Today, on December 7, the draw for the elite round of the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification among under-17 boys took place, in which Ukraine's national team (players born in 2007 or later) participated.

We remind you that Vladimir Yezersky's wards secured third place in their qualifying round group and advanced further on the basis of third-place teams. Before the elite round draw, blue-and-yellow qualified for the fourth pot.

Among the 32 participants in the draw were 31 teams that overcame the qualifying round barrier, as well as the Netherlands team — the top-seeded team starting directly from the elite round.

The 32 teams were divided into eight groups, whose matches will take place in March. At stake — 15 spots for the final stage, which will be held from May 20 to June 5, 2024, on Cyprus. Eight group winners and seven second-place finishers with the best results from the March games will advance to the finals. The host country also joins them.

According to the draw results for the elite round, blue-and-yellow ended up in Group 4, where they will play against Greece, Switzerland, and Slovakia.

UEFA Euro 2024 (U-17). Elite Round

Group 1: England, France, Hungary, Northern Ireland.

Group 2: Wales, Bulgaria, Sweden, Romania.

Group 3: Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Italy.

Group 4: Greece, Switzerland, Slovakia, Ukraine.

Group 5: Portugal, Germany, Croatia, Ireland.

Group 6: Turkey, Serbia, Georgia, Denmark.

Group 7: Spain, Austria, Slovenia, Norway.

Group 8: Poland, Czech Republic, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina.