Germans U 19-Juniors take over European Championship 2026 in Wales Try to win a third European title after 2008 and 2014. Today (from 20:00 CEST live on DFB.TV, RTL+ And YouTube) Head coach Christian Werns’ side will face Ukraine in the semi-final at Wrexham Racecourse. The Eastern Europeans won Group B, beating Croatia 3-1, Serbia 2-1 and Italy 1-0 with a perfect record. The DFB team finished second behind Spain in Group A with six points.
German in the starting line-up: Hellstern – Pinto Pedrosa, Schmetgens, Nink, Mamuza Lum, Calbrith, Stange, Onyeka (C), Reimers, Oerlein, Katovich.
“We’re looking forward to this knockout game at the European Championships, the boys deserve it,” says Werns. “Of course, this will not be an easy game for us because the Ukrainians are as strong as the Spanish and have excellent players in their ranks. I personally watched the Ukrainian group play on the court and was impressed on the one hand by their class and control, and on the other by their compactness with the ball. It is not surprising that Ukraine went through Group B with three wins. We will prepare as best as possible for our opponents and will try to put pressure on them in the early stages to put our contribution into the game after rotation against Spain we will rely on our experienced players in the starting XI.”
Dutchman Kooi whistles for progress to the semi-finals
The game in Wrexham will be officiated by Dutch referee Joey Kooij. The refereeing team includes assistants Murat Kütsükerbier (Netherlands) and Adam Jeffrey (Northern Ireland), as well as fourth referee Marius Hansen Grotta (Norway). DFB players will appear at the racecourse wearing a white home kit and black trousers. The goalkeeper’s uniform is completely blue.
This is the seventh European Under-19 Championship semi-final involving Germany. Germany reached the final three times, but three times the team lost – as last year, when after extra time against Spain there was a dramatic score of 5:6.