Under-17 EURO round 2: Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Italy, Montenegro, Spain join Estonia
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Italy, Montenegro and Spain have joined finals hosts Estonia in the finals.
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UEFA European Under-17 Championship round 2 has decided Estonia's seven final tournament opponents, while also at stake is promotion and relegation between the two leagues ahead of 2027/28 Under-19 EURO qualifying.
League A group winners Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Italy, Montenegro and Spain have joined hosts Estonia in the finals from 25 May to 7 June (drawn on 9 April in Tallinn). Montenegro, like Estonia, will make an U17 finals debut.
The group winners will also qualify to represent Europe at the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar, along with the four best runners-up (Republic of Ireland, Serbia, Romania and Greece). Teams in both round 2 leagues are also playing for promotion and relegation between the leagues ahead of 2027/28 U19 EURO round 1, with League B running until 9 June.
League A (complete)
• The seven League A group winners join hosts Estonia in the final tournament. They also qualify for the 2026 U-17 World Cup in Qatar along with the four best group runners-up.
• The top three teams in each group will remain in League A for round 1 of 2027/28 U19 EURO qualifying. The fourth-placed teams in each group will be relegated to League B.
Group A1
Qualified for final tournament: France*
Also remain in League A for 2027/28 U19 EURO round 1: Slovenia (hosts), Germany
Relegated to League B: North Macedonia
Group A2
Qualified for final tournament: Italy* (hosts)
Also remain in League A for 2027/28 U19 EURO round 1: Romania*, Iceland
Relegated to League B: Portugal (holders)
Group A3
Qualified for final tournament: Montenegro* (hosts)
Also remain in League A for 2027/28 U19 EURO round 1: Greece*, Sweden
Relegated to League B: Norway
Group A4
Qualified for final tournament: Denmark* (hosts)
Also remain in League A for 2027/28 U19 EURO round 1: Czechia, Austria
Relegated to League B: Kazakhstan
Group A5
Qualified for final tournament: Belgium*
Also remain in League A for 2027/28 U19 EURO round 1: Serbia* (hosts), Switzerland
Relegated to League B: Cyprus
Group A6
Qualified for finals: Spain*
Also remain in League A for 2027/28 U19 EURO round 1: Scotland, Türkiye
Relegated to League B: Northern Ireland (hosts)
Group A7
Qualified for finals: Croatia*
Also remain in League A for 2027/28 U19 EURO round 1: Republic of Ireland*, Poland (hosts)
Relegated to League B: Slovakia
*Qualified for FIFA U-17 World Cup
League B
• The League B group winners will be promoted to League A for round 1 of 2027/28 U19 EURO qualifying. The remaining teams will stay in League B.
Group B1 (complete)
Promoted to League A for 2027/28 U19 EURO round 1: Israel
Remain in League B: England (hosts), Faroe Islands, Estonia
Group B2 (complete)
Promoted to League A for 2027/28 U19 EURO round 1: Bulgaria (hosts)
Remain in League B: Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Malta
Group B3 (11–17 April): Wales, Georgia, San Marino (hosts), Andorra
Group B4 (23–29 April): Finland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova (hosts), Gibraltar
Group B5 (22–28 April): Hungary, Luxembourg, Armenia (hosts), Liechtenstein
Group B6 (3–9 June): Ukraine, Latvia, Albania (hosts)
Group B7 (complete)
Promoted to League A for 2027/28 U19 EURO round 1: Netherlands (hosts)
Remain in League B: Belarus, Kosovo
2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The FIFA U-17 World Cup is now an annual 48-team tournament, for which round 2 League A acts as Europe's qualifying tournament. UEFA has an allocation of 11 places, which go to the seven group winners (who also compete in the EURO final tournament) and four best runners-up.
Qatar are hosting the annual U-17 World Cups until 2029, with this year's edition running from 3 to 27 November. Montenegro will make their debut in any FIFA World Cup and Greece, Romania and Serbia also earned a global U-17 bow but holders Portugal (who beat Austria in the 2025 final in Al Rayyan with Italy ending third), have not qualified.
Europe's contenders at 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Frence, Greece*, Italy, Montenegro, Republic of Ireland*, Romania*, Serbia*, Spain
*Four best runners-up in round 2 League A
