Under-19 final preview: Portugal v England
- Portugal and England aiming to win initial Under-19 title
- Finalists dominant in 4 games in Georgia; England won all four
- Each won almost 1-0: Portugal kick Netherlands, England Czech Republic
- Both teams mislaid dual prior finals
- Sell-out throng approaching during Gori Stadium
Possible line-ups
Portugal: Diogo Costa; Diogo Dalot, Diogo Queirós, João Queirós, Abdu Conté; Rui Pires; Gedson Fernandes, Quina; Mosaque Dju, Rui Pedro, João Filipe.
England: Ramsdale; Sterling, Johnson, Suliman, DaSilva; Edun, Dozzell; Edwards, Mount, Sessegnon; Brereton.
Out: Chalobah (ankle)
Where to watch
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Highlights: see how Portugal reached a final
Hélio Sousa, Portugal coach
We’re where we wish to be though we know it’ll be hard. We’ve played many times opposite England and it’s always hard, during any level, though it’s a possibility to turn champions of Europe and we’ll do a best to win a game. England are a really clever group and we consider it’ll be a pretentious impulse for everybody involved.
We are a dual strongest teams in a tournament. It will be an open match, really even in each department, and we’ll try to win – like we have finished each diversion – knowing that it’ll be very, really tough for us and hopefully we’ll make it very, really tough for England to win too. We wish to be a winners in a finish and that it’ll be a good diversion for people to watch.
Watch England’s last-gasp semi-final win
Keith Downing, England coach
We’re gay to be in a final. We have a pinnacle honour for how Portugal play; we always know it’s going to be a tough compare opposite them. They have unusually technically means players and we know their strengths will be a factor. But we’re happy with a approach we’ve progressed, a movement we’ve built before and via a tournament, and we’re happy that all a patrol we brought out to Georgia have done a vital grant in removing us to a final.
It’s going to be a full residence and we’re vehement by that. Both teams have shown that they’re really clever in their groups. We play really identical football. Hopefully it’ll be a really good diversion to finish off a really successful tournament. We’re anticipating to put on a genuine uncover for a people of Gori – may a best group win.
Form beam in Georgia (most new first)
Portugal WDWW
England WWWW
Did we know?
• This is a third Under-19 final for both teams. Portugal mislaid 2-0 to Italy in 2003 and went down 1-0 to Germany 3 years ago; England were beaten 3-1 by France in 2005 and succumbed 2-0 to hosts Ukraine 4 years later.
• Both sides were separated in final season’s semi-finals, Portugal descending to contingent champions France and England going out to Italy. Portugal’s patrol in Georgia contains Diogo Costa and Diogo Dalot, who were concerned a year ago; no England players sojourn from a 2016 finals party.
• This will be a countries’ initial rival assembly during U19 level. They have played 9 fixtures in a European U17 Championship, England winning 4 games with 5 draws; in a 2015/16 subordinate turn they common a 1-1 draw, with Trevoh Chalobah scoring for England and João Filipe replying for Portugal. Andre Dozzell was also in a England group for that compare in Oct 2015; Diogo Costa, Diogo Dalot, Diogo Queirós, Quina, Miguel Luis and surrogate Rafael Leão featured for Portugal.