The basics: #U21EURO Group A preview
Thursday, June 15, 2017
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Hosts Poland, holders Sweden and two-time winners England are all in Group A – when are the games, who are the players to watch and which senior internationals will be in action?
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UEFA.com takes a closer look at the U21 EURO Group A contenders ahead of the start of the action on Friday.
ENGLAND
Fixtures: Sweden (16 June, Kielce), Slovakia (19 June, Kielce), Poland (22 June, Kielce)
One to watch: Nathaniel Chalobah (Chelsea)
Players with senior caps: Calum Chambers, Nathan Redmond, James Ward-Prowse
Top scorer in qualifying: Marcus Rashford, Chuba Akpom (3)
Manager: Aidy Boothroyd
U21 EURO best: winners 1982, 1984
POLAND
Fixtures: Slovakia (16 June, Lublin), Sweden (19 June, Lublin), England (22 June, Kielce)
One to watch: Dawid Kownacki (Lech Poznań)
Players with senior caps: Paweł Dawidowicz, Bartosz Kapustka, Karol Linetty, Mariusz Stępiński
Coach: Marcin Dorna
U21 EURO best: debut
SLOVAKIA
Fixtures: Poland (16 June, Lublin), England (19 June, Kielce), Sweden (22 June, Lublin)
One to watch: László Bénes (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
Players with senior caps: László Bénes, Matúš Bero, Tomáš Huk, Adam Jakubech, Stanislav Lobotka, Branislav Niňaj, Albert Rusnák, Pavol Šafranko, Milan Škriniar, Denis Vavro, Adam Zreľák
Top scorer in qualifying: Adam Zreľák (5)
Coach: Pavel Hapal
U21 EURO best: third 2000
SWEDEN
Fixtures: England (16 June, Kielce), Poland (19 June, Lublin), Slovakia (22 June, Lublin)
One to watch: Niclas Eliasson (Norrköping)
Players with senior caps: Franz Brorsson, Filip Dagerstål, Gustav Engvall, Alexander Fransson, Melker Hallberg, Jacob Larsson, Adam Lundqvist, Kerim Mrabti, Joakim Nilsson, Kristoffer Olsson, Muamer Tanković, Linus Wahlqvist
Top scorer in qualifying: Kristoffer Olsson, Gustav Engvall (3)
Coach: Håkan Ericson
U21 EURO best: winners 2015