For the first time, the U-21 European Football championships will be an independent competition, out of the shadow of the main team qualifying events.

 

The Netherlands will host the 2007 U-21 European Championships in Football. Ironically, the Dutch are the current title holders after beating Ukraine in last year's tournament in Portugal.

 

The Groups are:

 

Group A - Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal and Israel

Group B - Italy, England, Serbia and Czech Republic.

 

England passed the group phase leaving behind Switzerland and Moldova. Then in defeated Germany in the play offs. England faces Czech republic on June 11th in Arnhem, the Italy on the 14th and Serbia on the 17th.

 

This tournament will also determine the four European teams who will be in the Football tournament at the 2008 Olympics. However, since England participates in the Olympics as part of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, it cannot be qaulified if it moves for the semifinals.

 

More info at:

http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/index.html

I just hope Scotland and Wales come around to the idea of having a GB team for 2012

 

Shall be watching in an hour to see England :cheer:

I'm gonna watch aswell :cheer:

what is it with the English and penalties :lol: oh Lita! :(

Yesterday The Netherlands beat Israel with 1 - 0.

Results

 

Group A

Netherlands 1-0 Israel

Portugal 0-0 Belgium

 

Group B

Serbia 1-0 Italy (!)

England 0-0 Czech Republic

group a

netherlands U21 2-1 Portugal U21

Israel U21 0-1 Belgium U21

England v Italy today

 

come on England :cheer:

 

*drags out England top*

With these results the netherlands are in the semi's and qualified for the Olympics in Bejing next year.

England 2 - 2 Italy at the moment...

Serbia 1-0 Czech Republic

England need to beat Sebia now to get through I think.

So far, Serbia is doing very good. :dance: :yahoo:

So what everybody thinks about last night game (Serbia-England)? :lol: I'd say dramatic. :o :lol:

I'd say 3 points please :lol:

Well, you got it. :P

Was it the Serbs who were doing the racist chanting or neutral fans?

Serbia fans it seems. Kick em out! That'll teach them, we don't live in the 1950s now. Racist chanting should've been long gone :rolleyes:

So the semifinals on Wednesday will be Serbia-Belgium and Netherlands-England. On Thursday Italy and Portugal will play a play-off game to decide the fourth vanacy for the Olympic Games, since England can't qualify because it needed to be an UK team.

Loving how UEFA are looking to punish England for the brawl -_- and no doubt will slap a four-five figure fine on Serbia and turn a blind eye -_-