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Greece first up for Ireland in EURO U17 finals

Colin O'Brien, Republic of Ireland manager and John O'Shea, U17 EURO Ambassador
Colin O'Brien, Republic of Ireland manager and John O'Shea, U17 EURO Ambassador

The fixtures for next month's UEFA European U17 Championships have been finalised.

Colin O'Brien's Republic of Ireland team will kick off their tournament at Tallaght Stadium on Friday, 3 May when they take on Greece at 8pm.

Ireland's second game is against the Czech Republic in Waterford where the RSC will host their clash on Monday, 6 May, before they return to Tallaght Stadium to finish off Group A with a game against Belgium on Thursday, 9 May.

Other matches will be played in Bray's Carlisle Grounds, Longford's City Calling Stadium, Home Farm FC, Tolka Park, and UCD Bowl.

FIXTURES

Friday, 3 May

Group A

Czech Republic v Belgium: 13:00, Tolka Park 

Republic of Ireland v Greece: 20:00, Tallaght Stadium 

Group B

Netherlands v Sweden: 18:00, Regional Sports Centre 

France v England: 20:00, City Calling Stadium 

Saturday, 4 May

Group C

Iceland v Russia: 15:00, Home Farm FC 

Portugal v Hungary: 20:00, UCD Bowl 

Group D

Spain v Austria: 17:00, Carlisle Grounds

Italy v Germany: 19:30, Tallaght Stadium 

Monday, 6 May

Group A

Belgium v Greece: 18:00, City Calling Stadium 

Republic of Ireland v Czech Republic: 20:00, Regional Sports Centre 

Group B

Netherlands v England: 16:00, Tolka Park 

France v Sweden: 18:00, Tallaght Stadium 

Tuesday, 7 May

Group C

Iceland v Hungary: 13:00, Home Farm FC

Portugal v Russia: 16:00, UCD Bowl 

Group D

Italy v Austria: 20:00, City Calling Stadium 

Spain v Germany: 20:00, Regional Sports Centre 

Thursday, 9 May

Group A

Belgium v Republic of Ireland: 20:00, Tallaght Stadium 

Greece v Czech Republic: 20:00, Carlisle Grounds 

Group B

France v Netherlands: 17:30, UCD Bowl 

Sweden v England: 17:30, Home Farm FC 

Friday, 10 May 

Group C

Portugal v Iceland: 18:00, City Calling Stadium

Russia v Hungary: 18:00, Regional Sports Centre 

Group DItaly v Spain: 20:00, UCD Bowl 

Austria v Germany: 20:00, Carlisle Grounds 

KNOCKOUT PHASE

Sunday, 12 May

Quarter-final 1 or 2: 14:00, Tallaght Stadium 

Quarter-final 1 or 2: 20:00, Carlisle Grounds 

Monday, 13 May 

Quarter-final 3 or 4: 17:30, Tolka Park 

Quarter-final 3 or 4: 20:00, UCD Bowl 

Thursday, 16 May 

FIFA U-17 World Cup play-off: 13:00, Tolka Park

Semi-final: 17:30, UCD Bowl

Semi-final: 20:00, Tallaght Stadium

Sunday, 19 May 

Final: 17:30, Tallaght Stadium 

Knockout System

Quarter-final 1: Winner Group A v Runner-up Group B

Quarter-final 2: Winner Group B v Runner-up Group A

Quarter-final 3: Winner Group C v Runner-up Group D

Quarter-final 4: Winner Group D v Runner-up Group C

Semi-final 1: Winner quarter-final 1 v Winner quarter-final 3

Semi-final 2: Winner quarter-final 2 v Winner quarter-final 4

FIFA U-17 World Cup play-off: The two losing quarter-finalists with the best records will take part in this game. The criteria are a) group position, b) group points, c) group goal difference, d) group goals scored, e) quarter-final result, f) overall disciplinary ranking, g) coefficient (as per qualifying round draw), h) drawing of lots

Final: Winner semi-final 1 v Winner semi-final 2

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