Maximum age at the Under-21: Why are only three players younger than 21 – THE WORLD

With the U1 we drive to work, U2 has ne own playlist on your MP3 player, and at the U3 examines the pediatrician to new heir. For the childless: It involves testing the body reflexes, where many visitors from 30+ parties would fail in the morning after. Something like that.

In football, however, is the U21 for “Under 21″. In the case of opened on Wednesday 21 Championship for the European Championship Under-21-year-old.

Thanks to its excellent youth work in the amateur clubs and youth academies is the German Football Association (DFB) and his team of big tournament favorites, although he at 1: could not prove the start against Serbia: 1 (1: 1). Numerous talents has gathered around him coach Horst Hrubesch. Young players with plenty of first or at least second division experience. In addition, Marc-Andre ter Stegen from Champions League winners FC Barcelona, ​​Emre Can (Liverpool) and Serge Gnabry (Arsenal).

Nearly a UE21-starting against Serbia

This team would in the Bundesliga, as many experts agree, to play the European Cup places. And yet raises the views of the Executive the question, why Hrubesch could ever put together these might best Under-21 squad in the history of German football so.

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2013

Preliminary

In the loaned from VfB Stuttgart Leipzig Joshua Kimmich (20), of the from 1 July FC Bayern has a contract, Max Meyer (19) and Gnabry (19) only have three players the age requirement. Matthias Ginter (Borussia Dortmund), Dominique Heintz, Amin Younes and Kerem Demirbay (all Kaiserslautern), Leonardo Bittencourt (Hannover 96), Can, Johannes Geis (Mainz 05) are 21 years old, all the other players from the 23er squad have their already celebrated 22 or even 23 birthday. Yunus Malli already on 24 February. He is the oldest player in the team

In the starting line at 1:. 1 opener against Serbia was only one single actor who younger than 21 years (Meyer). The European Association Uefa know, the DFB has not forged passports.

A look at the rules

information about the misnomer is the organizer, UEFA. The regulations for the tournament it says. “Players are only eligible to play in the UEFA U21 European Championship if they were born on or after 1 January 1992, players who are eligible to play at the start of the competition, it remains up to the conclusion of which. National associations are responsible for the strict observance of this provision. “

And since the start of the competition in 2013 started with the qualification for the final round, may also Mallis , Vollands and Co. to play in the German team. At least until the end of this tournament

Note:. Not the date of each game or tournament is crucial, but the competition

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