By Europe’s Elite
The U19 European American Football tournament is set. This year groups have been organize of 11 different countries. Group A has been identified as the top level of European football this year and includes four nations. Austria, Denmark, Sweden and France will compete in Vienna, Austria July 7th-10th to compete for this year’s European title. The tournament will begin Thursday with two semifinal matches , Austria vs Denmark and Sweden vs France. This will be followed by a championship and 3rd place game on Sunday July 10th. The 4th place team of this group will be regulated to group B. Austria comes into this years tournament as the reigning champions. Lead by Head coach Roman Floredo. Austria’s team comes into the U19 European Championships as four-time defending champions and this year’s host.
Group B is made up of Finland, Spain, italy, and Great Britain. These four countries will compete in Bologna, Italy which was the host city of the European Championship tournament in 2019. Competition in Italy will begin on Wednesday July 6th, followed by a championship and regulation game on Saturday July 9th.The champions of this group will be regulated to group A while the fourth place team will move down to group C.
Group C is rather exciting this year, featuring Switzerland, Germany, and Czech Republic. Athough this group is only made up of 3 nation, many football fans are excited to see Germany’s return to international competiton. The three nations will compete in Prague, Czech Republic in a round robbin fashion beginning with Czech Republic vs Germany on July 6th. Followed by Germany vs Switzerland on July 9th ans Switzerland vs Czech Republic on July 12th.