UNDER-21 CHAMPIONSHIP - 2019/21 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Új Bozsik Stadion - Budapest Monday 31 May 2021 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Netherlands Matchday 4 - Quarter-finals France Last updated 30/05/2021 03:05CET

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1 Netherlands - France Monday 31 May 2021 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Új Bozsik Stadion, Budapest

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Group A winners the Netherlands, who are in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship knockout stage for the first time in eight years, take on Group C runners-up France, who are bidding to reach a second straight semi-final. • The sides have three U21 EURO titles between them, but have featured infrequently in the finals in recent years ahead of their meeting at Budapest's Új Bozsik Stadion. • The winners of this tie will face Denmark or Germany in the semi-final on 3 June in Szekésfehérvár. Previous meetings • The sides have met in only one previous UEFA European Under-21 Championship fixture, in the 2006 semi-finals in Braga. Goals from Nicky Hofs (6) and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (38) gave the Dutch the half-time advantage, but France hit back through Julien Faubert (51) and Bryan Bergougnoux (85) to force extra time, only for Hofs to score a 107th- minute winner. The Netherlands went on to beat Ukraine 3-0 in the final to claim their first title. • The most recent of the countries' six friendly meetings came in March 2015, when scored twice and Yassine Benzia and Corentin Tolisso once each in a 4-1 home victory for France in Sedan; Queensy Menig got the visitors' only reply. • That made France's overall record against the Netherlands W4 D2 L1 – the only defeat coming in that sole previous competitive meeting in 2006. • Amine Gouiri scored in France's 2-1 U20 friendly win against the Netherlands at Clairefontaine in November 2019. Aurélien Tchouaméni was also in the home line-up while Jordan Teze and Sven Botman both started for the Netherlands, whose goal came from substitute Jurgen Ekkelenkamp. • Justin Bijlow, Dani de Wit, Javairô Dilrosun, plus substitute Justin Kluivert were all in the Netherlands side that played out a 1-1 U19 friendly draw against France in November 2016; Faitout Maouassa, Odsonne Édouard and substitute Jonathan Ikoné featured for the visitors in Tbilisi, Georgia. Form guide Netherlands • The Dutch have missed out on the last three U21 EURO final tournaments; this is their first appearance since losing to Italy in the 2013 semi-finals. • Champions in Portugal in 2006 and again on home soil 12 months later, this is the Netherlands' sixth appearance in an eight or 12-team final tournament. They also reached the two-legged semi-finals in 1988. • In the qualifying tournament for the 2019 finals, a team coached by Erwin van de Looi – who has been in charge since May 2018 – finished second behind England in their section. • This time round, Van de Looi oversaw a near immaculate qualifying campaign, the Dutch finishing as top scorers overall with 46 goals – nine more than any other side – and winning nine of their ten fixtures. A 2-1 defeat by Portugal in their final encounter was not enough to prevent them finishing first in Group 7, above their opponents on head-to- head record. • In the group stage, the Dutch finished top of Group A in a three-way head-to-head with Germany and eliminated Romania. They drew their first two games 1-1, against Romania and Germany, before a 6-1 victory against co-hosts Hungary sealed progress. The Netherlands' eight group goals were scored by seven different players, with only Cody Gakpo on target twice. • This is the Netherlands' fourth U21 quarter-final; their record is W2 L1. They were victorious in the most recent, beating Romania 2-1 in 1998, and defeated Spain at the same stage a decade earlier (1-0 a, 2-1 h aet) but lost to Sweden on away goals in 1992 (2-1 h, 0-1 a). France • Champions in 1988, France finished third in 1996 and fourth two years earlier, and were semi-finalists in 2019. They also reached the quarter-finals in 1982, 1984 and 1986. • France are in the finals for the second successive edition, and are making their fourth appearance overall in an eight or 12-team finals. They have never failed to qualify from their group. In 2019, they featured at a U21 EURO for the first time in 13 years; they finished as runners-up in 2002, losing the final on penalties to the Czech Republic, and were beaten by the Netherlands, 3-2 after extra time, in the last four in 2006. • Two years ago in Italy, Sylvain Ripoll's team finished second in Group C on seven points, level with Romania but behind on head-to-head record. They beat England (2-1) and Croatia (1-0) before a goalless draw against Romania on Matchday 3; eventual champions Spain proved too strong in the semi-finals, coming from behind to run out 4-1

2 Netherlands - France Monday 31 May 2021 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Új Bozsik Stadion, Budapest victors in Reggio Emilia. • That draw against Romania was the first group game in the U21 finals France had failed to win; they recorded three victories in both 2002 and 2006 before their two successes in 2019. A 1-0 defeat by Denmark on Matchday 1 of these finals was therefore their first group stage defeat. • Ripoll, who has been in charge since 2017, guided Les Bleuets to these finals as winners of qualifying Group 2, his side picking up 27 points from their ten games to edge out fellow finalists Switzerland for first place after the teams had finished level. France's sole defeat was a 3-1 reverse to the Swiss, who they beat by the same scoreline in their final qualifier to claim first place on goal difference. • Édouard's 11 goals in qualifying, which included penalties in four successive matches, made him the second top scorer overall, behind only Eddie Nketiah of England (13 goals). • France have lost only four of their last 36 European U21 Championship matches (W28 D4). • France were runners-up to Denmark in Group C, recovering from an opening 1-0 loss to the Scandinavian side with 2-0 victories against both Russia and Iceland, Édouard finding the net in both games. • France's quarter-final record is W3 L3. They lost their first three ties, the last of them against Spain in 1986 (1-3 h, 1- 3 a), but have won the last three. Their most recent quarter-final, in 1996, ended in victory against Germany (0-0 a, 4- 1 h). Links and trivia • Have played in France: Mitchel Bakker (Paris Saint-Germain 2019–) Sven Botman (LOSC Lille 2020–) Kaj Sierhuis (Reims 2020–) • Have played together: Mitchel Bakker & Colin Dagba (Paris Saint-Germain 2019–) Sven Botman & Boubakary Soumaré, Jonathan Ikoné (LOSC Lille 2020–) Justin Kluivert & Ibrahima Konaté, Dayot Upamecano (Leipzig 2020–) • Brian Brobbey scored in Ajax's 2-1 win at LOSC Lille, with Soumaré and substitute Ikoné featuring for the French club, in the UEFA Europa League round of 32 first leg on 18 February. • Kluivert was a late substitute as Leipzig beat Paris 2-1 in the UEFA Champions League group stage on 4 November.

3 Netherlands - France Monday 31 May 2021 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Új Bozsik Stadion, Budapest Legend

:: Squad list No: number DoB: date of birth Qual: qualifying FT: final tournament Pld: played Gls: goals Overall U21: all-time qualifying and final tournament data

:: 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

4 Netherlands - France Monday 31 May 2021 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Új Bozsik Stadion, Budapest 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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