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2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

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2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryWales
DatesSummer 2026
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
2025
2027

The 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship will be the 23rd edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (73rd edition if the Under-18 and Junior era is also included), the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-19 national teams of Europe. Wales, which were selected by UEFA on 26 September 2023, will host the tournament.[1] A total of 8 teams will play in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2007 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 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup as the UEFA representatives.

Venues

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Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Nantporth, Bangor

Llanelian Road, Colwyn Bay

Deeside Stadium, Deeside

Central Park, Denbigh

Qualification

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Qualified teams

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The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

Note: All appearance statistics include only U-19 era (since 2002).

Team Method of qualification Finals appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 Wales Hosts 1st
(may qualify in 2025)

Group stage

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The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Wales (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
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
First match(es) will be played: June 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
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
First match(es) will be played: June 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

References

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  1. ^ "Wales and Israel to stage U19 EURO in 2026 and 2027". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
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