2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship explained

Tourney Name:UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Year:2026
Country:Wales
Dates:Summer 2026
Num Teams:8
Confederations:1
Prevseason:2025
Nextseason: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

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Nantporth, Bangor

Llanelian Road, Colwyn Bay

Deeside Stadium, Deeside

Central Park, Denbigh

Qualification

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

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

Group stage

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

Group B

Notes and References

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