By Alyce Collett (10/04/2025)
Above: England celebrate U19 success. Photo: The FA
While much of the attention on UEFA this international window has been on the senior Nations League competition, it is not the only competition that has been running.
The confederation’s best and brightest Under 19 stars have also been in action, battling it out in the hopes of qualifying for this year’s Under 19s Euros, set to be held in Poland this June. That Euros tournament will also be UEFA’s qualifier for this year’s Under 20 World Cup, which is also set to be held in Poland in September this year.
After a first round of qualifying took place late last year, 28 countries were still left in the running to make the tournament.
After a series of round robin mini tournaments, the eight qualifiers were decided.
England, France, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain all qualified after topping their qualification groups, while Poland had already qualified as hosts of the tournament. However, since Poland also topped their group this meant that the best of the seven group runner ups also qualified, and the beneficiary of this was Sweden.
RESULTS – UNDER 19S EUROS QUALIFICATIONS ROUND 2
G – games W – wins D – draws L – losses GF – goals for GA – goals against Pts – points
Group 1
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Greece | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Denmark: Beat Greece and Romania, lost to Netherlands
Greece: Beat Romania, lost to Netherlands and Denmark
Netherlands: Won all three games
Romania: Lost all three games
Group top goal scorer: Jade van Hensbergen (Netherlands) – 4
Group 2
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
| Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Iceland: Lost to Portugal and Norway, defeated Slovenia
Norway: Defeated Slovenia and Iceland, drew with Portugal
Portugal: Defeated Iceland and Slovenia, drew with Norway
Slovenia: Lost all three matches
Group top goal scorer: Leonete Correia, Neide Guedes and Anna Marques (all Portugal) – 2
Group 3
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 9 |
| Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
Austria: Defeated Ukraine (via forfeit) and Belgium, lost to England
Belgium: Defeated Ukraine, lost to Austria and Ukraine
England: Won all three games
Ukraine: Lost all three games
Group top goal scorer: Princess Ademiluyi and Ava Baker (both England) – 4
Group 4
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 7 |
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Belarus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
Belarus: Lost to Italy and Sweden, drew with Slovakia
Italy: Defeated Belarus and Slovakia, drew with Sweden
Slovakia: Lost to Sweden and Italy, drew with Belarus
Sweden: Defeated Slovakia and Belarus drew with Italy
Group top goal scorer: Marta Zamboni (Italy) – 4
Group 5
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| Czechia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Czechia: Lost all three games
Scotland: Defeated Czechia, lost to Spain and Switzerland
Spain: Won all three games
Switzerland: Defeated Scotland and Czechia, lost to Spain
Group top goal scorer: Pau (Spain) – 3
Group 6
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Serbia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
France: Won all three gamesRepublic of Ireland: Defeated Serbia, lost to France and Wales
Serbia: Lost to France and Republic of Ireland, drew with Wales
Wales: Defeated Republic of Ireland, lost to Wales, drew with Serbia
Group top goal scorer: Mélinda Mendy and Justine Rouquet (both France) – 2
Group 7
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Israel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
Finland: Defeated Poland and Israel, lost to Germany
Germany: Beat Finland and Israel, lost to Poland
Israel: Lost all three games
Poland: Defeated Germany and Israel, lost to Finland
Group top goal scorer: Tilda Råtts (Finland) – 3
It was a strong tournament for England, winning all three of their games and finishing with a goal difference of +20, which was the highest goal difference in any of the seven groups.
It was not such a positive tournament for England’s neighbours Wales, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland. Scotland and the Republic of Ireland finished third in their groups, and Wales only finished second on goal difference ahead of the Irish.
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