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			{{Infobox international football competition
	The '''UEFA U-21 Championship 2007''' began in May 2006 and is the 16th staging of ]'s ].
			\| year = 2007
			\| tourney_name = UEFA Under-21 Championship
			\| other_titles = Europees kampioenschap voetbal onder 21 - 2007
			\| image = 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.png
			\| size = 200px
			\| caption =
			\| country = {{flag\|Netherlands}}
			\| dates = 10–23 June
			\| num_teams = 8 (finals)<br />51 (qualifying)
			\| confederations = 1
			\| venues = 4
			\| cities = 4
			\| champion_other = {{fbu\|21\|NED}}
			\| count = 2
			\| second_other = {{fbu\|21\|SRB\|2004}}
			\| matches = 15
			\| goals = 34
			\| attendance = 211999
			\| top_scorer = {{flagicon\|Netherlands}} ] (4 goals)
			\| player = {{flagicon\|Netherlands}} ]
			\| prevseason = ]
			\| nextseason = ]
			}}
			The '''UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2007''' were held from 10 to 23 June 2007. It was the 16th staging of ]'s ].

			==Summary==
	For the first time, a host nation has been chosen ''ahead'' of the competition — the ], who will be exempt from qualifying.
	~~The~~ host nation was chosen on ], ]. ], ], ], ] and ] also submitted bids. Of UEFA's 52 member countries, only the ] ~~will~~ ~~not~~ ~~compete~~. That ~~leaves~~ 50 nations attempting to qualify for the 7 remaining spots at the finals~~, expected to be held in late May or June 2007~~.		For the first time, a host nation was chosen ahead of the competition – the ], who were also the defending champions, were exempt from qualifying. The host nation was chosen on 15 December 2005. ], ], ], ], and ] also submitted bids. Of UEFA's 52 member countries, only the ] did not compete in the ] for the tournament. That left 50 nations attempting to qualify for the seven remaining spots at the finals.

	This ~~will be~~ the first time that the competition's final matches ~~will take~~ place in an odd-numbered year. In ~~order~~ to ~~make~~ the ~~switch,~~ ~~the~~ ~~2007~~ ~~edition~~ ~~will~~ be a ~~shortened version~~, ~~condensed~~ ~~from~~ ~~a two~~-~~year~~ ~~campaign~~ ~~into~~ a ~~one-year~~ ~~campaign. Therefore, a completely new format has been devised to~~ ~~eliminate~~ the ~~weaker~~ ~~nations~~ ~~early,~~ ~~and~~ ~~sees a decrease in~~ the ~~size~~ ~~and~~ ~~duration of qualification groups~~. ~~The competition's structure is as follows:~~		This was the first time that the competition's final matches took place in an odd-numbered year. ] took this decision with the will to give more visibility to the tournament, since during even-numbered years the competition was clouded by the approaching ] or the ].
	#The 16 lowest ranked nations play-off (on a home-and-away basis) before the qualifying group stage, to eliminate 8 teams.
	## This round must be completed by July 15, 2006.
	# The 42 teams left form 14 three-team groups.
	## Each team will play one home match and one away match.
	## This round will be completed on September 6, 2006.
	# The 14 group winners play-off (on a home-and-away basis) to decide the seven qualifying nations.

			The tournament also served as the European qualifying tournament for the ], with a place for the four semi-finalists of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web\|title=De Sart wants Belgium's backing \|work=David Bano & Michael Harrold \|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/news/kind=1/newsid=547429.html \|access-date=18 June 2007 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070921001039/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/news/kind%3D1/newsid%3D547429.html \|archive-date=21 September 2007 \|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Match schedule \|work=UEFA \|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/finals/newsid=474559.html \|access-date=18 June 2007 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070604222203/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/finals/newsid%3D474559.html \|archive-date=4 June 2007 \|url-status = live}}</ref> However, as England is not an Olympic nation, their team was ineligible for the Olympics; since ] reached the semi-finals, a ] was necessary.
	The draw for the first two stages has already been made, with teams going into the preliminary rounds already knowing who they will face should they get through.

			In this competition, a new UEFA penalty shoot-out record was established.<ref>{{cite web\|work=UEFA.com \|title=Netherlands News \|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/news/kind=1/newsid=548583.html \|access-date=21 August 2007 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017163842/http://uefa.com/competitions/euro/news/kind%3D1/newsid%3D548583.html \|archive-date=17 October 2007 \|url-status = live }}</ref> The semi final between ] and ] finished 1–1. Thirty-two penalties had to be taken before the tie was decided. The Netherlands U21 won 13–12,<ref>{{cite web \|title=Holland U21 1-1 Eng U21 (aet) \|work=BBC Sport \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6766603.stm \|access-date=23 June 2007 \|date=20 June 2007 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629181912/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6766603.stm \|archive-date=29 June 2007 \|url-status=live }}</ref> and went on to win the tournament by defeating ] 4–1 in the final.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Holland U21 4-1 Serbia U21 \|work=BBC Sport \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6233882.stm \|access-date=23 June 2007 \|date=23 June 2007 }}</ref>

