1948 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18

FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 1948 250px England 15–17 April 8 18 ENG 1 18 NED 18 BEL 18 ITA 11 44 1949 The 1948 FIFA Youth Tournament, was the first edition of what would later be called the UEFA European Under-19 Championship an annually international men's football tournament organised by FIFA. It was held in England from 15 to 17 April 1948 with five different venues holding the matches. Eight teams competed in a knockout competition with England defeating the Netherlands 3–2 in the final. Teams The following teams entered the tournament: 18 AUT 18 BEL 18 ENG (host) 18 IRL Ireland (FAI) 18 ITA 18 NED 18 EIR (IFA) 18 WAL 1807 First round 1948 4 15 y 18 ENG 4–0 18 WAL 1807 Loftus Road, London 1948 4 15 y 18 BEL 8–1 18 EIR Selhurst Park, London 1948 4 15 y 18 NED 2–0 18 IRL Vicarage Road, Watford 1948 4 15 y 18 ITA 2–0 18 AUT Boleyn Ground, London Supplementary round In this round the losing teams from the first round participated. 1948 4 16 y 18 IRL 1–0 18 AUT Selhurst Park, London 1948 4 16 y 18 EIR 4–1 18 WAL 1807 Vicarage Road, Watford Semi-finals 1948 4 16 y 18 ENG 3–1 18 BEL Boleyn Ground, London 1948 4 16 y 18 NED 2–1 18 ITA Loftus Road, London Fifth-place match 1948 4 17 y 18 IRL 3–2 18 EIR White Hart Lane, London Third place match 1948 4 17 y 18 BEL 3–1 18 ITA White Hart Lane, London Final 1948 4 17 y 18 ENG 3–2 18 NED Darwin Bannister Peter Vergauwen Pete de Jong White Hart Lane, London fbu 18 1948 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 England First External links Results by RSSSF 1948 Category:1948 in European men's international football Category:1948 in European youth football Category:1947–48 in English men's football 1948 1948 Category:1948 in sport in London 1948 Category:Sport in Watford Category:April 1948 sports events in the United Kingdom