Saturday, June 14

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Sports Mole previews Saturday's European Under-19s Championship clash between England Under-19s and Norway Under-19s, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

England Under-19s will kick off their European Under-19s Championship with a contest against Norway Under-19s at the Ilie Oana Stadium in Ploiesti on Saturday afternoon.

Will Antwi's side will also be tackling Germany Under-19s and Netherlands Under-19s in the group stage of the tournament, and it will be fascinating to see how the national team perform.

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Match preview

England Under-19s have won the European Under-19s Championship on 11 previous occasions, with their last success in the tournament coming in 2022.

The Three Lions are now back in the finals of the tournament, but a tough group has pitted them against Norway Under-19s, Germany Under-19s and Netherlands Under-19s, with three difficult matches expected.

Head coach Antwi has selected the likes of Tottenham Hotspur's Mikey Moore, Newcastle United's Lewis Miley and Southampton's Tyler Dibling in his squad.

There is also a position in the squad for Sunderland's outstanding central midfielder Chris Rigg, who is believed to be on the radar of a number of major clubs due to his form since breaking into the first team.

England Under-19s will be looking to make the perfect start to their group-stage campaign on Saturday, and a win would set them up nicely for their next fixture with Germany Under-19s on June 17.

Norway Under-19s, meanwhile, have never won the European Under-19s Championship, with their best performance in the competition coming in 2023, when they reached the semi-finals.

The national side failed to make it out of the group stage at the 2024 competition, though, and they have a big job on their hands to progress from their group this time around.

Head coach Even Sel has included Hamburger SV's Alexander Rossing-Lelesiit and Rosenborg's Jesper Reitan-Sunde in his squad for the competition.

Norway Under-19s will tackle Netherlands Under-19s in their second group match in the competition on June 17 before finishing their Group B challenge against Germany Under-19s on June 20.

England Under-19s form (all competitions):

Norway Under-19s form (all competitions):

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Team News

Southampton's Dibling will be the standout player in the England Under-19s starting side on Saturday, with the 19-year-old set to operate in a wide area for Antwi's team.

Dibling made 38 appearances for the Saints during the 2024-25 campaign, scoring four times and registering three assists, and he is set to be joined in the XI by Tottenham's Moore.

Arsenal's Tommy Setford and Manchester City's Stephen Mfuni should also be among the starters.

As for Norway Under-19s, Sebastian Olderheim has scored four times in five appearances for his country at this level, and the 17-year-old is set to operate in the final third of the field.

As mentioned, Rossing-Lelesiit and Reitan-Sunde are notable inclusions in the squad, and the pair are also expected to be in the starting side on Saturday.

England Under-19s possible starting lineup:

Setford; Rowe, Johnson, Abbott, Mfuni; Rigg, Miley; Dibling, Moore, Dyer; Mheuka

Norway Under-19s possible starting lineup:

Saetren; Hoyland, Oren, Kjelsen, Reitan-Sunde; Nyhammer, Heredia-Randen; Andraa, Rossing-Lelesiit; Olderheim, Gonstad

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We say: England Under-19s 2-1 Norway Under-19s

 

This has the potential to be a tricky match for England Under-19s, and it would not be a surprise to see the points shared on Saturday. However, we are backing the Three Lions to get the job done in their tournament opener.

 

For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.

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