Germany in the quarter-finals: U21 meets Italy – this is how it works!

Germany in the quarter-finals: U21 meets Italy – this is how it works!

On June 21, 2025 the time has finally come: the U21 European Championship in Slovakia reaches its climax. The German U21 national team fought its way into the quarter-finals as group winners and will face Italy on Sunday at 9 p.m. Coach Antonio Di Salvo is optimistic and firmly believes in the strengths of his team.

The U21 European Championships will take place in Slovakia from June 11th to 28th and promise exciting games. A total of 16 European U national teams are competing, divided into four groups of four teams each. The top two teams in each group qualify for the knockout phase. Germany played in Group B against strong opponents such as England, the Czech Republic and Slovenia and earned favorite status, especially since the last European participations were not particularly positive for the team. At the last U21 European Championship in 2023, Germany was eliminated in the group stage as fourth in the table, but the team has learned from these experiences.

The groups and venues

The participants in the U21 European Championship 2025 are divided into the following groups:

• Gruppe A: Slowakei, Spanien, Italien, Rumänien
• Gruppe B: Tschechien, England, Deutschland, Slowenien
• Gruppe C: Portugal, Frankreich, Polen, Georgien
• Gruppe D: Finnland, Niederlande, Ukraine, Dänemark

The games take place in different cities in Slovakia. The biggest showdown of the tournament, the final, will be played at the National Football Stadium in Bratislava. Here is an overview of the most important venues:

• Nationales Fußballstadion, Bratislava: Eröffnungsspiel, Halbfinale, Finale
• Anton Malatinský Stadion, Trnava: Viertelfinale
• DAC Aréna, Dunajská Streda: 3 Partien in Gruppe B, Viertelfinale
• FC Nitra Stadion, Nitra: 3 Partien in Gruppe B
• Sihoť Stadion, Trenčín: 3 Partien in Gruppe C
• MŠK Žilina Stadion, Žilina: Viertelfinale
• Košice Fußball Arena, Košice: Halbfinale
• Tatran Arena, Prešov: Viertelfinale

TV broadcasts and live streams

All football fans are catered for: the games with German participation will be broadcast on free TV on SAT.1 and ProSieben MAXX. There are also free live streams 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 would like to get a ticket for the games of the German U21 national team: These are available directly from the UEFA homepage, prices start at 15 euros. With the U21 European Championships in 2025, Germany has the chance to draw attention again after the disappointing results of recent years and win the title.

The German U21 provisional squad includes promising talents who will all bring their individual strengths to the tournament. The coming weeks will show whether the team has achieved what the previous generation failed to do. Let's all watch it closely!

For current information and statistics, the Kicker Comprehensive data on the U21 European Championship is provided, which will certainly be of interest to football fans. Also on Picture and ran All important details about the tournament can be found here.