			After the final, some commotion arose in the Netherlands because several Dutch internationals with ]se roots carried the ] with them during the trophy presentation.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2008}} Dutch coach ] expressed the actions of these players as "inappropriate".{{Citation needed\|date=August 2008}}

	==Qualification==		==Qualification==
	~~For~~ ~~more~~ ~~details~~ ~~see~~ ].		]

			{{Main\|2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification}}
	===Preliminary Round===
			In order to make the switch from even to odd-numbered years, the 2007 edition was a shortened version, condensed from a two-year campaign into a one-year campaign. Therefore, a completely new qualification format was devised to eliminate the weaker nations early, and saw a decrease in the size and duration of qualification groups.
	{{TwoLeg start}}
	{{TwoLegResult\|{{nftu21\|Estonia}}\|Estonia\| 1-7 \|'''{{nftu21\|Wales}}'''\|Wales\| 0-2 \| 1-5 }}
	{{TwoLegResult\|{{nftu21\|Malta}}\|Malta\| 2-4 \|'''{{nftu21\|Georgia}}'''\|Georgia\| 1-2 \| 1-2 }}
	{{TwoLegResult\|{{nftu21\|San Marino}}\|San Marino\| 3-4 \|'''{{nftu21\|Armenia}}'''\|Armenia\| 3-0* \| 0-4 }}
	{{TwoLegResult\|{{nftu21\|Liechtenstein}}\|Liechtenstein\| 1-8 \|'''{{nftu21\|Northern Ireland}}'''\|Northern Ireland\| 1-4 \| 0-4 }}
	{{TwoLegResult\|{{nftu21\|Kazakhstan}}\|Kazakhstan\| 0-1 \|'''{{nftu21\|Moldova}}'''\|Moldova\| 0-0 \| 0-1 }}
	{{TwoLegResult\|{{nftu21\|Luxembourg}}\|Luxembourg\| 0-5 \|'''{{nftu21\|Republic of Macedonia}}'''\|Macedonia\| 0-3 \| 0-2 }}
	{{TwoLegResult\|{{nftu21\|Andorra}}\|Andorra\| 0-2 \|'''{{nftu21\|Iceland}}'''\|Iceland\| 0-0 \| 0-2 }}
	{{TwoLegResult\|{{nftu21\|Azerbaijan}}\|Azerbaijan\| 1-5 \|'''{{nftu21\|Republic of Ireland}}'''\|Ireland\| 1-2 \| 0-3 }}
	\|}
	'''Team #1''' played the first leg at home.<br>
	(*) Match awarded 3-0 to San Marino due to Armenia including suspended players in their squad.

			==Finals tournament==
	===Qualifying Groups===
	''Teams shown in order of seeding.''

			===Draw===
	{\| width=100% border=0
			] team celebrating their victory after the final]]
	\|-
			The draw for the finals took place in ] on 24 November 2006, putting the eight qualifying nations into two groups. The provisional dates for the group games are 10 June to 17 June 2007, with ] and ] each staging a semi-final on 20 June. The final took place on Saturday 23 June at ] in ].
	\|width= 20% valign=top\| '''Group 1'''<br>{{NORu21f}}<br>{{BIHu21f}}<br>{{ARMu21f}}
	\|width= 20% valign=top\| '''Group 2'''<br>{{ESPu21f}}<br>{{SVKu21f}}<br>{{ALBu21f}}
	\|width= 20% valign=top\| '''Group 3'''<br>{{SERu21f}}<br>{{LTUu21f}}<br>{{GEOu21f}}
	\|width= 20% valign=top\| '''Group 4'''<br>{{BELu21f}}<br>{{GREu21f}}<br>{{IRLu21f}}
	\|width= 20% valign=top\| '''Group 5'''<br>{{ITAu21f}}<br>{{AUTu21f}}<br>{{ISLu21f}}
	\|-
	\|
	\|-
	\|width= 20% valign=top\| '''Group 6'''<br>{{RUSu21f}}<br>{{HUNu21f}}<br>{{FINu21f}}
	\|width= 20% valign=top\| '''Group 7'''<br>{{PORu21f}}<br>{{POLu21f}}<br>{{LATu21f}}
	\|width= 20% valign=top\| '''Group 8'''<br>{{SUIu21f}}<br>{{ENGu21f}}<br>{{MOLu21f}}
	\|width= 20% valign=top\| '''Group 9'''<br>{{CZEu21f}}<br>{{BELu21f}}<br>{{CYPu21f}}
	\|width= 20% valign=top\| '''Group 10'''<br>{{GERu21f}}<br>{{ROMu21f}}<br>{{NIRu21f}}
	\|-
	\|
	\|-
	\|width= 20% valign=top\| '''Group 11'''<br>{{DENu21f}}<br>{{SWEu21f}}<br>{{MKDu21f}}
	\|width= 20% valign=top\| '''Group 12'''<br>{{CROu21f}}<br>{{UKRu21f}}<br>{{BULu21f}}
	\|width= 20% valign=top\| '''Group 13'''<br>{{TURu21f}}<br>{{ISRu21f}}<br>{{WALu21f}}
	\|width= 20% valign=top\| '''Group 14'''<br>{{FRAu21f}}<br>{{SVNu21f}}<br>{{SCOu21f}}
	\|width= 20% valign=top\|
	\|}

