Euro 2026 (U17): Ukraine's women's national team awaits the draw for the second round in Liz V

On December 11, the draw for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Euro 2026 Women's Under-17 Championship will take place, in which Ukraine's national team (players born in 2009 or later) will participate.

Euro 2026 (U17): Ukraine's women's national team awaits the draw for the second round in Liz V

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The draw for the second qualifying round of UEFA Euro 2026 for girls under 17 will take place on December 11, with Ukraine's national team (players born in 2009 or later) participating. The ceremony starts at 10:30 AM Kyiv time.

As a reminder, Lyudmila Lemesko's wards finished last in their Group A league after the first qualifying round and were relegated to League B, thereby losing their chance to qualify for Euro 2026 (WU-17). Before the draw for the second round, blue-and-yellow were placed in Pot 1 of Division Two.

Based on the results of the first qualifying round for Euro 2026 (WU-17), 21 teams that will compete in League B will be divided into three groups of four and three groups of three. These national teams will compete in mini-tournaments in spring to qualify for Group A.

Seeding Pots

League A

Pot 1: Finland, Denmark, Spain, England, France, Netherlands, Switzerland.

Pot 2: Czech Republic, Poland, Portugal, Germany, Italy, Austria, Norway.

Pot 3: Hungary, Ireland, Croatia, Slovakia, Romania, Serbia, Scotland.

Pot 4: Sweden, Iceland, Turkey, Latvia, Wales, Greece, Kosovo.

League B

Pot 1: Ukraine, Belarus, Montenegro, Belgium, Andorra, North Macedonia.

Pot 2: Bulgaria, Northern Ireland, Slovenia, Lithuania, Israel, Kazakhstan.

Pot 3: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Faroe Islands.

Pot 4: Georgia, Estonia, Azerbaijan.

It is worth noting that the final stage of Euro 2026 (WU-17) will take place from April 4 to May 17, 2026 in Northern Ireland. This tournament will also serve as qualification for the U-17 World Cup 2026 (WU-17) in Morocco.