{"id":121967,"date":"2025-05-22T07:44:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T07:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/121967\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T07:44:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T07:44:10","slug":"how-to-watch-todays-france-u17-vs-portugal-u17-euro-u17-championship-game-live-stream-tv-channel-and-start-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/121967\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch today&#8217;s France U17 vs Portugal U17 Euro U17 Championship game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"article-teaser\">How to watch the EURO U17 match between France U17 and Portugal U17, as well as kick-off time and team news.<\/p>\n<p>Both coming off convincing wins in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en\/euro-u17\/fixtures-results\/GdJDnjsOGi1ciT7gPqH-E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>UEFA U-17 European Championship <\/strong><\/a>opener, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en\/team\/france-u17\/KSAsILLbx71jalVUdRyXB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>France <\/strong><\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en\/team\/portugal-u17\/6mZmhgN72AiOEOIp46PwP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Portugal <\/strong><\/a>square off against each other in a high-voltage game at the Kombetare Arena on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Portugal kicked off their 2025 UEFA European U-17 Championship campaign in emphatic fashion, breezing past Albania 4-0 in Tirana.<\/p>\n<p>The Selecao das Quinas dominated proceedings at the Kombetare Arena, opening the scoring in the 36th minute when Rafael Quintas nodded home from a pinpoint cross by Mateus Mide. After the break, the lively Joao Aragao was brought down in the box, and Mide calmly converted from the spot to double the advantage. Portugal weren&#8217;t done yet\u2014Anisio Cabral added a third in the 82nd minute, finishing off a clever setup by Tomas Soares.<\/p>\n<p>Having finished as runners-up in 2024, Portugal are desperate to finally go the distance and lift their first U-17 EURO crown since 2016. Meanwhile, former champions France\u2014winners in 2022 and runners-up in 2023\u2014suffered a shock group-stage exit last year despite winning two matches. Les Bleus have started strongly again, dispatching Germany 3-0 in their opener.<\/p>\n<p>Here, <strong>GOAL<\/strong> brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.<\/p>\n<p>How to watch France U17 vs Portugal U17 online &#8211; TV channels &amp; live streams<\/p>\n<p>In the\u00a0<strong>United Kingdom (UK)<\/strong>, the Euro U17 Championship match between France and Portugal will be available to watch live on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uefa.tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">UEFA.tv<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en\/match\/france-u17-vs-portugal-u17\/j2v8cHpJJrDDLyUsgLq9O\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>GOAL&#8217;s Live Match Centre<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for updates.<\/p>\n<p>How to watch anywhere with VPN<\/p>\n<p>If you are abroad, you may need to use a virtual private network (VPN) in order to watch games using your usual streaming service. A VPN, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/nordvpn.sjv.io\/QyrvE3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\"><strong>NordVPN<\/strong><\/a>, allows you to establish a secure connection online when streaming. If you are not sure which VPN to use, check out <strong>GOAL<\/strong>&#8216;s guide to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en\/lists\/best-vpn-services\/bltac51bd1cc961a015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best VPNs for streaming sport<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nordvpn.sjv.io\/QyrvE3\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"affiliate-button\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nord_VPN.png\" width=\"72\" height=\"40\" alt=\"logo\" class=\"affiliate-logo\"\/>Stream live anywhere in the world with Nord VPN<\/p>\n<p>Get NordVPN<\/p>\n<p><\/a>France U17 vs Portugal U17 kick-off time<\/p>\n<p>The Euro U17 Championship match between France and Portugal will be played at Arena Kombetare in Tirana, Albania.<\/p>\n<p>It will kick off at\u00a0<strong>7:30 pm BST<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>Thursday, May 22<\/strong>, in the\u00a0<strong>UK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Team news &amp; squadsFrance U17 team news<\/p>\n<p><strong>Djylian N&#8217;Guessan<\/strong> is one to keep a close eye on after opening his account in the last game. The Saint-Etienne frontman made headlines earlier this year as the youngest player to feature in a Big Five European league match this season, stepping onto the pitch in Ligue 1 at just 16 years and 127 days old.<\/p>\n<p>Midfield talent <strong>Rudy Matondo<\/strong> has also broken through, making his senior debut for Auxerre in April at just 17 years and 38 days. And when it comes to future prospects, France&#8217;s squad is stacked with 2009-born gems\u2014including <strong>David Boly<\/strong> from PSG, <strong>Believe Munongo<\/strong> of Metz, and Troyes&#8217;<strong> Christ Batola<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Portugal U17 team news<\/p>\n<p>Coach <strong>Bino Macaes<\/strong> initially called up 22 players for Portugal&#8217;s pre-tournament camp, but injuries forced changes. <strong>Martim Vasconcelos<\/strong> came in for <strong>Diego Coxi<\/strong>, only to be left out of the final 20-man squad that travelled to Albania, alongside <strong>Francisco Fernandes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s plenty of buzz around <strong>Gil Neves<\/strong>, a Luxembourg-born powerhouse who joined Benfica from Dudelange earlier this season. The 1.89m midfielder is the polar opposite of last year\u2019s Scouted Golden Ball winner <strong>Rodrigo Mora<\/strong> in stature, but equally electric.<\/p>\n<p>Form<\/p>\n<dl class=\"statistics_statistics__mw2he component-statistics\">\n<dt class=\"statistics_statistic-term__q2TPr\">Goal Scored (Conceded)<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"statistics_statistic-value__t97Eh\">17\/2<\/dd>\n<dt class=\"statistics_statistic-term__q2TPr\">Games over 2.5 goals<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"statistics_statistic-value__t97Eh\">4\/5<\/dd>\n<dt class=\"statistics_statistic-term__q2TPr\">Both teams scored<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"statistics_statistic-value__t97Eh\">2\/5<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class=\"statistics_statistics__mw2he component-statistics\">\n<dt class=\"statistics_statistic-term__q2TPr\">Goal Scored (Conceded)<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"statistics_statistic-value__t97Eh\">16\/4<\/dd>\n<dt class=\"statistics_statistic-term__q2TPr\">Games over 2.5 goals<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"statistics_statistic-value__t97Eh\">4\/5<\/dd>\n<dt class=\"statistics_statistic-term__q2TPr\">Both teams scored<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"statistics_statistic-value__t97Eh\">3\/5<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>Head-to-Head Record<\/p>\n<dl class=\"statistics_statistics__mw2he component-statistics\">\n<dt class=\"statistics_statistic-term__q2TPr\">Games over 2.5 goals<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"statistics_statistic-value__t97Eh\">2\/4<\/dd>\n<dt class=\"statistics_statistic-term__q2TPr\">Both teams scored<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"statistics_statistic-value__t97Eh\">3\/4<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>StandingsUseful links<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How to watch the EURO U17 match between France U17 and Portugal U17, as well as kick-off time&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":121968,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5309],"tags":[2000,54253,299,36,54307,54309,54308],"class_list":{"0":"post-121967","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-france","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-euro-u17","10":"tag-europe","11":"tag-france","12":"tag-france-u17","13":"tag-france-u17-vs-portugal-u17","14":"tag-portugal-u17"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114550372375210783","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121967\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}