			The opening game was between the ] and ] at 10 June.
	==Finals Tournament Venues==

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			===Venues===
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	! Stadium		! Stadium
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	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| 30,000		\| 25,000
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	\| ]		\| ]
	\| 28,~~000~~		\| 26,100
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	\| ]		\| ]
	\| 20,000		\| 20,000
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			==Squads==
	== Sources/External links ==
			{{Main\|2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads}}
	* ''at uefa.com''

			==Group stage==
			]–], in the rain]]
			{\|
			\|-
			\|style="background-color:#ccffcc;border:1px solid #aaaaaa;width:2em"\|
			\|Team qualified for the knockout stage
			\|-
			\|style="background-color:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #aaaaaa;width:2em"\|
			\|Team went to play-off for Olympics
			\|}

			===Group A===
			<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table\|main\|style=WDL
			\|section=Group A
			\|res_col_header=Q
			\|show_positions=n
			\|sortable_table=y

			\|team1=NED\|name_NED={{fbu\|21\|NED}}
			\|team2=BEL\|name_BEL={{fbu\|21\|BEL}}
			\|team3=POR\|name_POR={{fbu\|21\|POR}}
			\|team4=ISR\|name_ISR={{fbu\|21\|ISR}}
			\|win_NED=2\|draw_NED=1\|loss_NED=0\|gf_NED=5\|ga_NED=3
			\|win_BEL=1\|draw_BEL=2\|loss_BEL=0\|gf_BEL=3\|ga_BEL=2
			\|win_POR=1\|draw_POR=1\|loss_POR=1\|gf_POR=5\|ga_POR=2
			\|win_ISR=0\|draw_ISR=0\|loss_ISR=3\|gf_ISR=0\|ga_ISR=6

			\|col_A=#ccffcc\|text_A=
			\|result1=A\|result2=A
			\|col_B=#ffffcc\|text_B=
			\|result3=B
			\|update=complete\|source=
			}}</onlyinclude>

			{{football box
			\|date=10 June 2007
			\|time=18:15 ]
			\|team1={{fbu-rt\|21\|NED}}
			\|score=1–0
			\|report=
			\|team2={{fbu\|21\|ISR}}
			\|goals1=] {{goal\|10}}
			\|goals2=
			\|stadium=], ]
			\|attendance=22,013
			\|referee=] (])
			}}

			{{football box
			\|date=10 June 2007
			\|time=20:45 ]
			\|team1={{fbu-rt\|21\|POR}}
			\|score=0–0
			\|report=
			\|team2={{fbu\|21\|BEL}}
			\|goals1=
			\|goals2=
			\|stadium=], ]
			\|attendance=7,197
			\|referee=] (])
			}}
			----
			{{football box
			\|date=13 June 2007
			\|time=18:15 ]
			\|team1={{fbu-rt\|21\|ISR}}
			\|score=0–1
			\|report=
			\|team2={{fbu\|21\|BEL}}
			\|goals1=
			\|goals2=] {{goal\|82}}
			\|stadium=], ]
			\|attendance=5,239
			\|referee=] (])
			}}

			{{football box
			\|date=13 June 2007
			\|time=20:45 ]
			\|team1={{fbu-rt\|21\|NED}}
			\|score=2–1
			\|report=
			\|team2={{fbu\|21\|POR}}
			\|goals1=] {{goal\|33\|pen.}}<br />] {{goal\|75}}
			\|goals2=] {{goal\|77}}
			\|stadium=], ]
			\|attendance=19,498
			\|referee=] (])
			}}
			----
			{{football box
			\|date=16 June 2007
			\|time=20:45 ]
			\|team1={{fbu-rt\|21\|NED}}
			\|score=2–2
			\|report=
			\|team2={{fbu\|21\|BEL}}
			\|goals1=] {{goal\|13}}<br />] {{goal\|37}}
			\|goals2=] {{goal\|9}}<br />] {{goal\|70}}
			\|stadium=], ]
			\|attendance=24,099
			\|referee=] (])
			}}

			{{football box
			\|date=16 June 2007
			\|time=20:45 ]
			\|team1={{fbu-rt\|21\|ISR}}
			\|score=0–4
			\|report=
			\|team2={{fbu\|21\|POR}}
			\|goals1=
			\|goals2=] {{goal\|37}}<br />] {{goal\|45}}<br />] {{goal\|49}}<br />] {{goal\|50}}
			\|stadium=], ]
			\|attendance=10,833
			\|referee=] (])
			}}

