| 1998 Ευρωπαϊκό πρωτάθλημα ποδοσφαίρου Κ-18 (in Greek) | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Cyprus |
| Dates | 19–26 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Republic of Ireland (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Germany |
| Third place |  Croatia |
| Fourth place |  Portugal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 45 (3.21 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Enrico Kern (4 goals) |
| ← 1997 1999 → | |
The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1998 Final Tournament was held in Cyprus. It also served as the European qualification for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship. For this tournament, the age limit was moved back from August to January. Players born on or after 1 January 1979 were eligible to participate in this competition.
Qualification
Main article: 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying50 UEFA nations entered the competition, and with the hosts Cyprus qualifying automatically, the other 49 teams competed in the qualifying competition to determine the remaining seven spots in the final tournament. The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds: First round, which took place in autumn 1997 and was played in 14 round-robin tournament groups with three or four teams each; and the Second round, which took place in spring 1998, in which pairs of group winners played home and away matches.
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Method of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cyprus |
Hosts | 1st | — | Debut |
| Croatia |
Second round winners | 1st | — | Debut |
 England |
Second round winners | 1996 (third place) | Champions (1948, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1993) | |
| Germany |
Second round winners | 1994 (runners-up) | Champions (1965, 1970, 1981, 1986) | |
 Lithuania |
Second round winners | 1st | — | Debut |
| Portugal |
Second round winners | 1997 (runners-up) | Champions (1961, 1994) | |
| Republic of Ireland |
Second round winners | 1997 (fourth place) | Fourth place (1984, 1997) | |
 Spain |
Second round winners | 1997 (third place) | Champions (1952, 1954, 1995) |
- 1 = as West Germany
- 2 = as East Germany
Match officials
A total of 6 referees, 7 assistant referees and 2 fourth officials officiated the tournament.
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Squads
Main article: 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship squadsEach national team submitted a squad of 18 players, including two goalkeepers.
Group stage
Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Germany
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 |
| Portugal
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| Spain
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 6 |
 Lithuania
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | –9 | 0 |
| Lithuania | 1–7 | Germany |
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Trakys  53' |
Report | Majunke 8' Kern 65', 90'Timm 66'Voss 71'Gensler 75'Ernst 80' |
| Spain | 2–1 | Portugal |
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| Gerard 49' Couñago 71' |
Report | Carreira 64' |
| Portugal | 2–0 | Lithuania |
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| Marco Almeida 29', 83' |
Report |
| Germany | 4–1 | Spain |
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| Deisler 4', 27' Kern 16', 19' |
Report | Barkero 20' |
| Portugal | 2–0 | Germany |
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| Simão 30' Marco Almeida 43' |
Report |
| Spain | 2–1 | Lithuania |
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| Gerard 88', 89' |
Report | Alunderis 54' |
Group B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
| Croatia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
| England
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 6 |
| Cyprus
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 0 |
| Croatia | 2–5 | Republic of Ireland |
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| Deranja 25' Bjelanović 39' |
Report | George 2', 90' Keane 10'McPhail 45'Patridge 66' |
| England | 2–1 | Cyprus |
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| Matthews |
Report | Woodgate 19' (o.g.) |
| Croatia | 3–0 | Cyprus |
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| Mikić 37' Vranješ 41'Lovrek 90' |
Report |
| England | 1–0 | Republic of Ireland |
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| Smith 85' |
Report |
| Croatia | 3–0 | England |
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| Banović 38' (pen.) Mikić 79', 90' |
Report |
| Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | Cyprus |
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| B. Quinn 19' Keane 45', 78' |
Report |
Third place match
| Portugal | 0–0 | Croatia |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 4–5 | ||
Final
| Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | Germany |
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| A. Quinn 70' |
Report | Gensler 89' |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The six best performing teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Goalscorers
There were 45 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3.21 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
- Mihael Mikić
- Gerard
- Robbie Keane
- Marco Almeida
2 goals
- Lee Matthews
- Sebastian Deisler
- Andreas Gensler
- Liam George
1 goal
- Branko Banović
- Saša Bjelanović
- Zvonimir Deranja
- Krunoslav Lovrek
- Jurica Vranješ
- Alan Smith
- José Barkero
- Pablo Couñago
- Fabian Ernst
- Wolf-Manuel Majunke
- Christian Timm
- Andreas Voss
- Alan Quinn
- Barry Quinn
- Stephen McPhail
- Richie Partridge
- Vidas Alunderis
- Valdas Trakys
- Hugo Carreira
- Simão
1 own goal
- Jonathan Woodgate (against Cyprus)
See also
External links
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- UEFA European Under-19 Championship
- 1997–98 in European football
- International association football competitions hosted by Cyprus
- 1997–98 in Cypriot football
- 1997–98 in Republic of Ireland association football
- 1997–98 in German football
- 1997–98 in Portuguese football
- 1998 in Lithuanian football
- 1997–98 in Croatian football
- 1997–98 in English football
- 1997–98 in Spanish football
- July 1998 sports events in Europe
- 1998 in youth association football