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<p><strong>England U21 </strong>will begin their preparations for the <strong>UEFA</strong> <strong>EURO U21</strong> with a friendly against <strong>France U21 </strong>on Saturday.</p><p>England aced the qualification stage and topped Group G with 25 points from 10 matches, three points more than second-placed Czech Republic. Under boss Lee Carsley, the side only lost once during the group stage of the qualifiers and will confident of making an impact at the continental stage. </p><p>Both the France and England U21 teams are scheduled to play two friendlies during this international break ahead of the EURO U21 competition set to be co-hosted by Romania and Georgia in June 2023. </p><script type="application/json" data-placement="fcplayer-semantic">{"type":"fcplayer-semantic","data":{"embedCode":"//cdn.fcp.codes/embed-code-template/embed-code-template.js#SEMANTIC_5704afb8-c10b-4ba5-9cb4-d7fb6098ef90"}}</script><p>While England did well in the group stage of the qualifiers, France were even more impressive. They were unbeaten in their 10 matches and finished with 26 points. </p><p><strong>GOAL</strong> brings you everything you need to know about how to watch the friendly between England U21 vs France U21, plus team news, recent form and more.</p>

England U21 vs France U21: Where to watch the match online, live stream, TV channels & kick-off time

<p></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date:</strong></p></td><td><p>March 25, 2023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Kick-off time:</strong></p></td><td><p>5pm GMT / 1pm EDT / 10.30pm IST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Venue:</strong></p></td><td><p>King Power Stadium, Leicester</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The game is scheduled for March 25, 2023 at the King Power Stadium, the home of Premier League club Leicester City. It will kick off at <span>5pm GMT in the <strong>UK</strong></span>, 1pm EDT in the <strong>US</strong> and 10.30pm in <strong>India</strong>.<span></span></p>

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<h3>TV channels &amp; streaming options</h3><table><thead><tr><th>Country</th><th>TV channel</th><th>Live stream</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>UK</td><td>BBC Red Button</td><td>BBC iPlayer &amp; website</td></tr><tr><td>U.S.</td><td>N/A</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td>N/A</td><td>N/A</td></tr></tbody></table><p>In the <strong>UK</strong>, the match between England U21 and France U21 can be watched on <strong>BBC</strong>.</p><p>The match will not be broadcast in the US and <strong>India</strong>. </p>

How to watch England U21 vs France U21 online - TV channels & live streams

<h3>England U21 team news</h3><p>U21 boss Lee Carsley has picked a 26-player roster for the two home friendlies as part of the preparations for this summer’s <strong>U21 EURO</strong>.</p><p>Sunderland goalkeeper <strong>Anthony Patterson</strong>, defender <strong>Rico Lewis and Jarrand Brathwaite</strong> have been handed their first England U21 call-ups. </p><table><thead><tr><th>Position</th><th>Players</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Goalkeepers:</td><td>Josh Griffiths, Anthony Patterson, Carl Rushworth, James Trafford</td></tr><tr><td>Defenders:</td><td>Max Aarons, Jarrad Branthwaite, Levi Colwill, Charlie Cresswell, Ben Johnson, Rico Lewis, Djed Spence, Luke Thomas</td></tr><tr><td>Midfielders:</td><td>Tommy Doyle, Harvey Elliott, James Garner, Angel Gomes, Curtis Jones, James McAtee, Jacob Ramsey, Oliver Skipp</td></tr><tr><td>Forwards:</td><td>Cameron Archer, Morgan Gibbs-White, Noni Madueke , Cole Palmer, Emile Smith Rowe</td></tr></tbody></table><h3>France U21 team news</h3><p>The France U21 roster to take on England in the upcoming friendly includes familiar Premier League names such as <strong>Benoît Badiashile, Illan Meslier, and Michael Olise</strong>. There are no injury issues for the French team to deal with. </p><table><thead><tr><th>Position</th><th>Players</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Goalkeepers:</td><td>Stefan Bajic, Lucas Chevalier, Illan Meslier</td></tr><tr><td>Defenders:</td><td>Benoît Badiashile, Melvin Bard, Valentin Gendrey, Pierre Kalulu, Castello Lukeba, Warmed Omari, Mohamed Simakan , Adrien Truffert</td></tr><tr><td>Midfielders:</td><td>Maxence Caqueret, Joris Chotard, Manu Koné, Enzo Le Fée, Michael Olise, Johann Lepenant</td></tr><tr><td>Forwards:</td><td>Amine Adli, Rayan Cherki, Amine Gouiri, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Matthis Abline, Bradley Barcola</td></tr></tbody></table><h3>Head-to-head record</h3><p></p><table><thead><tr><th>Date</th><th>Result</th><th>Competition</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>June 19, 2019</td><td>England U21 1-2 <strong>France U21</strong></td><td>UEFA EURO</td></tr><tr><td>November 15, 2016</td><td><strong>France U21 </strong>3-2 England U21</td><td>Friendly</td></tr><tr><td>November 18, 2014</td><td><strong>France U21 </strong>3-2 England U21</td><td>Friendly</td></tr><tr><td>November 15, 2005</td><td><strong>France U21 </strong>2-1 England U21</td><td>UEFA EURO</td></tr><tr><td>November 11, 2005</td><td>England U21 1-1 France U21</td><td>UEFA EURO</td></tr></tbody></table>

Team news & squads

<ul><li><p><a href="https://www.goal.com/en/team/england-u21/99bq85d1po6q15da3kct1238c" target="_blank"><strong>England U21 team page</strong></a><strong></strong></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/football-on-tv" target="_blank"><strong>Live football on TV in the UK</strong></a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.goal.com/en-us/soccer-on-tv" target="_blank"><strong>Live soccer on TV in the U.S.</strong></a><strong></strong></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/folarin-balogun-withdrawn-england-u21s-injury-usmnt/blt8cc270820e4dae35" target="_blank"><strong>Balogun withdrawn from England U21 squad amid talk of USMNT switch</strong></a></p></li></ul>

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How to watch England U21 vs France U21 friendly from the UK, US, and India, as well as kick-off time and team news