2026 U19 EURO finals draw
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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Hosts Wales will be joined in the draw on 16 April by the seven elite round group winners.
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The 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament draw will be made at Wrexham University from 13:00 CET (12:00 local time) on Thursday 16 April.
Hosts Wales and the seven elite round winners will be split into two groups of four for the tournament, running from 28 June to 11 July.. The top two in each section progress to the semi-finals.
The competition will also act as UEFA's qualifier for the 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan.
2026 U19 EURO finals contenders
Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Serbia, Spain, Ukraine, Wales (hosts)
How the draw works
Hosts Wales will be seeded as the first team in Group A (A1). The remaining teams will be drawn one after another without any further seeding. The draw order will be B1, A2, B2, A3, B3, A4 and B4.
What are the U19 EURO venues?
Bangor: Bangor City Stadium
Caernafon: The Oval
Denbeigh: Central Park
Wrexham: Racecourse Ground
Who has won the U19 EURO title?
2025: Netherlands (hosts: Romania)
2024: Spain (Northern Ireland)
2023: Italy (Malta)
2022: England (Slovakia)
2020 & 2021: no final tournament
2019: Spain (Armenia)
2018: Portugal (Finland)
2017: England (Georgia)
2016: France (Germany)
2015: Spain (Greece)
2014: Germany (Hungary)
2013: Serbia (Lithuania)
2012: Spain (Estonia)
2011: Spain (Romania)
2010: France (France)
2009: Ukraine (Ukraine)
2008: Germany (Czechia)
2007: Spain (Austria)
2006: Spain (Poland)
2005: France (Northern Ireland)
2004: Spain (Switzerland)
2003: Italy (Liechtenstein)
2002: Spain (Norway)