UNDER-21 CHAMPIONSHIP - 2013/15 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Eden Stadium - Prague Tuesday 30 June 2015 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Sweden Matchday 6 - Final Portugal Last updated 30/06/2015 19:44CET

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1 Sweden - Portugal Tuesday 30 June 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Eden Stadium, Prague

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Sweden and Portugal both have their sights set on a first UEFA European Under-21 Championship title when they meet in the final of the 2015 tournament at Prague's Eden Stadium. • The teams will need no introduction, having faced each other only six days before the final in their concluding Group B fixture. It finished in a 1-1 draw after Simon Tibbling's 89th-minute goal cancelled out a Gonçalo Paciência strike seven minutes earlier to snatch the point that Sweden needed to join Group B winners Portugal in the semi-finals. • Both sides will go into the final high on confidence after handsome semi-final victories, Portugal having thrashed Germany 5-0 while Sweden defeated Denmark 4-1. • There will be a minute's silence prior to the match following the passing of former Czechoslovakia midfielder Josef Masopust, European Footballer of the Year in 1962, on Monday. Masopust had been bestowed with the 2014 UEFA President's Award on Sunday. "I wanted to give this award to Josef in his home country and actually saw him on Sunday, at his home, before he passed away," said UEFA President Michel Platini. "It was a moving experience that I shall never forget." Final records • This is the second final for both countries at U21 level – and both lost to Italy in their previous appearance in the 1990s. Sweden (1992 final) • 28/05/1992 (Ferrara): Italy 2-0 Sweden Line-up: Svensson; Johansson, Apelstav, Lilius, Moberg; Alexandersson, Landberg, Mild, Paldan (Jansson 72), Gudmundsson (Simpson 72); Rödlund. • 03/06/1992 (Vaxjo): Sweden 1-0 Italy (Simpson 56) Line-up: Ekholm; Nilsson, Apelstav, Lilius, Moberg; Alexandersson, Landberg (Axeldahl 77), Mild, Gudmundsson (Paldan 53); Simpson; Rödlund. Italy won 2-1 on aggregate Portugal (1994 final) • 20/04/1994 (Montpellier): Italy 1-0 Portugal Lineup: Brassard; Nélson, Bento, J Costa, Torres, Xavier, Figo, Pinto, Toni (Sá Pinto 79), R Costa, Capucho. History in UEFA under-age competitions • Sweden have never won an official men's UEFA youth title. • Portugal have seven past successes to their name: U16/U17: 1988/89, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1999/00, 2002/03 U18: 1993/94, 1998/99 Penalty shoot-out records Sweden (W0 L2) • 26/06/2009, semi-final (Gothenburg): England 3-3 Sweden (5-4 on pens) Marcus Berg, who scored twice as Sweden came back from 3-0 down, missed Sweden's first penalty and Guillermo Molins hit a post with their sixth kick to send England through to a final against Germany. • 05/06/2004, semi-final (Oberhausen): Sweden 1-1 Serbia and Montenegro (5-6 on pens) Babis Stefanidis, Sweden's first-half goalscorer, missed Sweden's sixth kick as Serbia and Montenegro secured a final against Italy and a ticket to the Olympic Games. Portugal (W0 L1) • 21/06/2007, Olympic qualifying play-off (Nijmegen): Italy 0-0 Portugal (4-3 on pens) João Moutinho, Nani and Miguel Veloso converted for Portugal, but Manuel Fernandes and Antunes missed as Portugal lost out on a ticket to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Squad news Sweden latest • Håkan Ericson decided not to risk Joseph Baffo in the semi-final owing to a shoulder injury, but the defender is expected to be available for selection for the final. • The team switched hotels in Prague on Sunday, moving into the Marriott after the departure of their semi-final victims, Denmark. Earlier in the day, those players not involved against the Danes had trained at the Victoria Žižkov Stadium.

