U-17: Ukraine found out the opponents in the Euro-2021/2022 qualifying round

09.12.2020 13:29

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The draw of the qualifying round of the European Championship-2021/2022 among youth national teams took place in Nyon today U.

The ceremony was attended by 52 national teams. Ukraine U-17 (currently U-16, players born in 2005, coach - Oleg Kuznetsov) during the draw was in the pot B.

The draw sent the blue-and-yellows to Group 11. There they will compete with the teams of Portugal, Wales and Kazakhstan.

The hosts of the mini-tournaments of the qualifying round of Euro-2021/2022 will be determined later.

Composition of the Euro-2021/2022 (U-17) qualifying tournament groups

Group 1: Turkey, Denmark, Montenegro, Malta.

Group 2: Sweden, Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania.

Group 3: Belgium, Norway, Azerbaijan, Luxembourg.

Group 4: Hungary, Iceland, Georgia, Estonia.

Group 5: Ireland, Poland, Northern Macedonia, Andorra.

Group 6: Germany, Russia, Romania, San Marino.

Group 7: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Finland, Gibraltar.

Group 8: France, Greece, Cyprus, Moldova.

Group 9: Austria, Slovenia, Faroe Islands, Kosovo.

Group 10: Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Liechtenstein.

Group 11: Portugal, Ukraine, Wales, Kazakhstan.

Group 12: Italy, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Albania.

Group 13: England, Slovakia, Belarus, Armenia.

Matches of this stage will be held from July 1 to November 16, 2021. The elite qualifying round will feature the two strongest teams from each group, as well as the top four teams, which will take third place in the meetings with the first and second teams of their four.

The national team of Israel as the host of Euro-2021/2022 received an automatic pass to the final stage of the tournament, which will be held in May 2022. The national teams of the Netherlands and Spain have received direct passes to the elite qualifying round, which will take place in the spring of 2022.