Germany in the quarterfinals: U21 meets Italy - that's how it works!

Germany in the quarterfinals: U21 meets Italy - that's how it works!

Bratislava, Slowakei - On June 21, 2025, the time has finally come: The U21 European Championship in Slovakia reached its peak. The German U21 national team fought into the quarter-finals as a group winner and will meet Italy on Sunday at 9 p.m. Trainer Antonio di Salvo is optimistic and believes in the strengths of his team.

The U21 European Championship will take place in Slovakia from June 11th to 28th and promises exciting games. A total of 16 European U-national teams compete, distributed over four groups of four teams each. The two best teams of each group qualify for the knockout phase. Germany played against strong opponents such as England, the Czech Republic and Slovenia in Group B and has developed the favorite status, especially since the last European participation for the team was not exactly gratifying. In the last U21 European Championships 2023, Germany was fourth in the group phase, but the team learned from this experience.

the groups and venues

The participants of the U21 European Championships are divided into the following groups:

• Group A: Slovakia, Spain, Italy, Romania
• Group B: Czech Republic, England, Germany, Slovenia
• Group C: Portugal, France, Poland, Georgia
• Group D: Finland, Netherlands, Ukraine, Denmark

The games take place in different cities of Slovakia. The greatest showdown of the tournament, the final, will be held in the national football stadium in Bratislava. Here are the most important venues in the overview:

• National Football Stadium, Bratislava: opening game, semi -finals, final
• Anton Malatinský stadium, Trnava: quarter -finals
• Dac Aréna, Dunajská Streda: 3 games in Group B, quarter -finals
• fc nitra stadium, nitra: 3 games in group b
• sihoť stadium, trenčín: 3 games in group c
• mšk Žilina stadium, Žilina: quarter -finals
• Košice Football Arena, Košice: semi -finals
• Tatran Arena, Prešov: quarter -finals

television broadcasts and livestreams

All football fans are taken care of: the games with German participation are broadcast on Free TV at Sat.1 and ProSieben Maxx. There are also free livestreams on joyn as well as on ran.de and in the RAN app. If you want to follow the games live, you can also use the live ticker on ran.de.

For those who want to get a ticket for the games of the German U21 national team: they are available directly via the UEFA homepage, the prices start at 15 euros. With the U21 European Championships 2025, Germany has the chance to draw attention to itself after the disappointing results of the past few years.

Among the preliminary squads of the German U21 are promising talents that bring all of their individual strengths into the tournament. The coming weeks will show whether the team has done this, which has not succeeded in its predecessor generation. Let us all follow it spellbound!

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