Group B at the European Under-21 Championships kicks off with an intriguing encounter between Italy and Sweden, two sides who took very different paths to reach the finals.
The Azzurri drew Slovakia in the play-off and made light work of them after topping their qualifying group, whereas the Swedes had to upset the applecart to overcome ferocious France on aggregate.
The Details
Group B
Venue: City Stadium, Uherske Hradiste
Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2015
Time: 5 p.m. BST
Italy Preview
Italy have a series of luminous question marks over their proposed starting XI.