			===Group B===
			<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table\|main\|style=WDL
			\|section=Group B
			\|res_col_header=Q
			\|show_positions=n
			\|sortable_table=y

			\|team1=SRB\|name_SRB={{fbu\|21\|SRB\|2004}}
			\|team2=ENG\|name_ENG={{fbu\|21\|ENG}}
			\|team3=ITA\|name_ITA={{fbu\|21\|ITA}}
			\|team4=CZE\|name_CZE={{fbu\|21\|CZE}}
			\|win_SRB=2\|draw_SRB=0\|loss_SRB=1\|gf_SRB=2\|ga_SRB=2
			\|win_ENG=1\|draw_ENG=2\|loss_ENG=0\|gf_ENG=4\|ga_ENG=2
			\|win_ITA=1\|draw_ITA=1\|loss_ITA=1\|gf_ITA=5\|ga_ITA=4
			\|win_CZE=0\|draw_CZE=1\|loss_CZE=2\|gf_CZE=1\|ga_CZE=4

			\|col_A=#ccffcc\|text_A=
			\|result1=A\|result2=A
			\|col_B=#ffffcc\|text_B=
			\|result3=B
			\|update=complete\|source=
			}}</onlyinclude>

			{{football box
			\|date=11 June 2007
			\|time=18:15 ]
			\|team1={{fbu-rt\|21\|CZE}}
			\|score=0–0
			\|report=
			\|team2={{fbu\|21\|ENG}}
			\|goals1=
			\|goals2=
			\|stadium=], ]
			\|attendance=9,382
			\|referee=] (])
			}}

			{{football box
			\|date=11 June 2007
			\|time=20:45 ]
			\|team1={{fbu-rt\|21\|SRB\|2004}}
			\|score=1–0
			\|report=
			\|team2={{fbu\|21\|ITA}}
			\|goals1=] {{goal\|63}}
			\|goals2=
			\|stadium=], ]
			\|attendance=8,347
			\|referee=] (])
			}}
			----
			{{football box
			\|date=14 June 2007
			\|time=18:15 ]
			\|team1={{fbu-rt\|21\|CZE}}
			\|score=0–1
			\|report=
			\|team2={{fbu\|21\|SRB\|2004}}
			\|goals1=
			\|goals2=] {{goal\|90+3}}
			\|stadium=], ]
			\|attendance=6,109
			\|referee=] (])
			}}

			{{football box
			\|date=14 June 2007
			\|time=20:45 ]
			\|team1={{fbu-rt\|21\|ENG}}
			\|score=2–2
			\|report=
			\|team2={{fbu\|21\|ITA}}
			\|goals1=] {{goal\|24}}<br />] {{goal\|26}}
			\|goals2=] {{goal\|36}}<br />] {{goal\|69}}
			\|stadium=], ]
			\|attendance=17,103
			\|referee=] (])
			}}
			----
			{{football box
			\|date=17 June 2007
			\|time=20:45 ]
			\|team1={{fbu-rt\|21\|ITA}}
			\|score=3–1
			\|report=
			\|team2={{fbu\|21\|CZE}}
			\|goals1=] {{goal\|4}}<br />] {{goal\|29}}<br />] {{goal\|45+1}}
			\|goals2=] {{goal\|14}}
			\|stadium=], ]
			\|attendance=7,167
			\|referee=] (])
			}}

			{{football box
			\|date=17 June 2007
			\|time=20:45 ]
			\|team1={{fbu-rt\|21\|ENG}}
			\|score=2–0
			\|report=
			\|team2={{fbu\|21\|SRB\|2004}}
			\|goals1=] {{goal\|5}}<br />] {{goal\|77}}
			\|goals2=
			\|stadium=], ]
			\|attendance=9,133
			\|referee=] (])
			}}

			==Knockout stage==
			{{Round4
			<!-- Semi-finals -->
			\|20 June – ]\|'''{{fbu\|21\|NED}}'''\|'''1 (13)'''\|{{fbu\|21\|ENG}}\|1 (12)
			\|20 June – ]\|'''{{fbu\|21\|SRB\|2004}}'''\|'''2'''\|{{fbu\|21\|BEL}}\|0
			<!-- Final -->
			\|23 June – ]\|'''{{fbu\|21\|NED}}'''\|'''4'''\|{{fbu\|21\|SRB\|2004}}\|1
			}}

