With four months to go before the U21 Euros finals 2025, scheduled from the 11th until the 28th June in Slovakia, the draw for the 2027 competition was completed in Nyon this morning. Italy, who were in the draw’s first seed, was put into Group E alongside Poland, Sweden, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Armenia. The qualification matches will be played between September 2025 and October 2026.

Albania and Serbia, who will host the tournament, both immediately qualified for the finals. The games will be played in four stadiums in Albania (Tirana, Scutari, Elbasan and Rrogozhinë) and in four stadiums in Serbia (Novi Sad, Loznica, Leskovac and Zaječar). The competition’s first match will be in Serbia and the final in Albania.

HISTORY WITH OUR OPPONENTS. The Arruzzini’s history against Poland is not very strong (3 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses). In Bologna, on 19 June 2019, Poland’s Bielik found the back of the net to secure a 1-0 win against Italy, who were hosting the competition that year. They knocked Luigi Di Bagio’s side out of the competition despite their strong wins against Spain and Belgium. On the other hand, results against the other teams are more positive, including Sweden (9 wins, 8 draws, four losses). Italy are unbeaten against Montenegro (2 wins and a draw) and against Armenia (2 wins), whilst they have never played against North Macedonia at the Under-21 level.

2025-27 Under-21 EURO qualifying groups

Group A: Spain, Romania, Finland, Kosovo, Cyprus, San Marino

Group B: Portugal, Czechia, Bulgaria, Scotland, Azerbaijan, Gibraltar

Group C: France, Switzerland, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Luxembourg, Estonia

Group D: England, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Andorra

Group E: ITALY, Poland, Sweden, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Armenia

Group F: Germany, Georgia, Greece, Northern Ireland, Latvia, Malta

Group G: Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Israel, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Group H: Ukraine, Croatia, Hungary, Turkey, Lithuania

Group I: Denmark, Belgium, Austria, Wales, Belarus