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Euro U21 Championship 2023: Fixtures, groups, times and venues

Joel Barnett
Germany celebrate winning the Euro U21 title following a 1-0 win over Portugal
Germany celebrate winning the Euro U21 title following a 1-0 win over PortugalProfimedia
The UEFA European U21 Championship gets underway on Wednesday with some of the best young talents in the game set to compete.

But where is it being held and who is competing? Here's everything you need to know:

Where is the UEFA European U21 Championship being held?

Romania and Georgia are co-hosting the 2023 tournament which will run from 21st June to 8th July.

The matches will take place in five cities; two in Romania: Cluj-Napoca and Bucharest - and three in Georgia: Tbilisi, Batumi and Kutaisi. 

Romania will host the opening match with Georgia staging the final.

Which venues will host the tournament?

Eight stadiums will host the championship, with four in Romania and four in Georgia. 

Romania: 

CFR Cluj Stadium, Cluj-Napoca 

Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca 

Giulesti Stadium, Bucharest

Steaua Stadium, Bucharest

Georgia: 

Batumi Arena, Batumi

Shengelia Arena, Kutaisi 

Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi

Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi

Which teams have qualified?

Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and Ukraine have all qualified for the finals and will join co-hosts Romania and Georgia who enter automatically.

England are considered among the favourites to win the tournament for the first time since 1984, but they will face stiff competition from defending champions Germany - who they meet in their last match in Group C - as well as Spain and France.

What are the groups?

The 16 finalists will be split into four groups with the top two teams in each progressing to the quarter-finals.

Group A: Georgia (hosts), Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium 

Group B: Romania (hosts), Spain, Croatia, Ukraine

Group C: England, Germany, Czech Republic, Israel

Group D: France, Italy, Switzerland, Norway

You can see the full day-by-day schedule of the UEFA European U21 Championship on Flashscore.

When will England play?

England will play all their group matches in Georgia. They begin their campaign against Czech Republic on Thursday 22nd June (Batumi Arena), before facing Israel on Sunday 25th June (Shengelia Arena).

Their last match, against Germany, will take place on Wednesday 28th June (Batumi Arena). All England group matches kick-off at 5pm BST.

The quarter-finals will take place from 1st-2nd July with the semi-finals on 5th July. The final will be held at 5pm BST on 8th July at the Batumi Arena.

England squad

Goalkeepers: Josh Griffiths (West Bromwich Albion), Carl Rushworth (Brighton and Hove Albion), James Trafford (Manchester City)

Defenders: Max Aarons (Norwich City), Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Charlie Cresswell (Leeds United), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Manchester City), Ben Johnson (West Ham United), Luke Thomas (Leicester City)

Midfielders: Thomas Doyle (Manchester City), Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), James Garner (Everton), Angel Gomes (Lille), Curtis Jones (Liverpool), Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur)

Forwards: Cameron Archer (Aston Villa), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Noni Madueke (Chelsea), Cole Palmer (Manchester City) Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal)

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