It will be a challenging group in the elite phase of the European qualifications for the Italy U19s. This morning, at the draw in Nyon, the Azzurrini were placed in the first pot along with Denmark, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland and Portugal, and put in Group 5 along with France, Spain and Latvia. The mini-tournament will be played from 19 to 25 March in Italy.

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The winners of the seven groups will join hosts Romania in the finals, scheduled from 13 to 26 June.

UEFA Under-19 Championship | Elite round

Group 1: Denmark, Austria, Hungary, Iceland

Group 2: Poland, Slovakia, Montenegro, Georgia

Group 3: Netherlands, Czechia, Luxembourg, Croatia

Group 4: Norway, Serbia, Israel, Belgium

Group 5: Italy, France, Spain (holders), Latvia

Group 6: Germany, Republic of Ireland, Finland, Slovenia

Group 7: Portugal, England, Wales, Türkiye

The draw for the first qualifying phase of the 2026 European Championship also happened this morning in Nyon. Italy, included in the first pot along with Czech Republic, Denmark, France, England, Israel, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine, was drawn in Group 9 of the first European qualifiers phase along with Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Moldova, the host country.

UEFA Under-19 Championship 2025/2026 | Qualifying Round

Group 1: Republic of Ireland, Netherlands, Cyprus, Kazakhstan

Group 2: France, Hungary, Bulgaria, Faroe Islands

Group 3: Türkiye, Greece, Belarus, Liechtenstein

Group 4: Israel, Austria, Slovenia, Luxembourg

Group 5: Ukraine, Slovakia, Montenegro, Albania

Group 6: Serbia, Croatia, Georgia, Gibraltar

Group 7: Romania, Iceland, Finland, Andorra

Group 8: England, Scotland, Latvia, Lithuania

Group 9: Italy, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova

Group 10: Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden, San Marino

Group 11: Portugal, Belgium, North Macedonia, Estonia

Group 12: Norway, Germany, Armenia, Kosovo

Group 13: Czechia, Northern Ireland, Malta, Azerbaijan