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UEFA U19 European Championship kicks off in Armenia

The 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament kicked off in Armenia’s capital Yerevan on Sunday, July 14 and will continue through July 27 with the staging of “Sabre Dance” by Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian.

This is the first UEFA final tournament to be staged in Armenia, whose only previous appearance in any European finals came in the 2005 U19 EURO. They are joined by the seven elite round winners.

Armenia started the tournament with a 1-4 loss to Spain in the opening match.

Portugal began their UEFA U19 European Championship title defense in Armenia with a comprehensive 3-0 win against Italy at Banants Stadium in Yerevan.

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