The UEFA European Under-19 Championship 2025 is upon us and with a host of future stars getting ready to showcase their skills, here's everything you need to know from an Arsenal point of view.
Two players have been called up to represent their nations at this year’s tournament, with Tommy Setford selected for England and Lucas Nygaard turning out for Denmark.
The pair won't face off in the group stage with Denmark in Group A and England in Group B. With the Danes kicking off the tournament against holders Spain, let's take a look at the competition, which runs from Friday, June 13 to Thursday, June 26.
GROUP-BY-GROUP GUIDE
Group A - Denmark (Lucas Nygaard)
- Made their debut at the competition in 2024, exiting at the group stage.
- Teams must finish in the top two of their group to make it out of the group stage
- Qualified ahead of Austria, Iceland and Hungary to reach the finals
- Nygaard made two appearances for Denmark U19 ahead of the tournament
Group stage fixtures
Denmark v Spain, Friday, June 13 (4pm) | Rapid-Giulesti Stadium (Bucharest)
Denmark v Montenegro, Monday, June 16 (4pm) | Rapid-Giulesti Stadium (Bucharest)
Denmark v Romania, Thursday, June 19 (6pm) | Arcul de Triumf National Stadium (Bucharest)
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Group B - England (Tommy Setford)
Squad to be announced on June 16
- Won the competition on 11 occasions, most recently in 2022
- Returning to the finals for the first time since winning it three years ago
- Beat Poland, Wales and Turkey to reach the tournament in Romania
- Dane Scarlett all-time top scorer with 12 goals
- Ethan Nwaneri has six goals in nine appearances for England U19
Group stage fixtures
England v Norway, Saturday, June 14 (3pm) | Ilie Oana Stadium (Ploiesti)
England v Germany, Tuesday, June 17 (6pm) | Arcul de Triumf National Stadium (Bucharest)
England v Netherlands, Friday, June 20 (6pm) | Rapid-Giulesti Stadium (Bucharest)
All times written in BST
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