second Under-19 title". UEFA. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.