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In the European Youth (U-21) Championship taking place in Germany, the last matches of Group B were played. In the final match, Portugal became the fourth semi-finalist by defeating the tournament host Germany with a score of 2-1. Portugal will face the winning team of Group A, Italy, in the semi-final in Bochum on Saturday. Meanwhile, the winner of Group B, Sweden, easily defeated Switzerland in their last match, becoming the only team in the tournament to achieve all three victories. In the semi-finals, Sweden will play against Serbia and Montenegro.
Germany - Portugal 1 - 2 24‘ Hugo Almeida [0 - 1] 41‘ Bastian Schweinsteiger [1 - 1] 78‘ Lourenco [1 - 2]
Switzerland - Sweden 1 - 3 21‘ Tranquillo Barnetta [1 - 0] 40‘ Kim Jaggy own goal [1 - 1] 62‘, 88‘ Markus Rosenberg [1 - 2, 1 - 3]
Group B standings: (Position, Country, Wins, Draws, Losses, Goals For, Goals Against, Points) 1. Sweden 3 0 0 8 3 9 2. Portugal 1 1 1 5 6 4 3. Germany 1 0 2 4 5 3 4. Switzerland 0 1 2 4 7 1
