Eight progress as France teeter

With a third of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship first round mini-tournaments already completed there has already been plenty of drama.

Seeds lie in wait
Eight sides have already booked their place in the second round, where they will join seeds Spain, Czech Republic and Slovakia. Republic of Ireland and Lithuania were the first through after a keenly contested Group 6 mini-tournament. They were soon followed by England and Russia from Group 8, Portugal and Belarus from Group 7 and Armenia and Ukraine from Group 11.

Third-place race
As well as the top-two countries from each mini-tournament the best third-placed side from all 12 groups will also progress to the second round. At the moment that honour falls to France - who, in the upset of the competition so far, could only finish third in Group 11. However with a further eight mini-tournaments still to be played between now and 8 November, Les Bleus' hopes of progressing remain in peril.

Second round qualifiers:

N.B. Seeds in bold. The winners of each second-round group will join hosts Switzerland at next summer's final tournament.