			===Semi-finals===
			{{football box
			\|date=20 June 2007
			\|time=18:15 ]
			\|team1={{fbu-rt\|21\|NED}}
			\|score=1–1
			\|aet=yes
			\|report=
			\|team2={{fbu\|21\|ENG}}
			\|goals1=] {{goal\|89}}
			\|goals2=] {{goal\|39}}
			\|stadium=], ]
			\|attendance=23,467
			\|referee=] (])
			\|penalties1=] {{pengoal}}<br />] {{penmiss}}<br />] {{pengoal}}<br />] {{pengoal}}<br />] {{pengoal}}<br />] {{pengoal}}<br />] {{pengoal}}<br />] {{pengoal}}<br />] {{penmiss}}<br />] {{pengoal}}<br />] {{pengoal}}<br />] {{pengoal}}<br />] {{pengoal}}<br />] {{pengoal}}<br />] {{penmiss}}<br />] {{pengoal}}
			\|penaltyscore=13–12
			\|penalties2={{pengoal}} ]<br />{{pengoal}} ]<br />{{pengoal}} ]<br />{{penmiss}} ]<br />{{pengoal}} ]<br />{{pengoal}} ]<br />{{pengoal}} ]<br />{{pengoal}} ]<br />{{penmiss}} ]<br />{{pengoal}} ]<br />{{pengoal}} ]<br />{{pengoal}} ]<br />{{pengoal}} ]<br />{{pengoal}} ]<br />{{penmiss}} ]<br />{{penmiss}} ]
			}}
			----
			{{football box
			\|date=20 June 2007
			\|time=20:45 ]
			\|team1={{fbu-rt\|21\|SRB\|2004}}
			\|score=2–0
			\|report=
			\|team2={{fbu\|21\|BEL}}
			\|goals1=] {{goal\|4}}<br />] {{goal\|87}}
			\|goals2=
			\|stadium=], ]
			\|attendance=17,438
			\|referee=] (])
			}}

			===Final===
			]
			{{-}}
			{{football box
			\|date=23 June 2007
			\|time=20:45 ]
			\|team1={{fbu-rt\|21\|NED}}
			\|score=4–1
			\|report=https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/300172--netherlands-vs-serbia/
			\|team2={{fbu\|21\|SRB\|2004}}
			\|goals1=] {{goal\|17}}<br />] {{goal\|60}}<br />] {{goal\|67}}<br />] {{goal\|87}}
			\|goals2=] {{goal\|79}}
			\|stadium=], ]
			\|attendance=19,813
			\|referee=] (])
			}}

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			\|-
			\|colspan=3\|'''Substitutes:'''
			\|-
			\|MF \|\|'''21'''\|\|] \|\| \|\| {{subon\|65}}
			\|-
			\|MF \|\|'''14'''\|\|] \|\| \|\| {{subon\|73}}
			\|-
			\|FW \|\|'''18'''\|\|] \|\| {{yel\|82}} \|\| {{subon\|73}}
			\|-
			\|colspan=3\|'''Coach:'''
			\|-
			\|colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|SRB\|2004}} ]
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			\|}
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			'''Man of the Match:'''
			<br />] (Netherlands)

			'''Assistant referees:'''
			<br />Manuel Navarro (])
			<br />Tomáš Mokoš (])
			<br />'''Fourth official:'''
			<br />] (])
			\|}

			==Awards==
			===Best player===
			*] (Netherlands)

			===Team of the tournament===
			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|-
			!Goalkeeper
			!Defenders
			!Midfielders
			!Forwards
			\|-
			\|valign=top\|
			{{flagicon\|ENG}} ]<br />
			{{flagicon\|POR}} ]
			\|valign=top\|
			{{flagicon\|SER\|2004}} ]<br />
			{{flagicon\|ITA}} ]<br />
			{{flagicon\|ENG}} ]<br />
			{{flagicon\|ENG}} ]<br />
			{{flagicon\|POR}} ]<br />
			{{flagicon\|NED}} ]<br />
			{{flagicon\|SER\|2004}} ]<br />
			{{flagicon\|BEL}} ]<br />
			{{flagicon\|ENG}} ]
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			{{flagicon\|NED}} ]<br />
			{{flagicon\|NED}} ]<br />
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			{{flagicon\|NED}} ]<br />
			{{flagicon\|ENG}} ]<br />
			{{flagicon\|ENG}} ]<br />
			{{flagicon\|NED}} ]<br />
			\|}

			==Goalscorers==
			'''4 goals'''
			*{{flagicon\|NED}} ]

			'''3 goals'''
			*{{flagicon\|ENG}} ]

			'''2 goals'''
			*{{flagicon\|ITA}} ]
			*{{flagicon\|NED}} ]
			*{{flagicon\|ITA}} ]
			*{{flagicon\|BEL}} ]
			*{{flagicon\|SRB\|2004}} ]
			*{{flagicon\|POR}} ]

			'''1 goal'''
			*{{flagicon\|NED}} ]
			*{{flagicon\|NED}} ]
			*{{flagicon\|ENG}} ]
			*{{flagicon\|NED}} ]
			*{{flagicon\|POR}} ]
			*{{flagicon\|SRB\|2004}} ]
			*{{flagicon\|SRB\|2004}} ]
			*{{flagicon\|NED}} ]
			*{{flagicon\|SRB\|2004}} ]
			*{{flagicon\|POR}} ]
			*{{flagicon\|ENG}} ]
			*{{flagicon\|CZE}} ]
			*{{flagicon\|BEL}} ]
			*{{flagicon\|ITA}} ]
			*{{flagicon\|POR}} ]

