England and France will meet in a winner-takes-all showdown on Tuesday to determine which nation makes July 's UEFA Under-19 European Championships in Greece . Both recorded victories on Saturday to maintain their perfect records and take their Elite Round qualifying group to the wire . England squeezed past Azerbaijan 1-0 in Bayeux thanks to a first-half winner from Manchester City 's Ashley Smith-Brown , his second decisive goal in two matches . Ashley Smith-Brown scored England 's winner as they recorded a vital result over Azerbaijan . France , meanwhile , beat Denmark 2-0 to lead the way on goal difference , meaning that Sean O'Driscoll 's Young Lions must beat them in Saint-Lo to take the group 's only qualifcation spot . As expected , England dominated possession and chances against Azerbaijan , but could only convert one of them . It came eight minutes before half-time when Smith-Brown collected the ball wide on the left , cut inside and curled a lovely shot into the far corner . Confidence was high in the England camp after twice coming from behind to beat Denmark 3-2 on Thursday and this game reverted to type almost immediately . Faced with an Azerbaijan team with 11 men behind the ball , England knew they would have to be patient and their first effort came from range when Fulham 's Patrick Roberts saw a 25-yarder tipped over by goalkeeper Tolga Sahin . Sean O'Driscoll 's England side must now beat France on Tuesday to qualify for the European Championships . Lewis Cook , of Leeds United , fired narrowly off target when debutant Aaron Kuhl , of Reading , picked him out on the edge of the penalty area . That pressure eventually told when right-back Smith-Brown marauded forward to score what would prove to be the game 's decisive goal . The second-half , unsurprisingly , followed a similar pattern , with Roberts and Kuhl going close during its early stages . Azerbaijan 's one and only attack of note culminated in Elnur Jafarov firing wide of the far post when well-placed . Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek had the ball in the net three minutes from time only to be flagged offside but the one goal was sufficient as England set up their showdown with France . Chelsea 's Ruben Loftus-Cheek saw a late goal disallowed for offside . England ( 4-2-3-1 ) : Freddie Woodman ( Newcastle United ) ; Ola Aina ( C ; Chelsea ) , Joe Gomez ( Charlton Athletic ) , Brendan Galloway ( Everton ) , Ashley Smith-Brown ( Manchester City ) ; Aaron Kuhl ( Reading ) , Lewis Cook ( Leeds United ) ; Patrick Roberts ( Fulham ) , Ruben Loftus-Cheek ( Chelsea ) , Alex Kiwomya ( Chelsea ) ; Bradley Fewster ( Middlesbrough ) . Substitutions : Demarai Gray ( Birmingham City ) for Roberts 67 ; Charlie Colkett ( Chelsea ) for Cook 79 ; Izzy Brown ( Chelsea ) for Fewster 83 . Substitutes not used : Angus Gunn ( Manchester City ) , Ben Chilwell ( Leicester City ) , Robert Dickie ( Reading ) . Scorer : Smith-Brown 36 . Bookings : Smith-Brown , Kuhl . Head coach : Sean O ’ Driscoll . Azerbaijan : Tolga Sahin , Ilyas Safarzade , Gazimahammad Gurbanov , Budag Nasirov , Mahir Madatov ( C ) , Mirkamil Hashimli , Fahmin Muradbayli , Elnur Jafarov , Elgun Ulukhanov , Yusif Nabiyev , Gismat Aliyev . Substitutions : Vadim Agaragimov for Muradbayli 45 ; Roman Huseynov for Madatov 61 ; Emin Zamanov for Nasirov 90 . Substitutes not used : Agaseyid Gasimov , Bahlul Mustafazade , Renat Agaverdiev , Ilkin Sadigov . Bookings : Safarzade , Gurbanov . Head coach : Nicolai Adam . Referee : Adrien Jaccottet ( Switzerland ) OTHER RESULT . France 2 Denmark 0 .
Smith-Brown scored England 's winner just before half-time . They dominated against Azerbaijan but could only find one goal . England now must beat France to qualify for European Championships . The finals will be staged in Greece in Tuesday .