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1948 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18

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1948 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18
Tournament details
Host countryEngland
Dates15–17 April
Teams8
Final positions
Champions England (1st title)
Runners-up Netherlands
Third place Belgium
Fourth place Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored44 (4 per match)
1949

The 1948 FIFA Youth Tournament, was the first edition of what would later be called the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, a yearly international men's football tournament organised by FIFA. It was held in England from 15 to 17 April 1948 with five different locations hosting the matches. Eight teams competed in a knockout competition with England defeating the Netherlands 3–2 in the final.

The following teams entered the tournament:

First round

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England 4–0 Wales
Belgium 8–1 Ireland
Netherlands 2–0 Republic of Ireland
Italy 2–0 Austria

Supplementary Round

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In this round the losing teams from the first round participated.

Republic of Ireland 1–0 Austria
Ireland 4–1 Wales

Semi-finals

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England 3–1 Belgium
Netherlands 2–1 Italy

Fifth Place Match

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Republic of Ireland 3–2 Ireland

Third place match

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Belgium 3–1 Italy
England 3–2 Netherlands


 1948 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 

England
First title

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