Soo koob maqaalka:  England ayaa la saxiixatay Jamhuuriyadda Ireland, Holland iyo Talyaaniga oo ku jira Group D ee UEFA Under 17 European Championships, oo ka dhacaya Bulgaria bisha May. John Peacock's Young Lions ayaa ah horyaalkii Yurub ee difaacanaya, ka dib markii ay Holland kaga adkaadeen rigoore sanadkii hore ee Malta. Waxay u baahan yihiin inay mar kale ka adkaadaan Holland si ay ugu gudbaan afar dhamaadka tartankan, kaas oo laga ballaariyay sideed ilaa 16 dal markii ugu horeysay. Xulka John Peacock ee England ayaa la saxiixday Holland, Italy iyo Ireland tartanka Yurub. Danny Collinge ayaa ka cararay xaflad kadib markii uu dhaliyay goolkiisii ugu horeeyay ee xulka England ka hor Norway isreebreebka. Scotland, ayaa waxaa la geeyay Group C oo ay weheliyaan Greece, Russia iyo France. Kooxda A waxaa ku jira marti-geliyeyaasha Bulgaria, Croatia, Spain iyo Austria, halka Kooxda B ay leeyihiin Czech Republic, Slovenia, Belgium iyo Germany. Tartanka ayaa ka dhici doona bariga Bulgaria goobaha Burgas, Sozopol, Sliven iyo Stara Zagora inta u dhaxaysa May 6 iyo 22. England ayaa tartanka ku soo gashay rikoor boqolkiiba boqol ah, ka dib markii ay ka soo horjeesteen Norway, Slovenia iyo Romania wareegga isreebreebka ee Elite ee toddobaadkii hore.
England ayaa ku jirta Group D oo ay ku jiraan Holland, Italy iyo Republic of Ireland. Tartanka ayaa ka dhacaya dalka Bulgaria inta u dhaxaysa 6-da ilaa 22-ka bishan May. Kooxda John Peacock ee Young Lions ayaa ah horyaalka difaacaya. Sanadkii la soo dhaafay waxay ku guuleysteen tartanka iyagoo ka adkaaday Holland. Scotland waxay barbaro la gashay Giriigga, Ruushka iyo Faransiiska oo ku jira Group C.