Report: Belgium 0-0 England MU19s

England men’s under-19s ended their UEFA U19 EURO first qualifying round unbeaten, after they were held to a 0-0 draw by Belgium in their final game.

Following victories over Lithuania and group hosts Bulgaria in their opening two games, Will Antwi’s team knew that a point would be enough for them to seal top spot as well as qualification for the elite qualifying round next spring.

And in a well-contested game in Plovdiv, neither team could find a breakthrough with Belgium knowing they had to win the game if they were to usurp England into top spot.

The Young Lions will now await the draw for the next stage in December.

England: 1 Tommy Setford (Arsenal), 2 Joshua Acheampong (Chelsea), 6 Kiano Dyer (Chelsea), 7 Kadan Young (Aston Villa), 8 Joshua King (Fulham), 11 Tyrique George (Chelsea), 16 Trey Nyoni (Liverpool), 17 Leo Black (Tottenham Hotspur) 18 Zach Abbott (Nottingham Forest), 19 Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) (c), 20 Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea)

Substitutions: 14 Jesse Derry (Crystal Palace) for George 63, 5 Harrison Murray-Campbell (Chelsea) for Acheampong 63, 15 Samuel Amo-Ameyaw (Southampton) for Young 63, 10 Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) for King 73, 4 Lewis Orford (West Ham United) for Nyonu 90

Substitutes not used: 3 Jayden Meghoma (Brentford), 9 Ethan Wheatley (Manchester United), 12 Joseph Johnson (Luton Town), 13 Finlay Herrick (West Ham United), 17 Leo Black (Tottenham Hotspur).

Head coach: Will Antwi