MX23RW : Monday, July 8 13:25:52| >> :600:56058560:56058560:

England Under-19s fail to make European Championship semi-finals

Defending champions England fail to make the semi-finals of the European Under-19 Championship in Finland due to a comprehensive 5-0 defeat by France on Monday.

England Under-19s have seen their European Championship title defence end in the group stage following a 5-0 hammering by France in Vaasa.

The Young Lions, who triumphed in Georgia a year ago, were without a number of star players as the tournament clashes with pre-season for many clubs.

Paul Simpson's side only needed to avoid defeat to progress from Group B, but they were outplayed from start to finish by Les Bleus.

Nabil Alioui and Myziane Maolida tapped home to put France in control before the former added his second and a brace from Amine Gouiri made sure of victory for Bernard Diomede's side.

France, who finish second in Group B behind Ukraine, go on to face Italy in the semi-finals.

England, meanwhile, will take on Norway, who finished third in Group A, in a playoff match on Thursday to qualify for the 2019 Under-20 World Cup.

ID:331318: cacheID:331318:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2045:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
FA technical director Dan Ashworth inside the stadium before the match between England and Columbia on July 3, 2018
Read Next:
Ashworth slams U19 Euro scheduling
>
rhs 2.0
Euro 2024 fixtures header
Tuesday, July 9
 
8pm
Semi-Finals
Spain
vs.
France
Wednesday, July 10
 
8pm
Sunday, July 14
Tables header RHS

Group A

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Germany Germany32107
Q Switzerland Switzerland31205
3 Hungary Hungary31023
4 Scotland flag Scotland30121

Group B

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Spain Spain33009
Q Italy Italy31114
3 Croatia Croatia30212
4 Albania national flag Albania30121

Group C

TeamPWDLPTS
Q England flag England31205
Q Denmark Denmark30303
Q Slovenia Slovenia30303
4 Serbia Serbia30212

Group D

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Austria Austria32016
Q France France31205
Q Netherlands Netherlands31114
4 Poland Poland30121

Group E

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Romania Romania31114
Q Belgium Belgium31114
Q Slovakia Slovakia31114
4 Ukraine Ukraine31114

Group F

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Portugal Portugal32016
Q Turkey Turkey32016
Q Georgia Georgia31114
4 Czech Republic Czech Republic30121


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!