1948 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18

1948 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18
Tournament details
Host country England
Dates 15 April - 17 April
Teams 8
Final positions
Champions  England (1st title)
Runners-up  Netherlands
Third place  Belgium
Fourth place  Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played 11
Goals scored 44 (4 per match)

The 1948 FIFA Youth Tournament was held in England. It was the first edition of the tournament, that is now the UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

First round

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

Supplementary Round

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

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

Semi-finals

England  3 – 1  Belgium
Netherlands  2 – 1  Italy

Fifth Place Match

Republic of Ireland  3 – 2  Ireland

Third place match

Belgium  3 – 1  Italy

Final

England  3 – 2  Netherlands
 1948 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 

England
First title
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