			==Medal table and Olympic qualifiers==
			{{Main\|Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}
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			\|source=UEFA
			\|update=complete

			\|name_NED={{fbu\|21\|NED}} \|win_NED=3 \|draw_NED=2 \|loss_NED=0 \|gf_NED=10\|ga_NED=5 \|status_NED=H
			\|name_SRB={{fbu\|21\|SRB\|2004}} \|win_SRB=3 \|draw_SRB=0 \|loss_SRB=2 \|gf_SRB=5 \|ga_SRB=6
			\|name_ENG={{fbu\|21\|ENG}} \|win_ENG=1 \|draw_ENG=3 \|loss_ENG=0 \|gf_ENG=5 \|ga_ENG=3
			\|name_BEL={{fbu\|21\|BEL}} \|win_BEL=1 \|draw_BEL=2 \|loss_BEL=1 \|gf_BEL=3 \|ga_BEL=4
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			\|name_CZE={{fbu\|21\|CZE}} \|win_CZE=0 \|draw_CZE=1 \|loss_CZE=2 \|gf_CZE=1 \|ga_CZE=4
			\|name_ISR={{fbu\|21\|ISR}} \|win_ISR=0 \|draw_ISR=0 \|loss_ISR=3 \|gf_ISR=0 \|ga_ISR=6

			\|team1=NED \|team2=SRB \|team3=ENG \|team4=BEL \|team5=POR \|team6=ITA \|team7=CZE \|team8=ISR
			\|pos_NED={{gold1}} \|pos_SRB={{silver2}} \|pos_BEL={{bronze3}} \|pos_ENG={{bronze3}} \|split4=yes

			\|res_col_header=Final result
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			\|col_1st=gold \|text_1st=Champions
			\|col_2nd=silver \|text_2nd=Runners-up
			\|col_3rd=#c96 \|text_3rd=Third place
			\|col_4th=lightblue \|text_4th=Fourth place
			\|text_SF=Eliminated in<br />semi-finals
			\|text_GS=Eliminated in<br />group stage
			}}

			===Olympic qualifying play-off===
			The 2007 European Under-21 Championship also served as the European qualifying round for the ]. Europe's four places at the Olympics were to be filled by the four semi-finalists; however, because England, one of the semi-finalists, cannot compete independently at the Olympics, a play-off match between Portugal and Italy, the two third-placed teams in each group, was arranged to identify the fourth European team to go to Beijing. Italy defeated Portugal through a penalty shoot-out.

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			}}

			== References ==
			{{reflist}}

			==External links ==
			{{commons category}}
			* at uefa.com

	{{UEFA ~~under~~-21 ~~teams~~}}		{{UEFA European Under-21 Championship}}
			{{Qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics Football tournament}}
	{{UEFA U-21 Championship}}
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2007 UEFA Under-21 Championship
Europees kampioenschap voetbal onder 21 - 2007

Tournament details
Host country	Netherlands
Dates	10–23 June
Teams	8 (finals) 51 (qualifying) (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (2nd title)
Runners-up	Serbia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	34 (2.27 per match)
Attendance	211,999 (14,133 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Maceo Rigters (4 goals)
Best player(s)	Royston Drenthe
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International football competition

The UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2007 were held from 10 to 23 June 2007. It was the 16th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship.

Summary

For the first time, a host nation was chosen ahead of the competition – the Netherlands, who were also the defending champions, were exempt from qualifying. The host nation was chosen on 15 December 2005. England, Italy, Portugal, Turkey, and Sweden also submitted bids. Of UEFA's 52 member countries, only the Faroe Islands did not compete in the qualification round for the tournament. That left 50 nations attempting to qualify for the seven remaining spots at the finals.

This was the first time that the competition's final matches took place in an odd-numbered year. UEFA took this decision with the will to give more visibility to the tournament, since during even-numbered years the competition was clouded by the approaching FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship.

The tournament also served as the European qualifying tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics, with a place for the four semi-finalists of the tournament. However, as England is not an Olympic nation, their team was ineligible for the Olympics; since England reached the semi-finals, a fifth-place playoff was necessary.

In this competition, a new UEFA penalty shoot-out record was established. The semi final between The Netherlands U21 and England U21 finished 1–1. Thirty-two penalties had to be taken before the tie was decided. The Netherlands U21 won 13–12, and went on to win the tournament by defeating Serbia U21 4–1 in the final.

After the final, some commotion arose in the Netherlands because several Dutch internationals with Surinamese roots carried the flag of Suriname with them during the trophy presentation. Dutch coach Foppe de Haan expressed the actions of these players as "inappropriate".

Qualification

Steward outfit displaying the logo of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2007

Main article: 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

In order to make the switch from even to odd-numbered years, the 2007 edition was a shortened version, condensed from a two-year campaign into a one-year campaign. Therefore, a completely new qualification format was devised to eliminate the weaker nations early, and saw a decrease in the size and duration of qualification groups.

