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The UEFA U-21 Championship 2007 were held from June 10, 2007, to June 23, 2007. It is the 16th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Football Championship.
For the first time, a host nation was chosen ahead of the competition — the Netherlands, who are also the defending champions, were exempt from qualifying. The host nation was chosen on December 15, 2005. England, Italy, Portugal, Turkey and Sweden also submitted bids. Of UEFA's 52 member countries, only the Faroe Islands did not compete in the qualification round for the tournament. That left 50 nations attempting to qualify for the 7 remaining spots at the finals.
This was the first time that the competition's final matches took place in an odd-numbered year. UEFA took this decision with the will to give more visibility to the tournament, since during even-numbered years the competition was clouded by the approaching FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship.
The tournament also served as the European qualifying tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics, with a place for the 4 semi-finalists of the tournament. With the event of England reaching the semi-finals, a fifth-place playoff was necessary.
In this competitition, a new international penalty shootout record was established. The semi final between The Netherlands U21 and England U21 finished in 1-1. No less than 32 penalties had to be taken before the tie was decided. The Netherlands U21 won 13-12, and went on to win the tournament by defeating Serbia U21 4-1 in the final.
After the final some commotion arose in The Netherlands because several Dutch internationals with Surinamese roots carried the flag of Suriname with them during the ceremony of the European Champion in the Euroborg. Dutch coach Foppe de Haan experienced the action of its players as inappropriately.
Qualification
Main article: 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualificationIn order to make the switch from odd to even-numbered years, the 2007 edition was a shortened version, condensed from a two-year campaign into a one-year campaign. Therefore, a completely new qualification format was devised to eliminate the weaker nations early, and saw a decrease in the size and duration of qualification groups.
Finals Tournament
Draw
The draw for the finals took place in Arnhem on 24 November2006, putting the eight qualifying nations into two groups. The provisional dates for the group games are June 10 to 17 June2007, with Heerenveen and Arnhem each staging a semi-final on June 20. The final is scheduled take place on Saturday 23 June at the Euroborg stadium in Groningen.
The opening game was between Netherlands and Israel at June 10.
Venues
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Arnhem | Gelredome | 30,000 |
| Heerenveen | Abe Lenstra Stadion | 28,000 |
| Groningen | Euroborg | 20,000 |
| Nijmegen | De Goffert | 13,000 |
Squads
Main article: 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squadsFinals group stage
In the following tables:
- P = total games played
- W = total games won
- D = total games drawn (tied)
- L = total games lost
- GF = total goals scored (goals for)
- GA = total goals conceded (goals against)
- Pts = total points accumulated
| Team has qualified for the knockout stage. If place within group is known (1st or 2nd), it is indicated | ||
| Team cannot qualify for the knockout stage. |
Group A
| Pos. | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Fbu21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Template:Fbu21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Template:Fbu21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Template:Fbu21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Netherlands  | 1 – 0 |  Israel |
|---|---|---|
Maduro  10' |
Report |
Portugal  | 0 – 0 |  Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Israel | 0 – 1 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mirallas 82' |
| Netherlands | 2 – 1 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Babel 33' (pen) Rigters 75' |
Report | Veloso 77' |
| Netherlands | 2 – 2 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Rigters 13' Drenthe 37' |
Report | Mirallas 9' Pocognoli 70' |
| Israel | 0 – 4 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Fernandes 37' Vaz Té 45'Veloso 49'Nani 50' |
Group B
| Pos. | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Fbu21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Template:Fbu21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Template:Fbu21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Template:Fbu21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Czech Republic  | 0 – 0 |  England |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Serbia  | 1 – 0 |  Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Milovanović 63' |
Report |
| Czech Republic | 0 – 1 | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Janković 90+3' |
| England | 2 – 2 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Nugent 24' Lita 26' |
Report | Chiellini 36' Aquilani 69' |
| Italy | 3 – 1 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Aquilani 4' Chiellini 29'Rossi 45+1' |
Report | Papadopulos 14' |
| England | 2 – 0 | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| Lita 5' Derbyshire 77' |
Report |
Olympic Qualifying Play-Off
The four semifinalist nations would qualify automatically for the 2008 Olympic Games, with the exception of England as their players would only be able to participate at the Olympics as part of a United Kingdom team. Because England did qualify for the semifinals, a play-off between Portugal and Italy, the two third-placed teams in each group, was necessary to decide the fourth European berth for the 2008 Olympic Games. Italy defeated Portugal through a penalty shoot-out booking their Olympic place in Beijing.
| Portugal | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Knockout stage
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Semi-finals
| Netherlands | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | England |
|---|---|---|
| Rigters 89' |
Report | Lita 39' |
| Serbia | 2 – 0 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Kolarov 4' Mrđa 87' |
Report |
Final
| Netherlands | 4–1 | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| Bakkal 17' Babel 60'Rigters 67'Bruins 87' |
Report | Mrđa 79' |
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89'
62'
- Assistant referees:
- Manuel Navarro
- Tomas Mokos
- Manuel Navarro
- Fourth official: Stéphane Lanoy
- Template:MOM
Result
| 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winners |
|---|
 Netherlands 2nd Title |
UEFA Team of the tournament
Kahriman
Ivanović
Chiellini
Kolarov
Zuiverloon
Janković
Aquilani
Maduro
Drenthe
Lita
Rigters
Goal scorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Otman Bakkal
- Luigi Bruins
- Matt Derbyshire
- Royston Drenthe
- Manuel Fernandes
- Boško Janković
- Aleksandar Kolarov
- Hedwiges Maduro
- Dejan Milovanović
- Nani
- David Nugent
- Michal Papadopulos
- Sebastien Pocognoli
- Giuseppe Rossi
- Ricardo Vaz Té
Man of the Match awards
- Group A
- Netherlands v. Israel: Royston Drenthe
- Portugal v. Belgium: Marouane Fellaini
- Israel v. Belgium: Kevin Mirallas
- Netherlands v. Portugal: Maceo Rigters
- Netherlands v. Belgium: Sebastien Pocognoli
- Israel v. Portugal: Miguel Veloso
- Group B
- Czech Republic v. England: Nigel Reo-Coker
- Serbia v. Italy: Dejan Milovanović
- Czech Republic v. Serbia: Duško Tošić
- England v. Italy: Alberto Aquilani
- Italy v. Czech Republic: Giuseppe Rossi
- England v. Serbia: James Milner
- Semi-finals
- Netherlands v. England: Maceo Rigters
- Serbia v. Belgium: Branislav Ivanović
- 5th place playoff
- Portugal v. Italy: Emiliano Viviano
- Final
- Netherlands v. Serbia: Ryan Babel
References
- "De Sart wants Belgium's backing". David Bano & Michael Harrold. Retrieved June 18.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - "Match schedule". UEFA. Retrieved June 18.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - "Holland U21 1-1 Eng U21". BBC Sport. Retrieved June 23.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - "Holland U21 4-1 Serbia U21". BBC Sport. Retrieved June 23.
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External links
- Draw and Fixtures at uefa.com
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