Players born on or after 1 January 1989 were eligible to participate in the tournament. Players' age as of 14 July 2008 – the tournament's opening day. Players in bold have later been capped at full international level.
Group A
Bulgaria
Head coach: Mihail Madanski
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | 1GK | Ivan Karadzhov | (1989-07-12)12 July 1989 (aged 19) | CSKA Sofia
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| 2 | 2DF | Tsvetomir Panov | (1989-04-17)17 April 1989 (aged 19) | Spartak Pleven
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| 3 | 2DF | Milcho Makendzhiev | (1989-10-31)31 October 1989 (aged 18) | Lokomotiv Mezdra
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| 4 | 2DF | Daniel Zlatkov | (1989-03-06)6 March 1989 (aged 19) | Pirin Blagoevgrad
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| 5 | 2DF | Kristiyan Uzunov | (1989-02-04)4 February 1989 (aged 19) | CSKA Sofia
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| 6 | 4FW | Aleksandar Kirov | (1990-10-25)25 October 1990 (aged 17) | Levski Sofia
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| 7 | 3MF | Mihail Aleksandrov | (1989-06-11)11 June 1989 (aged 19) |  Borussia Dortmund
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| 8 | 3MF | Stefan Velev | (1989-05-02)2 May 1989 (aged 19) | Lokomotiv Stara Zagora
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| 9 | 4FW | Radoslav Vasilev | (1990-10-12)12 October 1990 (aged 17) |  Reading
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| 10 | 3MF | Daniel Dimov | (1989-01-21)21 January 1989 (aged 19) | Cherno More Varna
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| 11 | 4FW | Branimir Kostadinov | (1989-03-04)4 March 1989 (aged 19) |  Heart of Midlothian
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| 12 | 1GK | Petar Denchev | (1989-03-16)16 March 1989 (aged 19) | Spartak Plovdiv
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| 13 | 2DF | Kostadin Gadzhalov | (1989-07-20)20 July 1989 (aged 18) | Botev Plovdiv
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| 14 | 3MF | Todor Kolev | (1989-09-22)22 September 1989 (aged 18) | Cherno More Varna
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| 15 | 3MF | Ivan Tsachev | (1989-01-18)18 January 1989 (aged 19) | Levski Sofia
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| 16 | 4FW | Ismail Isa | (1989-06-26)26 June 1989 (aged 19) | Levski Sofia
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| 17 | 4FW | Momchil Tsvetanov | (1990-03-12)12 March 1990 (aged 18) | Litex Lovech
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| 18 | 3MF | Atanas Zehirov | (1989-02-13)13 February 1989 (aged 19) | CSKA Sofia
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Hungary
Head coach: Tibor Sisa
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | 1GK | Péter Gulácsi | (1990-05-06)6 May 1990 (aged 18) | Liverpool
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| 2 | 2DF | Attila Busai | (1989-01-21)21 January 1989 (aged 19) | MTK
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| 3 | 3MF | Zsolt Korcsmár | (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 19) | Újpest
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| 4 | 2DF | Dániel Lengyel | (1989-03-01)1 March 1989 (aged 19) | MTK
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| 5 | 2DF | András Debreceni | (1989-04-21)21 April 1989 (aged 19) | Budapest Honvéd
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| 6 | 2DF | András Gál | (1989-04-20)20 April 1989 (aged 19) | MTK
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| 7 | 3MF | Vladimir Koman | (1989-03-16)16 March 1989 (aged 19) |  Sampdoria
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| 8 | 4FW | András Simon | (1990-03-30)30 March 1990 (aged 18) | Liverpool
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| 9 | 4FW | Krisztián Németh | (1989-01-05)5 January 1989 (aged 19) | Liverpool
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| 10 | 4FW | Márk Nikházi | (1989-02-02)2 February 1989 (aged 19) | MTK
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| 11 | 3MF | László Szabó | (1989-02-07)7 February 1989 (aged 19) | MTK
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| 12 | 1GK | Péter Pokorni | (1989-11-21)21 November 1989 (aged 18) | Paks
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| 13 | 2DF | Adrián Szekeres | (1989-04-21)21 April 1989 (aged 19) | MTK
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| 14 | 2DF | Ádám Présinger | (1989-01-26)26 January 1989 (aged 19) | Integrál-DAC
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| 15 | 3MF | Bence Iszlai | (1990-05-29)29 May 1990 (aged 18) | Veszprém
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| 16 | 4FW | Bálint Bajner | (1990-11-18)18 November 1990 (aged 17) | West Ham United
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| 17 | 3MF | András Gosztonyi | (1990-11-07)7 November 1990 (aged 17) | MTK
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| 18 | 3MF | Olivér Nagy | (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 19) | Újpest
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Germany
Head coach: Horst Hrubesch
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | 1GK | Tom Mickel | (1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 19) | Energie Cottbus
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| 2 | 2DF | Dennis Diekmeier | (1989-10-20)20 October 1989 (aged 18) | Werder Bremen
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| 3 | 2DF | Björn Kopplin | (1989-01-07)7 January 1989 (aged 19) | Bayern Munich
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| 4 | 2DF | Stefan Reinartz | (1989-01-01)1 January 1989 (aged 19) | Bayer Leverkusen
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| 5 | 2DF | Florian Jungwirth | (1989-01-27)27 January 1989 (aged 19) | 1860 Munich
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| 6 | 3MF | Sven Bender | (1989-04-27)27 April 1989 (aged 19) | 1860 Munich
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| 7 | 3MF | Deniz Naki | (1989-07-09)9 July 1989 (aged 19) | Bayer Leverkusen
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| 8 | 3MF | Lars Bender | (1989-04-27)27 April 1989 (aged 19) | 1860 Munich
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| 9 | 4FW | Richard Sukuta-Pasu | (1990-06-24)24 June 1990 (aged 18) | Bayer Leverkusen
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| 10 | 4FW | Timo Gebhart | (1989-04-12)12 April 1989 (aged 19) | 1860 Munich
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| 11 | 4FW | Savio Nsereko | (1989-07-27)27 July 1989 (aged 18) | Brescia
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| 12 | 1GK | Ron-Robert Zieler | (1989-02-12)12 February 1989 (aged 19) | Manchester United
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| 13 | 3MF | Marcel Risse | (1989-12-17)17 December 1989 (aged 18) | Bayer Leverkusen
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| 14 | 2DF | Ömer Toprak | (1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 18) | SC Freiburg
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| 15 | 3MF | Danny Latza | (1989-12-07)7 December 1989 (aged 18) | Schalke 04
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| 16 | 3MF | Mario Vrančić | (1989-05-23)23 May 1989 (aged 19) | Mainz 05
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| 17 | 3MF | Bastian Oczipka | (1989-01-12)12 January 1989 (aged 19) | Bayer Leverkusen
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| 18 | 4FW | Rahman Soyudoğru | (1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 19) | SC Freiburg
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Spain
Head coach: Ginés Meléndez
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | 1GK | Tomás Mejías | (1989-01-30)30 January 1989 (aged 19) | Real Madrid
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| 2 | 3MF | César Azpilicueta | (1989-08-28)28 August 1989 (aged 18) | Osasuna
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| 3 | 2DF | Chema Antón | (1989-03-19)19 March 1989 (aged 19) | Real Madrid
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| 4 | 2DF | César Ortiz | (1989-01-30)30 January 1989 (aged 19) | Atlético Madrid
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| 5 | 2DF | Víctor Ruiz | (1989-01-25)25 January 1989 (aged 19) | Espanyol
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| 6 | 3MF | Ignacio Camacho | (1990-05-04)4 May 1990 (aged 18) | Atlético Madrid
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| 7 | 2DF | Lillo | (1989-03-27)27 March 1989 (aged 19) | Murcia
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| 8 | 3MF | Dani Parejo | (1989-04-16)16 April 1989 (aged 19) | Real Madrid Castilla
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| 9 | 4FW | Emilio Nsue | (1989-09-30)30 September 1989 (aged 18) | Mallorca
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| 10 | 4FW | Aarón | (1989-04-26)26 April 1989 (aged 19) | Valencia
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| 11 | 4FW | Dani Aquino | (1990-07-27)27 July 1990 (aged 17) | Real Murcia
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| 12 | 2DF | Álvaro Domínguez | (1989-05-15)15 May 1989 (aged 19) | Atlético Madrid
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| 13 | 1GK | David de Gea | (1990-11-07)7 November 1990 (aged 17) | Atlético Madrid
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| 14 | 2DF | Mikel San José | (1989-05-30)30 May 1989 (aged 19) | Liverpool
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| 15 | 3MF | Miguel Ángel Luque | (1990-07-23)23 July 1990 (aged 17) | Villarreal
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| 16 | 3MF | Fran Mérida | (1990-03-04)4 March 1990 (aged 18) | Arsenal
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| 17 | 3MF | Jordi Alba | (1989-03-21)21 March 1989 (aged 19) | Valencia
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| 18 | 4FW | Iván Bolado | (1989-07-03)3 July 1989 (aged 19) | Racing de Santander
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| 19 | 2DF | Alberto Morgado | (1990-03-10)10 March 1990 (aged 18) | Real Sociedad
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Group B
