Of the 24 teams to win the European Under-21 Championship, 10 of them have gone on to win either the World Cup or the senior Euros in the next 12 years.

Nine of those have featured players from that successful U21 squad.

Of course there is still time for Germany, winners in 2017 and 2021, and England in 2023 to do so.

Another five have reached a final in that time frame but lost.

The teams to win the U21 Euros and a major tournament are:

• 1988 France (1998 World Cup)
• 1998 Spain (Euro 2008)
• 1994, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Italy (2006 World Cup)
• 2009 Germany (2014 World Cup)
• 2011 Spain (Euro 2012)
• 2013, 2019 Spain (Euro 2024)

Of those, Spain, in Euro 2008, were the only team not to have any members of their successful U21 squad.

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With just five minutes to go, Harvey Elliott stood and savoured the acclaim.

The Liverpool player raised his arms at the Stadion Tehelne pole in celebration, drinking in the reception after scoring his - and England Under-21s' - second goal - one which ultimately sent the Young Lions into their second successive Euro final.

Elliott's double booked a showdown with Germany on Saturday as Lee Carsley's defending champions deservedly beat the Netherlands in the sweltering heat of Bratislava.

Four goals for the Young Lions has left Elliott as the tournament's second top scorer and well placed to complete a personal double having helped England lift the Euro 2023 title.

He is one of the leaders of the group and only he and Toulouse's former Leeds defender Charlie Cresswell remain from the trophy-winning team of two years ago.

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