1948 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18

1948 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18
Tournament details
Host country England
Dates 15 April - 17 April
Teams 8
Final positions
Champions  England (1st title)
Runners-up  Netherlands
Third place  Belgium
Fourth place  Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played 11
Goals scored 44 (4 per match)

The 1948 FIFA Youth Tournament was held in England. It was the first edition of the tournament, that is now the UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

First Round

15 April 1948 (1948-04-15)
England  4 – 0  Wales

15 April 1948 (1948-04-15)
Belgium  8 – 1  Northern Ireland

15 April 1948 (1948-04-15)
Netherlands  2 – 0  Republic of Ireland

15 April 1948 (1948-04-15)
Italy  2 – 0  Austria

Supplementary Round

In this round the losing teams from the first round participated.

16 April 1948 (1948-04-16)
Republic of Ireland  1 – 0  Austria

16 April 1948 (1948-04-16)
Northern Ireland  4 – 1  Wales

Semifinals

16 April 1948 (1948-04-16)
England  3 – 1  Belgium

16 April 1948 (1948-04-16)
Netherlands  2 – 1  Italy

Fifth Place Match

Third Place Match

17 April 1948 (1948-04-17)
Belgium  3 – 1  Italy

Final

17 April 1948 (1948-04-17)
England  3 – 2  Netherlands
 1948 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 

England
First title

External links

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