WU17 EURO qualifying: highway to Lithuania

The highway to a UEFA European Women’s Under-17 Championship in Lithuania subsequent May starts on Friday when a subordinate turn kicks off in Hungary.

How a foe works

• Of a 46 contenders, all teams are concerned in a subordinate turn solely tip seeds (and holders) Germany, given a bye to a chosen round, and hosts Lithuania, who are immune until a finals.
• The 44 teams are separate into 11 groups, all played as one-venue mini-tournaments to be finished by 24 October.
• The tip dual in any organisation and a third-placed side with a best record opposite a heading span in their territory accompany tip seeds Germany into a 24-team chosen round. Seven nations will eventually validate for a finals to join Lithuania.
• The contest also acts as UEFA’s qualifier for a 2018 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Uruguay, with a 3 accessible berths going to a dual finalists and a leader of a play-off between a dual beaten semi-finalists.

Highlights: Germany kick Spain in final again

Qualiying turn groups

Group 1 (10–16 October): Switzerland, Poland*, Ukraine, Faroe Islands

Group 2 (14–20 October): England, Scotland, Slovakia, Latvia*

Group 3 (2–8 October): Spain, Iceland, Azerbaijan*, Montenegro

Group 4 (24–30 September): Republic of Ireland, Greece, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina*

Group 5 (24–30 September): France, Denmark*, Wales, Kazakhstan

Group 6 (19–22 October): Sweden*, Russia, Croatia, Israel

Group 7 (1–7 October): Czech Republic, Netherlands, Turkey, Estonia*

Group 8 (22–28 September): Norway, Hungary*, Bulgaria, Moldova

Group 9 (23–29 September): Belgium, Serbia*, Belarus, FYR Macedonia

Group 10 (25 September–1 October): Austria, Portugal*, Northern Ireland, Georgia

Group 11 (23–29 October): Italy, Finland, Slovenia*, Malta

*Hosts

• Bye to chosen round: Germany (holders)

• Bye to final tournament: Lithuania (hosts)

The dates

Elite turn pull (Nyon): 24 Nov 2017
Elite round: open 2018
Finals pull (Lithuania): Apr 2018
Final contest (Lithuania): 9–21 May 2018

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