Czech Republic
Head coach: Jakub Dovalil
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | 1GK | Tomáš Vaclík | (1989-03-29)29 March 1989 (aged 19) | Vítkovice
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| 2 | 2DF | Miroslav Štěpánek | (1990-01-15)15 January 1990 (aged 18) | Hamburger SV
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| 3 | 2DF | Jan Polák | (1989-03-26)26 March 1989 (aged 19) | Slovan Liberec
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| 4 | 3MF | Martin Zeman | (1989-03-28)28 March 1989 (aged 19) | Sparta Prague
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| 5 | 3MF | Jan Hable | (1989-01-04)4 January 1989 (aged 19) | Fiorentina
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| 6 | 2DF | Roman Brunclík | (1989-03-13)13 March 1989 (aged 19) | Baník Ostrava
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| 7 | 3MF | Jan Vošahlík | (1989-03-08)8 March 1989 (aged 19) | Zenit Čáslav
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| 8 | 3MF | Jan Morávek | (1989-11-01)1 November 1989 (aged 18) | Bohemians 1905
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| 9 | 3MF | Tomáš Nuc | (1989-03-09)9 March 1989 (aged 19) | Sigma Olomouc
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| 10 | 4FW | Tomáš Necid | (1989-08-13)13 August 1989 (aged 18) | Jablonec 97
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| 11 | 4FW | Libor Kozák | (1989-05-30)30 May 1989 (aged 19) | Lazio
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| 12 | 3MF | Petr Reinberk | (1989-05-25)25 May 1989 (aged 19) | Slovácko
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| 13 | 3MF | Jan Lecjaks | (1990-08-09)9 August 1990 (aged 17) | Viktoria Plzeň
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| 14 | 2DF | Radim Řezník | (1989-01-20)20 January 1989 (aged 19) | Baník Ostrava
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| 15 | 2DF | Jakub Heidenreich | (1989-04-27)27 April 1989 (aged 19) | Sigma Olomouc
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| 16 | 1GK | Michal Bárta | (1989-12-23)23 December 1989 (aged 18) | Sigma Olomouc
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| 17 | 3MF | Petr Wojnar | (1989-01-12)12 January 1989 (aged 19) | Baník Ostrava
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| 18 | 3MF | Lukáš Mareček | (1990-04-17)17 April 1990 (aged 18) | Brno
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England
Head coach: Brian Eastick
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | 1GK | David Button | (1989-02-27)27 February 1989 (aged 19) | Tottenham Hotspur
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| 2 | 2DF | Jack Cork | (1989-06-26)26 June 1989 (aged 19) | Chelsea
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| 3 | 2DF | Joe Mattock | (1990-05-15)15 May 1990 (aged 18) | Leicester City
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| 4 | 3MF | Dan Gosling | (1990-02-01)1 February 1990 (aged 18) | Everton
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| 5 | 2DF | James Tomkins | (1989-03-29)29 March 1989 (aged 19) | West Ham United
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| 6 | 2DF | Krystian Pearce | (1990-01-05)5 January 1990 (aged 18) | Birmingham City
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| 7 | 4FW | Scott Sinclair | (1989-03-25)25 March 1989 (aged 19) | Chelsea
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| 8 | 3MF | Kieran Gibbs | (1989-09-26)26 September 1989 (aged 18) | Arsenal
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| 9 | 4FW | Daniel Sturridge | (1989-09-01)1 September 1989 (aged 18) | Manchester City
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| 10 | 4FW | Freddie Sears | (1989-11-27)27 November 1989 (aged 18) | West Ham United
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| 11 | 3MF | Danny Rose | (1990-07-02)2 July 1990 (aged 18) | Tottenham Hotspur
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| 12 | 2DF | Ryan Bertrand | (1990-08-05)5 August 1990 (aged 17) | Chelsea
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| 13 | 1GK | Jason Steele | (1990-08-18)18 August 1990 (aged 17) | Middlesbrough
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| 14 | 3MF | Victor Moses | (1990-12-12)12 December 1990 (aged 17) | Crystal Palace
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| 15 | 3MF | Jamie Chandler | (1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 19) | Sunderland
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| 16 | 3MF | Fabian Delph | (1989-11-21)21 November 1989 (aged 18) | Leeds United
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| 17 | 2DF | Ben Mee | (1990-07-06)6 July 1990 (aged 18) | Manchester City
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| 18 | 4FW | Tope Obadeyi | (1989-10-29)29 October 1989 (aged 18) | Bolton Wanderers
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Greece
Head coach: Alexis Alexiou
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | 1GK | Dean Bouzanis | (1990-10-02)2 October 1990 (aged 17) | Liverpool
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| 2 | 2DF | Nikos Barboudis | (1989-03-06)6 March 1989 (aged 19) | AEK Athens
