By Eskender Tamrat@eskeFussball

U19 Euros Qualifiers Preview: Germany vs. Sweden

Germany U19 will continue their European championship qualification campaign on Thursday with a game against Sweden.

Floyd Samba	Justin Setterfield/Getty Images

Germany U19 will play three European championship qualification games in five days. Hanno Balitsch's side will start the second qualifying round with a game against Sweden on Thursday after a severe weather warning for Portugal postponed the original schedule by one day. The first round of the qualification campaign was played in March between U18 national teams.

Portugal will be the hosts for all games in Germany's group, with Lithuania the other team competing for places in the Elite Round. Germany will play against hosts Portugal on Saturday before their final game in the group versus Lithuania.

Balitsch's side had an unbeaten international break last month with a 2-1 friendly win over Finland sandwiched by draws with Ukraine and Czech Republic, who will host the continental competition in the summer of 2027.

There are players with Bundesliga experience in the 21-man squad for the games in Portugal, including fullbacks Louis Lemke and Natnael Abraha. Manchester City's Floyd Samba played in the Champions League this season, while Alexander Staff already scored 24 goals for various Germany youth national teams. The Eintracht Frankfurt striker is spending the season on loan at 3. Liga side Saarbrücken.

Germany and Sweden already met at the U19 level earlier this year as the visitors scored in injury-time to drew 2-2 in Dreieich.

Germany U19 Full Squad List

Goalkeepers: Nico Biedermann (TSG Hoffenheim), Tjark Möbius (1. FC Magdeburg), Simeon Rapsch (Bayer Leverkusen)

Natnael Abraha and Maximilian Theuer (TSG Hoffenheim), Maik Afri Akumu and Kevin Ekweribe (1. FC Köln), Dustin Buck and Nebe Sirak Domnic (Bayer Leverkusen), Lasse Eickel (SC Paderborn), Ebu Bekir Is and Niklas Scheller (Eintracht Frankfurt), Lasse Isbruch (VfL Bochum), Cassiano Kiala (FC Bayern Munich), Louis Lemke (Hamburger SV), Jeremiah Mensah (Roda Kerkrade), Mathieu Nguefack and Elias Vali Fard (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Jasper Fynn Reinhold (Hannover 96), Floyd Samba (Manchester City), Alexander Staff (1. FC Saarbrücken)