Again, a finals tournament for the group champions was played.

The finals tournament is held every four years.

Being the host nation means that their team has qualified for the finals tournament automatically and does not need to play any qualifying games.

The finals tournament, which is held every four years, involves 32 national teams competing over a four-week period.

The best-ranked second placed team will also qualify for the finals tournament.

There are a number of pool games that lead up to the finals tournament.

The top teams in each qualify for the finals tournament.

All seven went on to play in the finals tournament in France.

Similar to the full national side, however, the under-21 team has not qualified for a finals tournament since the late 1990s.

At the end of the home-and-away season, the top four teams qualified for the finals tournament.