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Game on! Malta's groups announced for UEFA U17 and U19 Euro Qualifiers in 2025
The qualifiers are set to take place at the end of next year

Francesca Vella

Football fans, listen up – the 2025/26 UEFA Under-17 and Under-19 Euro Qualifying Round draws have just been announced!

The national U19 football team will be facing the countries Czechia, Northern Ireland, and Azerbaijan in Group 13 at the qualifiers for the UEFA U-19 European Championships taking place in 2026 in Wales, out of which seven teams will qualify.

52 teams will be participating in the qualifiers, which will be played in September–November 2025, followed by an elite round played in spring 2026.

The U17 team will be facing Serbia, Türkiye, and Bosnia Herzegovina in Group 7 for the qualifiers, which will determine the seven teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Estonia in the 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament.

For the under-17s, the qualification will involve 54 teams, and consists of a Round 1 played from September to November 2025, followed by a Round 2 played in spring 2026.

Are you looking forward to the U17 and U19 Euros?

5th December 2024


Francesca Vella
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Francesca Vella
Francesca has always felt most at home in a cinema or theatre, particularly if musicals are involved. She loves to read, write, and share about her experiences of both the fictional and the real world.

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