{
  "id": 19976112,
  "title": "Three defeats, one win for U21 internationals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/three-defeats-one-win-for-u21-internationals",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-14T12:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/three-defeats-one-win-u21-121500835.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent match, three U21 international teams experienced defeats while one secured a win. Germany's team, featuring Noel Aseko, Elias Baum, and Nnamdi Collins, lost their match to Belgium. Japan, represented by Keita Kosugi, drew a 2-2 tie against Spain. However, Oscar Højlund's Denmark emerged victorious against the Netherlands in the European Under-21 Championship play-offs. The Danish side went on to host the Netherlands in the first leg, suffering a 3-0 defeat after own goals from Tobias Storm and Lucas Høgsberg. The second leg is scheduled for November 17 in Almere.\n\nFive Eagles players participated in U21 friendlies. Kosugi played the entire match for Japan, who lost to Spain. Aseko, Baum, and Collins started for Germany against Belgium, with Aseko coming on for nearly an hour and Baum being substituted after 79 minutes. Collins nearly equalized for Germany in the 90th minute but failed to score. Bosnia and Herzegovina also secured a 3-1 victory over Montenegro, with Amil Siljevic playing the first half and Dino Kaiser taking over at halftime. The two teams are set to face each other again on Monday.\n\nIn other news, Germany's senior team won 3-1 against Serbia in the UEFA Nations League, with Younes Ebnoutalib unused as a substitute.",
  "summary": "Noel Aseko, Elias Baum and Nnamdi Collins all started for Germany, Keita Kosugi went the distance for Japan, and Oscar Højlund was beaten in the U21 Euro play-offs.Seven Eintracht players represented...",
  "key_points": [
    "Germany's U21 team lost to Belgium",
    "Japan drew 2-2 with Spain",
    "Denmark won 3-0 against Netherlands"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}