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| 3 | 2DF | Vasilis Lambropoulos | (1990-03-31)31 March 1990 (aged 18) | Olympiacos
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| 4 | 3MF | Kyriakos Papadopoulos | (1992-02-23)23 February 1992 (aged 16) | Olympiacos
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| 5 | 2DF | Nikos Boutzikos | (1989-09-06)6 September 1989 (aged 18) | Panathinaikos
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| 6 | 3MF | Savvas Gentsoglou | (1990-09-19)19 September 1990 (aged 17) | AEK Athens
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| 7 | 3MF | Sotiris Ninis | (1990-04-03)3 April 1990 (aged 18) | Panathinaikos
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| 8 | 4FW | Michalis Kyrgias | (1989-10-14)14 October 1989 (aged 18) | Atromitos
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| 9 | 4FW | Lefteris Matsoukas | (1990-03-07)7 March 1990 (aged 18) | Werder Bremen II
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| 10 | 3MF | Sotiris Stratakis | (1989-03-30)30 March 1989 (aged 19) | Borussia Dortmund
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| 11 | 4FW | Michalis Pavlis | (1989-09-22)22 September 1989 (aged 18) | AEK Athens
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| 12 | 1GK | Nikos Babaniotis | (1989-06-28)28 June 1989 (aged 19) | Panetolikos
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| 13 | 2DF | Leonidas Argyropoulos | (1990-05-29)29 May 1990 (aged 18) | Korinthos
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| 14 | 2DF | Vangelis Galanis | (1989-09-07)7 September 1989 (aged 18) | Kavala
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| 15 | 3MF | Stergios Psianos | (1990-09-12)12 September 1990 (aged 17) | Apollon Kalamarias
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| 16 | 3MF | Giannis Papadopoulos | (1989-03-09)9 March 1989 (aged 19) | Olympiacos
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| 17 | 3MF | Thodoris Karapetsas | (1990-01-25)25 January 1990 (aged 18) |  Grasshopper
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| 18 | 4FW | Apostolos Giannou | (1990-01-25)25 January 1990 (aged 18) | Apollon Kalamarias
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Italy
Head coach: Francesco Rocca
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | 1GK | Vincenzo Fiorillo | (1990-01-13)13 January 1990 (aged 18) | Sampdoria
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| 2 | 2DF | Matteo Darmian | (1989-12-02)2 December 1989 (aged 18) | Milan
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| 3 | 2DF | Matteo Bruscagin | (1989-08-03)3 August 1989 (aged 18) | Monza
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| 4 | 3MF | Silvano Raggio Garibaldi | (1989-03-27)27 March 1989 (aged 19) | Genoa
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| 5 | 2DF | Massimiliano Tagliani | (1989-04-04)4 April 1989 (aged 19) | Fiorentina
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| 6 | 2DF | Matteo Gentili | (1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 18) | Atalanta
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| 7 | 4FW | Alberto Paloschi | (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 18) | Milan
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| 8 | 3MF | Andrea Mazzarani | (1989-11-06)6 November 1989 (aged 18) | Cisco Roma
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| 9 | 4FW | Stefano Okaka | (1989-08-09)9 August 1989 (aged 18) | Roma
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| 10 | 4FW | Fernando Forestieri | (1990-01-15)15 January 1990 (aged 18) | Siena
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| 11 | 4FW | Umberto Eusepi | (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 19) | Genoa
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| 12 | 1GK | Carlo Pinsoglio | (1990-03-16)16 March 1990 (aged 18) | Juventus
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| 13 | 2DF | Giovanni Formiconi | (1989-12-14)14 December 1989 (aged 18) | Udinese
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| 14 | 2DF | Michelangelo Albertazzi | (1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 17) | Bologna
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| 15 | 3MF | Andrea Poli | (1989-09-29)29 September 1989 (aged 18) | Sampdoria
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| 16 | 3MF | Giacomo Bonaventura | (1989-08-22)22 August 1989 (aged 18) | Atalanta
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| 17 | 2DF | Domenico Marchetti | (1990-08-07)7 August 1990 (aged 17) | Real Montecchio
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| 18 | 4FW | Fabio Zamblera | (1990-04-07)7 April 1990 (aged 18) | Newcastle United
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Footnotes
- Toprak capped for Turkey
- Vrančić capped for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Nsue capped for Equatorial Guinea
- Bolado capped for Equatorial Guinea
- Moses capped for Nigeria
- Giannou capped for Australia
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