As the finalists set their sights on the trophy we focus on eight players who have already made a telling contribution, from an Italian with an eye for the spectacular to Russia's Zidane.

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"We don't play for money, we play for the love of the game," was the message from Italy's women's Under-19 team when they visited a high school in Rimini on Friday.

Russia 3-1 BelgiumTwo goals by Anna Cholovyaga helped Russia earn their first win of the finals against a Belgium side who cannot now reach the knockout stage.

Switzerland 4-1 BelgiumYannick Schwery's side kicked off Group A with victory but the scoreline did not tell the tale of a game that was in the balance until a minute from time.

Justine Vanhaevermaet was left ruing the "silly mistakes that killed us" after Belgium were eliminated but is already setting sights on her next target: Saturday's physiotherapy exams.

Having overcome Russia as recently as April, Belgium playmaker Tessa Wullaert believes lightning can strike twice on Thursday as her side attempt to kick-start their Group A campaign.

Tournament director Stefano Balducci is hoping the UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship "can bring people closer to women's football" after Thursday's draw.

Belgium return to the final tournament determined to make a bigger impression than the only other time they graced this stage in 2006, finishing bottom of their group.

Italy 1-0 SwitzerlandKatia Coppola scored the only goal six minutes from time to earn hosts Italy a second straight Group A win and a place in the semi-finals.

Italy's Corrado Corradini drew from his surroundings at the Imola race track after the win over Russia, telling his players: "We have just started the engine, the finish line is a long way off."

Italy made a promising start to their campaign on Monday and if they need any inspiration to kick on then Sara Gama, who three years ago captained them to the title, is happy to provide it.

Keeper Laura Giuliani only heard she was playing in the hours before Italy's opener with Russia, but after an early error left her "feeling like dying" the 17-year-old rewarded the leap of faith.

Claudia Mauri and Michela 'Gattuso' Franco have underpinned Italy's early success at the finals and, as UEFA.com discovered, they can read each other as well off the pitch as on it.

Italy will look to make full use of home advantage to repeat their successful campaign of three years ago when they surprisingly won their first European crown in impressive fashion.

Italy have been paired with Austria, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Armenia in the 2011/12 UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship first qualifying round.