Germany U17 host England U17 in an international friendly. Both sides have had a heavy run of fixtures this year across various youth competitions, with goals flowing at both ends fairly often for each of them.
The two sides have only met once before, and that game produced a hatful of goals. Whether this next meeting turns into anything like that shootout is the interesting bit to watch for.
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Two squads with mixed recent campaigns
England U17's last 20 matches span World Cup qualifying, Euro qualifiers and friendlies. They've won 12, drawn one and lost seven, scoring 52 and conceding 33 in that spell. That's a healthy win rate, but the goals against total shows they can be got at.
Germany U17: 20 completed matches; England U17: 20 completed matches.
Germany U17
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 44
- Conceded
- 26
- Difference
- +18
England U17
- Win
- 60% 12 / 20
- Draw
- 5% 1 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 52
- Conceded
- 33
- Difference
- +19
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification | France U17 | Germany U17 | 31.03.2026 | 2-0 |
| UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification | Germany U17 | Slovenia U17 | 28.03.2026 | 1-1 |
| UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification | Germany U17 | North Macedonia U17 | 25.03.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies | Portugal U17 | Germany U17 | 18.02.2026 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies | Spain U17 | Germany U17 | 15.02.2026 | 3-2 |
| Friendlies | Germany U17 | Finland U17 | 13.02.2026 | 7-0 |
| Friendlies | Germany U17 | Portugal U17 | 14.01.2026 | 3-1 |
| Friendlies | Portugal U17 | Germany U17 | 11.01.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies | Denmark U17 | Germany U17 | 18.11.2025 | 0-1 |
| World Cup - U17 | Germany U17 | Burkina Faso U17 | 15.11.2025 | 0-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | England U17 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 23.09.2026 | 4-0 |
| UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification | Estonia U17 | England U17 | 31.03.2026 | 0-2 |
| UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification | Israel U17 | England U17 | 28.03.2026 | 3-1 |
| UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification | England U17 | Faroe Islands U17 | 25.03.2026 | 3-0 |
| World Cup - U17 | Austria U17 | England U17 | 18.11.2025 | 4-0 |
| World Cup - U17 | Korea Republic U17 | England U17 | 15.11.2025 | 0-2 |
| World Cup - U17 | Egypt U17 | England U17 | 10.11.2025 | 0-3 |
| World Cup - U17 | England U17 | Haiti U17 | 07.11.2025 | 8-1 |
| World Cup - U17 | England U17 | Venezuela U17 | 04.11.2025 | 0-3 |
| UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification | Sweden U17 | England U17 | 03.11.2025 | 5-3 |
Germany U17's equivalent sample reads nine wins, three draws and eight losses, with 44 scored and 26 conceded across 20 games. They've been tighter at the back than England over that run, even if their overall win ratio sits lower.
Both squads have been involved in games with plenty of goals, whichever side has come out on top.
Comparative Team Statistics: Germany U17 vs England U17
Just the one previous meeting
These two have only met once in the records here, back in September 2025, when England won an extraordinary 7-5 friendly away at Germany. That's a single data point from over a year before this fixture.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | Germany U17 | England U17 | 09.09.2025 | 5-7 |
Youth squads change regularly, so that result doesn't tell us much about where either group stands now. It's worth knowing about, but not much more than that.
A game that could easily be open
Both teams have conceded goals fairly regularly in their recent matches, and the one meeting between them produced twelve goals between the sides. That points towards an open contest rather than a cagey one.
Germany's numbers suggest a touch more defensive solidity than England's, but neither side has looked watertight against decent opposition this year.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Meyer John | Germany | 17 | Forward | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|
With no market to weigh up and only a single head-to-head meeting to lean on, this is one to watch rather than back with any confidence.
Both sides have shown they can score and concede freely this year, so goals look like the more consistent thread than any clear pattern of one side dominating.
Who will win?
