1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1998 Final Tournament was held in Cyprus. It also served as the European qualification for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.

1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
1998 Ευρωπαϊκό πρωτάθλημα ποδοσφαίρου Κ-18
Tournament details
Host countryCyprus
Dates19 July - 26 July
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Republic of Ireland (1st title)
Runners-up Germany
Third place Croatia
Fourth place Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored45 (3.21 per match)

Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

Group stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3201114+76
 Portugal 320152+36
 Spain 320156–16
 Lithuania 3003211–90
Lithuania 1 – 7 Germany
Trakys  53' Report Majunke  8'
Kern  65', 90'
Timm  66'
Voss  71'
Gensler  75'
Ernst  80'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Adrian Stoica (Romania)
Spain 2 – 1 Portugal
Gerard  49'
Couñago  71'
Report Carreira  64'
Attendance: 50

Portugal 2 – 0 Lithuania
Marco Almeida  29', 83' Report
Attendance: 60
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Germany 4 – 1 Spain
Deisler  4', 27'
Kern  16', 19'
Report Barkero  20'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Pascal Garibian (France)

Portugal 2 – 0 Germany
Simão  30'
Marco Almeida  43'
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Eric Romain (Belgium)
Spain 2 – 1 Lithuania
Gerard  88', 89' Report Alunderis  54'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Emanuel Raphael Zammit (Malta)

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Republic of Ireland 320183+56
 Croatia 320185+36
 England 320134–16
 Cyprus 300318–70
Croatia 2 – 5 Republic of Ireland
Deranja  25'
Bjelanović  39'
Report George  2', 90'
Keane  10'
McPhail  45'
Patridge  66'
Municipal Stadium, Ayia Napa
Attendance: 500
Referee: Eric Romain (Belgium)
England 2 – 1 Cyprus
Matthews Report Woodgate  19' (o.g.)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Croatia 3 – 0 Cyprus
Mikić  37'
Vranješ  41'
Lovrek  90'
Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Emanuel Raphael Zammit (Malta)
England 1 – 0 Republic of Ireland
Smith  85' Report
Anagennisi Football Ground, Deryneia
Attendance: 4,000

Croatia 3 – 0 England
Banović  38' (pen.)
Mikić  79', 90'
Report
Anagennisi Football Ground, Deryneia
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Adrian Stoica (Romania)
Republic of Ireland 3 – 0 Cyprus
B. Quinn  19'
Keane  45', 78'
Report
Municipal Stadium, Ayia Napa
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Pascal Garibian (France)

Third place match

Portugal 0 – 0 Croatia
Report
Penalties
4 – 5
Attendance: 400
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Final

Republic of Ireland 1 – 1 Germany
A. Quinn  70' Report Gensler  89'
Penalties
4 – 3
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Eric Romain (Belgium)
 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 

Republic of Ireland
First title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The six best performing teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.

See also

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