England national under-16 football team, also known as

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under-16s or England U16(s), represents

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at an under-16 age level and is controlled by

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, the governing body for

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Competition history

Between 1925 and 2014, the England under-16 team competed in the annual

Victory Shield The Victory Shield is an annual football tournament competed for by the under-16 teams of Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Wales. The Victory Shield had traditionally been competed for by the four Home Nations, but the Football ...

tournament against

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and

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. Since

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, England had won the Victory Shield outright thirty-five times and had been joint winners with Scotland eight times, with Wales twice and with both Scotland and Wales twice. However, in April 2015, the Football Association decided to withdraw from the tournament "for the foreseeable future" with the stated aim of replacing it with matches against European and global opposition.

Montaigu Tournament

In 2005, the team made their debut in the annual Montaigu Tournament, held in Montaigu,

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. England have won the competition three times, in 2008, 2011, and 2015, defeating the hosts

in the final on all three occasions. In 2008 and 2011, England won in a penalty shoot-out after a 0–0 draw, while in 2015 they won the final outright by 3–1. In 2019, England finished third overall after losing 2–1 to eventual champions Argentina, winning 5–0 against Ivory Coast, 3–1 against Portugal in the group stage and 4–0 against Brazil in the 3rd place playoff

Fixtures and results 2021

Friendly matches

Players

Current squad

Squad for the Val de Marne Tournament in November 2021

References

External links

Official website
Football Association {{DEFAULTSORT:England National Under-16 Football Team 16 European national under-16 association football teams