1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Cyprus
Dates	19 July - 26 July
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Republic of Ireland (1st title)
Runners-up	Germany
Third place	Croatia
Fourth place	Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	45 (3.21 per match)

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1998 Final Tournament was held in Cyprus. It also served as the European qualification for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Teams

See also: 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

• Croatia
• Cyprus (host)
• England
• Germany
• Lithuania
• Portugal
• Republic of Ireland
• Spain

Group Stage

Group A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	2	0	1	11	4	+7	6
Portugal	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
Spain	3	2	0	1	5	6	–1	6
Lithuania	3	0	0	3	2	11	–9	0

19 July	Lithuania	1–7	Germany
	Spain	2–1	Portugal
21 July	Portugal	2–0	Lithuania
	Germany	4–1	Spain
23 July	Portugal	2–0	Germany
	Spain	2–1	Lithuania

Group B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Republic of Ireland	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	6
Croatia	3	2	0	1	8	5	+3	6
England	3	2	0	1	3	4	–1	6
Cyprus	3	0	0	3	1	8	–7	0

19 July	Republic of Ireland	5–2	Croatia
	England	2–1	Cyprus
21 July	Croatia	3–0	Cyprus
	England	1–0	Republic of Ireland
23 July	Croatia	3–0	England
	Republic of Ireland	3–0	Cyprus

Third Place Match

Portugal v Croatia

26 July 1998 (1998-07-26)

Portugal	0 – 0	Croatia
	Penalties
	4 – 5

Larnaca

Final

Republic of Ireland v Germany

26 July 1998 (1998-07-26), 20:45

Republic of Ireland	1 – 1	Germany
	Penalties
	4 – 3

Larnaca

1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Republic of Ireland First title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The six best performing teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.

• Croatia
• England
• Germany
• Portugal
• Republic of Ireland
• Spain

See also

• 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying

External links

• Results by RSSSF