2022 Under-19 EURO final: Israel vs England – meet the teams

Israel will take on England in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship final in Trnava on Friday 1 July.

Both the finalists, as well as beaten semi-finalists France and Italy, and play-off victors Slovakia, have also qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia.

We introduce the final two contenders: Israel, who are in uncharted territory, and former winners England.

Fixtures

Final
Israel vs England (20:00, Trnava Stadium, Trnava)

Semi-finals
Semi-final 1: France 1-2 Israel (DAC Arena, Dunajská Streda)
Semi-final 2: England 2-1 Italy (NTC Senec, Senec)

2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup play-off
Slovakia 1-0 Austria (Trnava Stadium, Trnava)

Israel

Qualifying round: Group 4 runners-up (W1-0 vs Cyprus, W6-0 vs Moldova, L1-4 vs Netherlands)
Elite round: Group 1 winners (D0-0 vs Hungary, W3-1 vs Türkiye, W1-0 vs Scotland)
Group stage: Group B runners-up (D2-2 vs Serbia, W4-2 vs Austria, L0-1 vs England)
Semi-finals: W2-1 vs France

Finals top scorer: Oscar Gloukh 2
Top scorer including qualifying: Oscar Gloukh, Dor Turgeman 3
Previous best: Group stage (2014)

England

Qualifying round: Group 1 winners (W4-0 vs Andorra, D0-0 vs Switzerland, W2-0 vs Sweden)
Elite round: Group 3 winners (W3-1 vs Republic of Ireland, W4-0 vs Armenia, W2-0 vs Portugal)
Group stage: Group B winners (W2-0 vs Austria, W4-0 vs Serbia, W1-0 vs Israel)
Semi-finals: W2-1 vs Italy

Finals top scorer: Carney Chukwuemeka, Dane Scarlett 2
Top scorer including qualifying: Dane Scarlett 8
Final record: W1 L2
Previous best: Winners (2017)

Previous finals: 
2005: L1-3 vs France
2009: L0-2 vs Ukraine
2017: W1-2 Portugal