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:

•  Austria
•  Belgium
•  England (host)
•  Italy
•  Netherlands
•  Northern Ireland
•  Republic of Ireland
•  Wales

First Round

England  v  Wales

15 April 1948 (1948-04-15)

England	4 – 0	Wales

QPR

Belgium  v  Northern Ireland

15 April 1948 (1948-04-15)

Belgium	8 – 1	Northern Ireland

Crystal Palace

Netherlands  v  Republic of Ireland

15 April 1948 (1948-04-15)

Netherlands	2 – 0	Republic of Ireland

Watford

Italy  v  Austria

15 April 1948 (1948-04-15)

Italy	2 – 0	Austria

West Ham United

Supplementary Round

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

Republic of Ireland  v  Austria

16 April 1948 (1948-04-16)

Republic of Ireland	1 – 0	Austria

Crystal Palace

Northern Ireland  v  Wales

16 April 1948 (1948-04-16)

Northern Ireland	4 – 1	Wales

Watford

Semifinals

England  v  Belgium

16 April 1948 (1948-04-16)

England	3 – 1	Belgium

West Ham United

Netherlands  v  Italy

16 April 1948 (1948-04-16)

Netherlands	2 – 1	Italy

QPR

Fifth Place Match

Republic of Ireland  v  Northern Ireland

17 April 1948 (1948-04-17)

Republic of Ireland	3 – 2	Northern Ireland

Tottenham Hotspur

Thirt Place Match

Belgium  v  Italy

17 April 1948 (1948-04-17)

Belgium	3 – 1	Italy

Tottenham Hotspur

Final

England  v  Netherlands

17 April 1948 (1948-04-17)

England	3 – 2	Netherlands

Tottenham Hotspur

1948 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18
England First title

External links

• Results by RSSSF