Internationals. Euro disappointment for Watts and England

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Published
24 Jul 18

Young Lions crash out of European Under-19 Championships

And that means Newcastle youngster Kelland Watts won't become the latest young Magpie to win silverware for his country, after Freddie Woodman and Adam Armstrong helped England under-21s to lift the Toulon Tournament earlier this summer.

Versatile Watts - a former Ponteland High School pupil - had started England's first two matches in Finland, making his debut in a 3-2 win over Turkey and playing the full game before keeping his place for a 1-1 draw with Ukraine three days later. He played for 84 minutes that time.

On Monday, though, he was an unused substitute as Paul Simpson's side lost 5-0 to Les Bleuets in their final Group B game.

That meant England finished third - but still have a Under-20 World Cup qualifying play-off game against Norway to look forward to on Thursday.

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