Malta U-19s drawn against France, Belgium and Lithuania
Wednesday, December 6, 2017, 15:38The Malta FA will be hosting this tournament in November 2018.
The qualifying round draw was made on Wednesday morning at UEFA’s Nyon Headquarters, starting the road to the finals in Armenia.
The draw was conducted by last season’s Netherlands captain Dani de Wit, who received the 2016/17 Respect Fair Play trophy from UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin on behalf of his team.
QUALIFYING ROUND DRAW
Group 1: Georgia, Israel, Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein
Group 2: Italy, Denmark, Finland, Estonia
Group 3: Czech Republic, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Luxembourg
Group 4: Sweden, Scotland, Wales, San Marino
Group 5: England, Turkey, Iceland, Moldova
Group 6: France, Belgium, Lithuania, Malta
Group 7: Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Kosovo
Group 8: Ukraine, Slovakia, Norway, Albania
Group 9: Serbia, Poland, Northern Ireland, Kazakhstan
Group 10: Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Faroe Islands
Group 11: Russia, Montenegro, Cyprus, Latvia
Group 12: Spain, Switzerland, Belarus, Andorra
Group 13: Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Gibraltar
Bye to elite round: Portugal, Germany
Bye to final tournament: Armenia (hosts)
• The top two in each group will join top seeds Portugal and Germany in the elite round in spring 2019.
• After that round, the seven group winners will join Armenia in that July’s finals.