Finals tournament

Draw

The Dutch team celebrating their victory after the final

The draw for the finals took place in Arnhem on 24 November 2006, putting the eight qualifying nations into two groups. The provisional dates for the group games are 10 June to 17 June 2007, with Heerenveen and Arnhem each staging a semi-final on 20 June. The final took place on Saturday 23 June at Euroborg in Groningen.

The opening game was between the Netherlands and Israel at 10 June.

Venues

City	Stadium	Capacity
Arnhem	Gelredome	25,000
Heerenveen	Abe Lenstra Stadion	26,100
Groningen	Euroborg	20,000
Nijmegen	De Goffert	13,000

Squads

Main article: 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads

Group stage

The final, Netherlands–Serbia, in the rain

	Team qualified for the knockout stage
	Team went to play-off for Olympics

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	7
Belgium	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
Portugal	3	1	1	1	5	2	+3	4
Israel	3	0	0	3	0	6	−6	0

Source: 10 June 200718:15 CEST

Netherlands	1–0	Israel
Maduro 10'	Report

Abe Lenstra Stadion, HeerenveenAttendance: 22,013Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) 10 June 200720:45 CEST

Portugal	0–0	Belgium
	Report

Euroborg, GroningenAttendance: 7,197Referee: Robert Małek (Poland)

13 June 200718:15 CEST

Israel	0–1	Belgium
	Report	Mirallas 82'

Abe Lenstra Stadion, HeerenveenAttendance: 5,239Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland) 13 June 200720:45 CEST

Netherlands	2–1	Portugal
Babel 33' (pen.) Rigters 75'	Report	Veloso 77'

Euroborg, GroningenAttendance: 19,498Referee: Knut Kircher (Germany)

16 June 200720:45 CEST

Netherlands	2–2	Belgium
Rigters 13' Drenthe 37'	Report	Mirallas 9' Pocognoli 70'

Abe Lenstra Stadion, HeerenveenAttendance: 24,099Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France) 16 June 200720:45 CEST

Israel	0–4	Portugal
	Report	Fernandes 37' Vaz Tê 45' Veloso 49' Nani 50'

Euroborg, GroningenAttendance: 10,833Referee: Zsolt Szabó (Hungary)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Serbia	3	2	0	1	2	2	0	6
England	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5
Italy	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4
Czech Republic	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Source: 11 June 200718:15 CEST

Czech Republic	0–0	England
	Report

Gelredome, ArnhemAttendance: 9,382Referee: Zsolt Szabó (Hungary) 11 June 200720:45 CEST

Serbia	1–0	Italy
Milovanović 63'	Report

De Goffert, NijmegenAttendance: 8,347Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)

14 June 200718:15 CEST

Czech Republic	0–1	Serbia
	Report	Janković 90+3'

De Goffert, NijmegenAttendance: 6,109Referee: Robert Małek (Poland) 14 June 200720:45 CEST

England	2–2	Italy
Nugent 24' Lita 26'	Report	Chiellini 36' Aquilani 69'

Gelredome, ArnhemAttendance: 17,103Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

17 June 200720:45 CEST

Italy	3–1	Czech Republic
Aquilani 4' Chiellini 29' Rossi 45+1'	Report	Papadopulos 14'

Gelredome, ArnhemAttendance: 7,167Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland) 17 June 200720:45 CEST

England	2–0	Serbia
Lita 5' Derbyshire 77'	Report

De Goffert, NijmegenAttendance: 9,133Referee: Knut Kircher (Germany)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals		Final

20 June – Heerenveen

Netherlands	1 (13)
		23 June – Groningen
England	1 (12)
		Netherlands	4
20 June – Arnhem
		Serbia	1
Serbia	2

Belgium	0

Semi-finals

20 June 200718:15 CEST

Netherlands	1–1 (a.e.t.)	England
Rigters 89'	Report	Lita 39'
Penalties
Babel Drenthe Janssen Beerens Maduro De Ridder Zuiverloon Rigters Kruiswijk Waterman Beerens Drenthe Maduro Janssen De Ridder Zuiverloon	13–12	Young Milner Noble Hoyte Derbyshire Ferdinand Carson Rosenior Reo-Coker Taylor Young Milner Noble Hoyte Derbyshire Ferdinand

Abe Lenstra Stadion, HeerenveenAttendance: 23,467Referee: Knut Kircher (Germany)

20 June 200720:45 CEST

Serbia	2–0	Belgium
Kolarov 4' Mrđa 87'	Report

Gelredome, ArnhemAttendance: 17,438Referee: Robert Małek (Poland)

Final

23 June 200720:45 CEST

Netherlands	4–1	Serbia
Bakkal 17' Babel 60' Rigters 67' Bruins 87'	Report	Mrđa 79'

Euroborg, GroningenAttendance: 19,813Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)


