The Dutch Juniors are linked to Georgia, Belgium and Portugal in the group stage of the European Under-21 Championship in 2023. The team of national coach Erwin van de Looi qualified fairly easily with 26 points from ten matches for the final tournament, which will be organized next summer in Romania and Georgia.
The European Championship will be played between June 21 and July 8, where the the Dutch squad will play all matches in the group stage in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. The Dutch promises start the tournament against the promises of Belgium. In addition to the honor and a title, there is even more at stake this summer. If the Dutch finishes in the best three countries, it will also qualify for the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024.
2023 Euro U-21 Draw is finally out!
The co-host Georgia isn’t going to have a lot of fun, I guess. pic.twitter.com/w131zuPetd— RD Football Scout (@RdScouting) Oct 18, 2022
The Dutch Juniors qualified for the European Championship by finishing as the leader during the qualifying matches in a group with the promises of Switzerland, Moldova, Wales, Bulgaria and Gibraltar. The Van de Looi team includes Jeremie Frimpong, Mitchel Bakker, Lutsharel Geertruida, Quinten Timber, Brian Brobbey and Ryan Gravenberch. The latter two were allowed to report to the big the Dutch in the past transfer period after the international win against Young Belgium (1-2). The pair then replaced the injured Memphis Depay and Frenkie de Jong.
Last summer, the Dutch Juniors reached the semi-finals of the European Championship, but saw the eventual winner Young Germany go to the final after a 1-2 defeat. At the time, players such as Justin Kluivert, Noa Lang and Teun Koopmeiners were still part of the Van de Looi team. The Dutch Juniors won the European Championship in 2006 and 2007. At the time, this was led by Foppe de Haan.