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SirStanleyBowles- 12-04-2008
England U21s handed tricky draw
England Under-21s have been drawn with Spain, Germany and Finland in Group B of next summer's European Championships in Sweden. The hosts are up against Italy, Belarus and Serbia in Group A. England qualified for the play-offs by winning seven of their eight group games before advancing to the finals with a 5-4 aggregate win over Wales. Coach Stuart Pearce will hope England can improve on their 2007 showing, when they reached the semi-finals. England will be encouraged by their victory over Germany in a play-off over two legs to reach the 2007 finals. They faced Spain early in Pearce's reign as Under-21 coach, with David Nugent and Leroy Lita scoring to secure a draw after falling 2-0 behind, and Pearce's side have not been beaten since the last tournament. "I believe we'll be in a better position this time around than we were going into Holland in 2007," said Pearce "Our aim has been to win it and between now and then there is a lot of football to be played, so we must use that to improve as a squad and individually."