England learn U21 EURO Finals draw

England will play Germany, Czechia and Slovenia in Group B at next summer’s UEFA U21 EURO Finals, after the draw took place in Slovakia on Tuesday evening.

Young Lions head coach Lee Carsley was present at the Slovak Philharmonic Reduta Building in Bratislava for the draw as he prepares to take his squad there to defend their title between 11 and 28 June 2025.

There are 16 nations involved in the competition, who have come through qualifying groups to join the host nation, who qualified automatically.

The teams were divided into four pots according to their position in the UEFA Under-21 National Team Coefficient Ranking and the teams then split into four groups of four, with the top two in each group going through to the knockout phase.

The draw is as follows:-
 
Group A: Slovakia (hosts), Spain, Italy, Romania

Group B: Czechia, England (holders), Germany, Slovenia

Group C: Portugal, France, Poland, Georgia  

Group D: Netherlands, Finland, Ukraine, Denmark

The full match schedule, including the kick-off time and venues for all matches, will be released by UEFA in due course.

There will be eight venues hosting games at the 2025 U21 EURO Finals, with more details below.

U21 EURO venues

National Football Stadium, Bratislava (3 x Group A matches, semi-final, final)
Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava (3 x Group A matches, quarter-final)
DAC Aréna, Dunajská Streda (3 x Group B matches, quarter-final)
Nitra Stadium, Nitra (3 x Group B matches)
Sihoť Stadium, Trenčín (3 x Group C matches)
MŠK Žilina Stadium, Žilina (3 x Group C matches, quarter-final)
Košice Football Arena, Košice (3 x Group D matches, semi-final)
Tatran Arena, Prešov (3 x Group D matches, quarter-final)