GK	1	Boy Waterman
RB	2	Gianni Zuiverloon
CB	18	Ryan Donk
CB	5	Erik Pieters		89'
LB	4	Arnold Kruiswijk
DM	6	Hedwiges Maduro (c)
RM	13	Maceo Rigters		69'
LM	8	Royston Drenthe	9'	78'
AM	10	Otman Bakkal
CF	11	Daniël de Ridder
CF	9	Ryan Babel
Substitutes:
MF	12	Luigi Bruins		69'
FW	14	Roy Beerens	89'	78'
DF	19	Calvin Jong-a-Pin		89'
Coach:
Foppe de Haan


GK	1	Damir Kahriman
CB	7	Milan Smiljanić
CB	11	Duško Tošić	43'
CB	13	Nikola Drinčić		65'
RWB	2	Branislav Ivanović (c)	62'
LWB	3	Antonio Rukavina	89'
CM	19	Dušan Basta		73'
CM	10	Dejan Milovanović
CM	6	Aleksandar Kolarov	28' 62'
SS	8	Boško Janković
CF	9	Đorđe Rakić		73'
Substitutes:
MF	21	Zoran Tošić		65'
MF	14	Stefan Babović		73'
FW	18	Dragan Mrđa	82'	73'
Coach:
Miroslav Đukić

Man of the Match:
Ryan Babel (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Manuel Navarro (Switzerland)
Tomáš Mokoš (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Stéphane Lannoy (France)

Awards

Best player

Royston Drenthe (Netherlands)

Team of the tournament

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Scott Carson Paulo Ribeiro	Branislav Ivanović Giorgio Chiellini Leighton Baines Steven Taylor Manuel da Costa Gianni Zuiverloon Duško Tošić Jan Vertonghen Ashley Young	Royston Drenthe Otman Bakkal Nigel Reo-Coker Miguel Veloso Manuel Fernandes Alessandro Rosina Alberto Aquilani	Kevin Mirallas Maceo Rigters Leroy Lita David Nugent Ryan Babel

Goalscorers

4 goals

Maceo Rigters

3 goals

Leroy Lita

2 goals

1 goal

Medal table and Olympic qualifiers

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
	Netherlands (H)	5	3	2	0	10	5	+5	11	Champions
	Serbia	5	3	0	2	5	6	−1	9	Runners-up
	England	4	1	3	0	5	3	+2	6	Eliminated in semi-finals
	Belgium	4	1	2	1	3	4	−1	5	Eliminated in semi-finals

5	Portugal	3	1	1	1	5	2	+3	4	Eliminated in group stage
6	Italy	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4
7	Czech Republic	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1
8	Israel	3	0	0	3	0	6	−6	0

Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts

Olympic qualifying play-off

The 2007 European Under-21 Championship also served as the European qualifying round for the 2008 Olympic football tournament. Europe's four places at the Olympics were to be filled by the four semi-finalists; however, because England, one of the semi-finalists, cannot compete independently at the Olympics, a play-off match between Portugal and Italy, the two third-placed teams in each group, was arranged to identify the fourth European team to go to Beijing. Italy defeated Portugal through a penalty shoot-out.

21 June 200720:45 CEST

Portugal	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Italy
	Report
Penalties
Moutinho Nani Fernandes Veloso Antunes	3–4	Pellè Montolivo Criscito Palladino

De Goffert, NijmegenAttendance: 5,161Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)

References

"De Sart wants Belgium's backing". David Bano & Michael Harrold. Archived from the original on 21 September 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2007.
"Match schedule". UEFA. Archived from the original on 4 June 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2007.
"Netherlands News". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2007.
"Holland U21 1-1 Eng U21 (aet)". BBC Sport. 20 June 2007. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2007.
"Holland U21 4-1 Serbia U21". BBC Sport. 23 June 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2007.

External links

Draw and Fixtures at uefa.com

UEFA European U-21 and U-23 Championship

Under-23

Without host	1970–1972 1972–1974 1974–1976

Under-21

Without host	1976–1978 1978–1980 1980–1982 1982–1984 1984–1986 1986–1988 1988–1990 1990–1992
With host	France 1994 Spain 1996 Romania 1998 Slovakia 2000 Switzerland 2002 Germany 2004 Portugal 2006 Netherlands 2007 Sweden 2009 Denmark 2011 Israel 2013 Czech Republic 2015 Poland 2017 Italy 2019 Hungary / Slovenia 2021 Romania / Georgia 2023 Slovakia 2025 TBD 2027
Qualification	1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Finals	1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023
Squads	1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023

Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Men's qualification
AFC	Asian Qualifiers Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
CAF	African Qualifiers
CONCACAF	Qualification rounds Pre-Olympic Tournament
CONMEBOL	U-20 Championship
OFC	Olympic Qualifying Tournament
UEFA	Qualification rounds Preliminary round Group stage Play-offs U-21 Championship

Women's qualification
AFC	Asian Qualifiers
CAF	Pre-Olympic Tournament
CONCACAF	Qualification rounds Olympic Qualifying Tournament
CONMEBOL	South American Championship
OFC	South Pacific Games Play-off
UEFA	Qualification rounds World Cup Play-off
Play-off	CONMEBOL v CAF

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