On Wednesday, June 21, from 19:00 at the Mikheil Meshhis stadium in Tbilisi, a match of group A of the final tournament of the U21 European Championship Belgium U21 – Netherlands U21 is scheduled live on TVR 2. .

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The European Under-21 Championship takes place in Georgia (Group A and Group C) and Romania (Group B and Group D), with the 1st and 2nd placed teams in each group advancing to the quarter-finals. competition.

Belgium U21 qualified for the final tournament of the European Championship after winning the preliminary group, which also included Denmark U21, Turkey U21, Scotland U21 and Kazakhstan U21, in which they achieved six wins and two draws (14-2 goal difference).

The team, coached by Jacky Mathijssen (a former player who played for Charleroi and Lommel), also played two friendlies before the competition, 0-0 at home to Czech Republic U21 and 2-0 away to Israel U21.

Belgium U21 last participated in the finals tournament in 2019 (Italy and San Marino), where they lost all three of their group matches, 12 years after their previous appearance in 2007, when they reached the semi-finals of the competition.

The Netherlands U21s qualified for the competition hosted by Romania and Georgia after winning their previous groups, which also included Switzerland U21, Moldova U21, Wales U21, Bulgaria U21 and Gibraltar U21, in which they won eight and drew twice (32-3 goals). difference).

The team coached by Erwin van de Loy (also a former footballer known mainly for his time at Vitesse Arnhem) played three friendlies before Euro 2023, 3-0 at home to Norway U21, 1-1 also at home to Czech Republic U21 and 0-0 away with Japan U21.

In the previous final tournament in 2021, Holland U21 reached the semi-finals of the competition, where they lost 1-2 to eventual European champions Germany U21 (they also met in the group stage, 1-1).

Belgium U21 and Netherlands U21 are in Group B, along with Georgia U21 and Portugal U21.

The last time these two teams met in a friendly was on 23 September 2022, when Netherlands U21 beat Belgium U21 2-1 away (Brian Brobbie 14, 44 / Oliver Deman 73).

Superbet offers odds of 1.70 on the GG prediction: both teams will score in the match Belgium U21 – Netherlands U21.

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