2026 U19 EURO finals draw

Hosts Wales will face 2025 runners-up Spain, Germany and Denmark, and Croatia take on former champions Ukraine, Italy and Serbia in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship group stage after the draw was made at Wrexham University by former Wales defender and tournament ambassador Danny Gabbidon.

Hosts Wales and the seven elite round winners have been split into two groups of four for the tournament, running from 28 June to 11 July. The top two in each section progress to the semi-finals.

The competition will also act as UEFA's qualifier for the 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. The four U19 EURO semi-finalists will represent UEFA along with co-hosts Azerbaijan and the winner of a World Cup play-off on 8 July between the two third-placed group finishers.

How the draw worked

Hosts Wales were seeded as the first team in Group A (A1). The remaining teams were drawn one after another without any further seeding. The draw order was B1, A2, B2, A3, B3, A4 and B4.

What are the U19 EURO venues?

Bangor: Bangor City Stadium
Caernarfon: The Oval
Denbeigh: Central Park
Wrexham: Racecourse Ground

Who has won the U19 EURO title?

2025: Netherlands (hosts: Romania)
2024: Spain (Northern Ireland)
2023: Italy (Malta)
2022: England (Slovakia)
2020 & 2021: no final tournament
2019: Spain (Armenia)
2018: Portugal (Finland)
2017: England (Georgia)
2016: France (Germany)
2015: Spain (Greece)
2014: Germany (Hungary)
2013: Serbia (Lithuania)
2012: Spain (Estonia)
2011: Spain (Romania)
2010: France (France)
2009: Ukraine (Ukraine)
2008: Germany (Czechia)
2007: Spain (Austria)
2006: Spain (Poland)
2005: France (Northern Ireland)
2004: Spain (Switzerland)
2003: Italy (Liechtenstein)
2002: Spain (Norway)