The draw for the competition has been made and the Young Lions have been placed in Group B, alongside Iceland, Finland and Sweden whilst Group A consists of Faroe Islands, Norway, USA and the host nation.
The Nordic Tournament
Group A: Denmark, Faroe Islands, Norway, USA
Group B: England, Finland, Iceland, Sweden
28 July - 2 August 2014
Denmark
England will kick-off against Iceland on Monday 28 July before facing Finland 24 hours later. They play their final group match against Sweden on Thursday 31 July.
And a fourth game will then be played against the nation who finish in the same respective position in Group A on 2 August, in order to decide the final rankings for the 2014 tournament.
The annual tournament is classed as an U17s competition, but Kenny Swain takes charge of the squad as he uses the trip to look at players who he never got chance to select in the previous season’s U16s games as well as options for next season’s younger group.
Swain only coaches the U17s for this tournament each season, before John Peacock takes the players as Head Coach for The FA International Tournament in late August and the European Championship qualifiers thereafter.
Swain will name his squad for the Nordic Tournament in mid July.