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• At his press conference on Sunday afternoon, Ericson was joined by his entire backroom staff and the coach introduced them one by one, highlighting their contribution to Sweden's achievement in reaching the final. • Swedish Football Association (SvFF) president Karl-Erik Nilsson was present in Prague for the semi-final and will be joined by general secretary Håkan Sjöstrand for the final. • Ericson believes the decider will be "the same kind of game" as when the sides met last week. Portugal had more possession that night (53%) but, as the coach noted, Sweden had as many attempts on target. "There were some open spaces in their team when we won the ball on counterattacks," he added. • Sweden have five players who have played every minute so far: , , Oscar Lewicki, Oscar Hiljemark, Isaac Kiese Thelin Portugal latest • Tiago Ilori is the only major injury concern for Tuesday's final. The centre-back was announced in the semi-final starting lineup on Saturday but during the warm-up suffered a recurrence of the injury to his left thigh that he had picked up in the game against Sweden. • On Sunday morning, the squad held a training and recovery session after players Paulo Oliveira and Ricardo Horta had spoken to the press. After lunch, the Portugal party travelled to Prague by train. • The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) president, Fernando Gomes, joined the Portuguese delegation ahead of the match against Germany and will stay for the final. Senior team coach Fernando Santos will also be in attendance. • Luís Figo, part of the team defeated by Italy in the 1994 final, sent a message on Twitter to the team following their semi-final triumph: "Congratulations, kids! We're in the final!" • Bernardo Silva and William have each been named man of the match twice already – more than any other player at the tournament. • Portugal have five players who have played every minute so far: José Sá, Paulo Oliveira, Ricardo Esgaio, William Carvalho and Sérgio Oliveira. Previous meetings • The teams' Group B meeting on 25 June took place at the City Stadium in Uherske Hradiste, venue for all three of Portugal's group stage fixtures. • The full line-ups were: Portugal: Sá; Esgaio, Raphael, Paulo Oliveira, Tiago Ilori (Figueiredo 29); William, Sérgio Oliveira, João Mário, Bernardo Silva; Ivan Cavaleiro (Gonçalo 58), Ricardo (Medeiros 74). Sweden: Carlgren; Lindelöf, Baffo (Helander 80), Milošević, Augustinsson; Khalili (Quaison 83), Lewicki, Hiljemark, Hrgota (Tibbling 52); Guidetti, Kiese Thelin. • Last week's 1-1 draw was the teams' first encounter in a competitive fixture since the 2004 UEFA European Under- 21 Championship. Curiously, then as now, they faced each other twice in that tournament. • Sweden won the first of the two meetings – a 3-1 victory in their opening Group B fixture in Mannheim. Hugo Almeida gave Portugal a 28th-minute lead but Johan Elmander struck twice either side of half-time and substitute Stefan Ishizaki confirmed Sweden's victory with 19 minutes left. • The teams at the Carl-Benz-Stadion on 28 May 2004 were: Sweden: Alvbåge; Antonsson, Dorsin, Stenman, Holmén, Elmander (Rosenberg 78), Jönsson (Johansson 72), Stefanidis, Andersson, Gerbrand, Djurić (Ishizaki 46). Portugal: Moreira, Sérgio, Meireles, Alves, Costa, Bosingwa, Viana (Custódio 55), Almeida, Martins (Danny 56), Ribeiro, Lourenço (Carlitos 63). • Both sides made it through the group only to lose their semi-finals, which meant they had to play off for third place and a berth in that summer's Olympic tournament. This time Portugal turned the tables, winning 3-2 after extra time in Oberhausen. • The teams at the Niederrheinstadion on 8 June 2004 were: Portugal: Moreira, Meireles, Alves, Costa, Martins (Viana 61), Ribeiro, Garcia, Custódio (Aguiar 60), Carlitos, Danny, Lourenço (Oliveira 91) Sweden: Wiland; Antonsson, Dorsin, Nilsson, Stenman, Ishizaki, Elmander, Jönsson, Stefanidis (Hysén 72), Andersson (Rosenberg 89), Djurić • Although Elmander struck first for the Swedes before half-time, Portugal turned the game around with two goals in the last 14 minutes – Hugo Viana from the penalty and Jorge Ribeiro scoring. Markus Rosenberg then took the game to extra time with a 90th-minute strike before Carlitos delivered the final twist with Portugal's 114th-minute winner.

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• The sides' competitive meetings before 2004 all came in the qualifying stages. In 1988 qualifying, Sweden won 4-2 at home and Portugal prevailed 2-0 in the return. • In 1986 qualifying it was 1-1 in Stockholm and 1-0 to Sweden in Lisbon. Sweden topped the group but lost to Italy in a two-legged quarter-final. Form guide Sweden Last five games (most recent first): WDLWD Tournament top scorer: John Guidetti, Simon Tibbling (2) Qualifying top scorer: Guidetti, Kiese Thelin (4) Portugal Last five games (most recent first): WDDWL Tournament top scorer: João Mário (2) Qualifying top scorer: Ricardo (5) Senior internationals in squad (caps) Sweden • 11 players with 37 caps between them Oscar Hiljemark (6), Isaac Kiese Thelin (5), (5), Oscar Lewicki (4), Alexander Miloševic (4), Branimir Hrgota (3), Ludwig Augustinsson (2), John Guidetti (2), Simon Gustafson (2), Sebastian Holmén (2), (2) Portugal • Eight players with 26 caps between them William Carvalho (13), João Mário (3), Rafa Silva (3), Raphael Guerreiro (2), Ivan Cavaleiro (2), Paulo Oliveira (1), Ricardo Horta (1), Bernarndo Silva (1) Coach profiles Portugal: Rui Jorge Born 27/03/73 Jorge succeeded Oceano Cruz in November 2010. The one-time Porto, Rio Ave, Sporting and Belenenses left-back made 45 appearances for his country, including one at UEFA EURO 2004 on home soil and three at the FIFA World Cup two years earlier. Sweden: Håkan Ericson Born 29/05/1960 The son of Georg Ericson, Sweden coach from 1970 to 1979, Håkan Ericson took charge of the U21s in November 2010. Formerly at the helm of Norrköping, he moved into the dugout in 1983 after a knee injury cut short his career when he was 21.

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:: Squad list No: number DoB: date of birth Qual: qualifying FT: final tournament Pld: played Gls: goals Overall U21: final tournament only

:: Match officials Nat: nationality DoB: date of birth

Under-21: Total matches officiated in the UEFA European U21 Championship including all qualifying round matches. Matches as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.

UEFA: Total matches officiated in all UEFA competitions including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.

:: Group statistics/Tournament schedule Pos: position Pld: played W: won D: drawn L: lost GF: goals for GA: goals against Pts: points

:: NOTE: All-time statistics Goals totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (eg. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored from the penalty mark during a penalty shoot-out. Competitions

Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited

5 Sweden - Portugal Tuesday 30 June 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Eden Stadium, Prague Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended Overall: Total appearances in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament only Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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