2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final

Football match

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final

The Adjarabet Arena in Batumi hosted the final.

Event| 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
| England | Spain

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Date| 8 July 2023 (2023-07-08)
Venue| Adjarabet Arena, Batumi
Man of the Match| Curtis Jones (England)[1]
Referee| Espen Eskås (Norway)
Attendance| 18,498[2]
Weather| Partly cloudy night
24 °C (75 °F)
88% humidity[3]

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The 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final was a football match that took place on 8 July 2023 at the Adjarabet Arena in Batumi, Georgia, to determine the winners of the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The match was contested by England and Spain.

England won the match 1–0 for their first UEFA European Under-21 Championship title since 1984 and the third title overall.[4]

## Route to the final

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Further information: 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

England  | Round  | Spain

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Opponents  | Result  | Group stage | Opponents  | Result
Czech Republic | 2–0  | Match 1  |  Romania | 3–0
Israel | 2–0  | Match 2  |  Croatia | 1–0
Germany | 2–0  | Match 3  |  Ukraine | 2–2
Group C winners

| Pos | Team

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| Pld | Pts

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1  |  England | 3  | 9
2  |  Israel | 3  | 4
3  |  Czech Republic | 3  | 3
4  |  Germany | 3  | 1

Source: UEFA

Final standings  | Group B winners

| Pos | Team

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| Pld | Pts

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1  |  Spain | 3  | 7
2  |  Ukraine | 3  | 7
3  |  Croatia | 3  | 1
4  |  Romania (H) | 3  | 1

Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts

Opponents  | Result  | Knockout stage | Opponents  | Result
Portugal | 1–0  | Quarter-finals  |  Switzerland | 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Israel | 3–0  | Semi-finals  |  Ukraine | 5–1

## Match

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### Details

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8 July 2023 (2023-07-08)

20:00

England | 1–0|  Spain

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* Jones 45+4'

| Report |

Adjarabet Arena, Batumi

Attendance: 18,498[2]

Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

England

Spain

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GK | 1 | James Trafford |  74'
RB | 14 | James Garner
CB | 4 | Levi Colwill |  45+6'
CB | 5 | Taylor Harwood-Bellis (c)
LB | 2 | Max Aarons
RM | 10 | Emile Smith Rowe |  |  66'
CM | 17 | Curtis Jones
CM | 7 | Morgan Gibbs-White |  69' 90+12' |  73'
LM | 21 | Angel Gomes |  24' |  73'
CF | 20 | Cole Palmer |  |  82'
CF | 11 | Anthony Gordon |  |  82'
Substitutions:
MF | 23 | Noni Madueke |  |  66'
FW | 9 | Cameron Archer |  |  73'
MF | 6 | Oliver Skipp |  |  73'
MF | 19 | Harvey Elliott |  |  82'
MF | 18 | Tommy Doyle |  |  82'
Manager:
Lee Carsley
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GK | 1 | Arnau Tenas
RB | 2 | Víctor Gómez |  |  73'
CB | 14 | Aitor Paredes
CB | 5 | Jon Pacheco
LB | 3 | Juan Miranda
CM | 6 | Antonio Blanco |  37' 90+12' |  83'
CM | 16 | Álex Baena |  34' |  59'
RW | 10 | Rodri Sánchez |  |  59'
AM | 8 | Oihan Sancet |  45+6' |  59'
LW | 17 | Sergio Gómez
CF | 9 | Abel Ruiz (c)
Substitutions:
MF | 18 | Gabri Veiga |  |  59'
MF | 19 | Aimar Oroz |  62' |  59'
FW | 7 | Rodrigo Riquelme |  86' |  59'
FW | 11 | Ander Barrenetxea |  |  73'
FW | 21 | Sergio Camello |  |  83'
Manager:
Santi Denia |  77'

Man of the Match:
Curtis Jones (England)[1]

Assistant referees:
Jan Erik Engan (Norway)
Isaak Elias Bashevkin (Norway)
Fourth official:
Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)
Video assistant referee:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
Tiago Martins (Portugal)

Match rules

* 90 minutes.
* 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
* Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
* Maximum of twelve named substitutes.
* Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[note 1]

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## Notes

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1. ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Every U21 EURO Player of the Match". UEFA. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
2. ^ a b "England vs. Spain" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
3. ^ "Under-21 – England v Spain – Match info". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
4. ^ Howell, Alex (8 July 2023). "England U21 1–0 Spain U21: England win Under-21 Euros for first time in 39 years". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2023.

## External links

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* Official website

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