England U17s will be featured live on Eurosport in Malta

Wednesday 16 Apr 2014
The England U17s

England U17s are set to feature on Eurosport after UEFA confirmed the match schedule for the European Championship in May.

The Young Lions will play in the tournament’s opening match when they face the host nation Malta at the National Stadium in Ta’Qali at 5pm on Friday 9 May.

Three days later on the Monday, John Peacock’s men then face-off against Turkey at the Gozo Stadium – kick-off 11.15am (BST).

England U17s celebrate victory over Italy

England U17s celebrate qualification

 

Their final group match will sees them pits their wits against familiar opposition as they travel to Hibernians Stadium in Paola to meet Holland – having defeated the Dutch 2-0 in the Algarve Tournament in February. The final group match will kick-off at 11am.

The opener against Malta will be shown live on Eurosport 2, with the following two Group A matches beamed live on Eurosport.

Should England progress from the group stage, then both the semi-finals and the final will also be shown live on Eurosport’s two channels.

John Peacock’s squad for the finals will be announced exclusively on TheFA.com next week.

Click here for the full European Championship schedule.

By Gary Stonehouse Staff Writer