Hosts Turkey are one of four nations set to make their final tournament debut on 2 July, but coach Abdullah Avcı says it is not the taking part that counts, but winning.
26/05/2012
England and Serbia eye Turkish test
Mo Marley is wary of a difficult group as she tries to get 2009 champions England back on the glory trail, while Serbia coach Milan Rastavac sees Group B as an "opportunity".
26/05/2012
Degrange delight at force of destiny
A picture of "pride and joy", Jean-Michel Degrange told UEFA.com he was confident France could etch their names on the trophy ever since their first training session ten months ago.
05/06/2010
Clinical France punish England errors
France 2-1 England The holders were made to pay for two costly defensive lapses as France won the UEFA European Women's U19 Championship for a second time.
05/06/2010
England's rising standards
Gilly Flaherty said "it's a very good time to be an England team at the moment" as the women's Under-19 side look to add to Sunday's UEFA European Under-17 Championship success.
03/06/2010
Degrange happy with penalty prowess
Emotions contrasted in Kumanovo as France trainer Jean-Michel Degrange savoured his team's semi-final win, while Germany's stand-in coach Bettina Wiegmann was left ruing a lack of ideas.
02/06/2010
Hosts hopeful for road ahead
Having provided one of the moments of the tournament so far with her goal against France, FYROM captain Natasa Andonova feels the eliminated hosts "can be optimistic" about the future.
31/05/2010
Small walking tall for Scotland
Rachael Small's on-the-pitch presence belies both her name and stature, and the assured Scotland skipper believes her team will similarly stand up to the might of Germany tomorrow.