Meet the Women's Under-17 finalists: Group B
Saturday, June 20, 2015
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Former runners-up France and the Republic of Ireland face former semi-finalists Switzerland and Norway in Women's Under-17 Group B: we profile the teams.
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Schedule (KO CET, local time is two hours behind)
22 June: Republic of Ireland v France (Kópavogsvöllur, 15.00), Switzerland v Norway (Kópavogsvöllur, 21.00)
25 June: Republic of Ireland v Switzerland (Víkingsvöllur, 15.00), France v Norway (Víkingsvöllur, 21.00)
28 June: Norway v Republic of Ireland (Kópavogsvöllur, 15.00), France v Switzerland (Fylkisvöllur, 15.00)
Republic of Ireland
Final tournament appearances: 2
Best performance: Runners-up 2009/10
Qualifying round: Lithuania 2-0, Romania 2-0, Serbia 1-1 (Group 4 winners)
Elite round: England 2-0, Netherlands 0-0, Hungary 0-0 (Group 2 runners-up)
Qualifying top scorer: Sarah McKevitt 2
Key fact: Qualified as elite round best runners-up.
France
Final tournament appearances: 6
Best performance: Runners-up 2007/08, 2010/11, 2011/12
Qualifying round: bye
Elite round: Poland 2-0, Slovakia 1-0, Scotland 3-1 (Group 6 winners)
Qualifying top scorer: Marie-Antoinette Katoto 3
Key fact: No other team has reached multiple finals without winning the trophy.
Switzerland
Final tournament appearances: 2
Best performance: Fourth place 2011/12
Qualifying round: Azerbaijan 5-0, Portugal 2-1, Hungary 3-0 (Group 3 winners)
Elite round: Serbia 8-1, Turkey 4-0, Finland 4-0 (Group 1 winners)
Qualifying top scorer: Camille Surdez 9
Key fact: Surdez is one goal behind this season's competition top scorer Signe Bruun of non-qualifiers Denmark.
Norway
Final tournament appearances: 2
Best performance: Fourth place 2008/09
Qualifying round: Greece 1-0, Faroe Islands 4-0, Italy 0-2 (Group 9 runners-up)
Elite round: Austria 3-2, Denmark 1-0, Sweden 1-1 (Group 5 winners)
Qualifying top scorer: Ingrid Kvernvolden, Emilie Nautnes, Andrea Wilmann 2
Key fact: Lost 3-1 to France for third place in 2009.