Today, the Ukraine U-16 national team (players born in 2007 or later), led by Volodymyr Yezersky, learned about their opponents in the qualification round of Euro 2024 (U-17).

In the draw at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, 52 national associations participated. The Ukrainian team was placed in the second seeding pot. 

Based on the draw results, Ukrainians landed in Group 3, where they will compete against teams from Germany, Finland, and Liechtenstein.

Qualification group composition for Euro 2024 (U-17)

Group 1: Denmark, Austria, Georgia, Lithuania.

Group 2: Sweden, Poland, Latvia, Moldova.

Group 3: Germany, Ukraine, Finland, Liechtenstein.

Group 4: Serbia, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan.

Group 5: Portugal, Czech Republic, Montenegro, Albania.

Group 6: France, Norway, Romania, Estonia.

Group 7: Turkey, Scotland, Belarus, Kazakhstan.

Group 8: Spain, Slovakia, North Macedonia, Malta.

Group 9: England, Croatia, Kosovo, Faroe Islands.

Group 10: Ireland, Switzerland, Iceland, Armenia.

Group 11: Italy, Greece, Northern Ireland, San Marino.

Group 12: Belgium, Israel, Wales, Gibraltar.

Group 13: Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Andorra.

Mini-tournaments at this stage will take place from July 1 to November 21, 2023. The winners of the first two places in each qualifying group and five best third-place finishers based on results against the top two teams will advance to the elite round of qualification.

It is worth noting that Cyprus received a direct entry into the final stage as hosts, while the Netherlands national team will start from the elite round of qualification.