Euro-2024 (U-17). All participants of the final tournament will be decided by March 26, the draw with the participation of the youth national team of Ukraine — on April 3

13.03.2024 11:05

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On March 12, the youth national team of Ukraine (football players not older than 2007) under the leadership of Yuriy Moroz finished the fight in the elite round of Euro 2024 selection among players under 17 years old with a victory over Slovakia (3:0). Considering the fact that earlier the blue-yellow team defeated Greece (2:0) and Switzerland (3:0), they became the winners of group 4 and holders of tickets to the final tournament.

The forum itself, with the participation of 16 national teams, will be held from May 20 to June 5, 2024 in Cyprus - at six stadiums in Achna, Larnaca, Paralimni and Limassol. The eight winners of the groups of the elite round of selection and the seven winners of the second places with the best results will enter the final stage, where the host country immediately entered, based on the results of the March matches. The criteria for the correspondence competition are as follows:

— more points scored;

— better goal difference;

— more goals scored;

— a fewer amount of disciplinary points for yellow and red cards received by players and team officials (red card - three points, yellow card - one point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match - three points);

— a higher position in the ranking of the coefficients of the qualifying round.

The competition in seven groups of the elite selection round will last from March 20 to 26. Then it will become clear who will join Cyprus and Ukraine. 

The draw for the final tournament takes place in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, on April 3. 16 teams will be divided into four groups of four participants. Cyprus and the top seven national teams among the winners of the elite round qualification groups will be seeded. The criteria for the correspondence competition are as follows:

— more points scored in the elite round of qualifying;

— better goal difference;

— more goals scored;

— a fewer amount of disciplinary points for yellow and red cards received by players and team officials (red card - three points, yellow card - one point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match - three points);

— a higher position in the coefficients rankings.

So, with a maximum score of nine points and a goal difference of 8-0, Ukraine has excellent chances to be among the seeds during the draw.

Other details of the drawing procedure will be announced by UEFA later.

In the final tournament, the two best teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals. Next on the grid are the semi-finals and the final on June 5 in Limassol. 

Euro 2024 (U-17). Elite round

Group 1: England, France, Hungary, Northern Ireland.

Group 2: Wales, Bulgaria, Sweden, Romania.

Group 3: Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Italy.

Group 4

Standings

Group 5: Portugal, Germany, Croatia, Ireland.

Group 6: Turkey, Serbia, Georgia, Denmark.

Group 7: Spain, Austria, Slovenia, Norway.

Group 8: Poland, Czechia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina.