That year, Mal Donaghy’s young charges were drawn in a group alongside Serbia & Montenegro, a Germany squad which included Manuel Neuer and Kevin-Prince Boateng, and Greece, but who was involved for Northern Ireland?
Let’s take a walk down memory lane to have a closer look at the starting team that only narrowly lost 2-1 against the Germans at the Ballymena Showgrounds in July 2005, see where they went after and where they are now!
9. Kieran McKenna
Kieran McKenna, who is now manager of Premier League outfit Ipswich Town, captained Northern Ireland at the 2005 U19 Euros. After progressing through the ranks at Enniskillen United and Ballinamallard United, McKenna played for Spurs before his career was cut short by injury. He has since became one of world football's brightest young managers, gaining experience at Manchester United before guiding Ipswich to consecutive promotions Photo: George Wood/Getty Images
10. Jonny Steele
Jonny Steele went on to earn two senior Northern Ireland caps and having spent some time in the Irish League with Ballymena United, most of his career was enjoyed in America, most notably playing in Major League Soccer for Real Salt Lake and New York Red Bulls, where he called Thierry Henry a teammate. Photo: George Frey/Getty Images
11. Chris Turner
Chris Turner started out with Derby County before enjoying various spells in the League of Ireland and Scotland, including with Partick Thistle and Hamilton. He spent a brief spell in the Irish League at Glenavon in 2017 and represented Northern Ireland up to U21 level Photo: Declan Roughan/Presseye
12. Thomas Stewart
Thomas Stewart scored Northern Ireland's goal against Germany - he was with Wolves at the time - and went on to win silverware at Linfield before playing for Derry City, Shamrock Rovers, Partick Thistle, Sacramento FC, Ottawa Fury, Dundalk and Larne. He is currently manager of Swedish side Ytterhogdals. Photo: Thomas Stewart