2021 European Under-21 Championship
The 2021 European Under-21 Championship is being hosted by Hungary and Slovenia. Due to pressures on the 2020/21 fixture calendar, it will be played in two parts; the group stage in March 2021 and then the knockout round in May/June 2021. A total of 14 teams made it through [[2021 European Championship (Qualifying) and join the two hosts in the final tournament. Teams face each other once in the group stage before the group winners and runners-up progress to the quarter-finals. Spain are the defending champions.
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Qualification
Qualification for the final tournament took place from March 2019 to November 2020. It would normally have featured a qualifying round and a play-off round but the format was altered due to the Covid-19 pandemic, meaning the nine group winners plus the five best-ranked runners-up advanced straight to the final tournament. For more on the qualification rounds for the Championships, see 2021 European Under-21 Championship (Qualifying).
Teams
A total of 14 teams qualified for the final tournament, joining hosts Hungary and Slovenia: Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland.
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 March 2021
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| Hungary | v | Germany |
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MOL Arena Sosto
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24 March 2021
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| Romania | v | Netherlands |
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Bozsik Arena
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27 March 2021
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| Hungary | v | Romania |
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Bozsik Arena
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27 March 2021
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| Germany | v | Netherlands |
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MOL Arena Sosto
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30 March 2021
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| Germany | v | Romania |
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Bozsik Arena
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30 March 2021
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| Netherlands | v | Hungary |
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MOL Arena Sisto
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Group B
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
27 March 2021
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| Slovenia | v | Czech Republic |
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Stadion Z'dezele
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27 March 2021
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| Spain | v | Italy |
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Ljudski vrt
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30 March 2021
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| Italy | v | Slovenia |
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Ljudski vrt
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30 March 2021
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| Spain | v | Czech Republic |
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Stadion Z'dezele
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Group C
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Iceland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group D
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
