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The elite round draw split the teams into seven groups of four.
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Elite round draw
Group 1 (21–27 March, hosts tbc): England, Greece, Hungary, Georgia
Group 2 (10–16 March): Serbia (hosts), Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland
Group 3 (23–29 March): Spain (holders), Poland, Sweden (hosts), Slovakia
Group 4 (20–26 March): Germany, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Scotland (hosts)
Group 5 (23–29 March): France, Portugal (hosts), Czech Republic, Northern Ireland
Group 6 (21–27 March): Denmark, Italy (hosts), Iceland, Slovenia
Group 7 (24–30 March): Belgium, Austria (hosts), Finland, Wales
• The seven group winners qualify to join hosts Bulgaria in the finals from 5 to 17 May.
How the draw worked
Draw procedure
• There were four seeding pots in accordance with the coefficient ranking list, with the seven countries with the highest coefficients in Pot A, the next seven in Pot B, and so on.
The pots
Pot A: Germany, Spain (holders), France, England, Denmark, Serbia, Belgium
Pot B: Austria, Greece, Poland, Norway, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal
Pot C: Russia, Iceland, Finland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Sweden, Republic of Ireland
Pot D: Switzerland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Georgia, Slovenia, Slovakia
• The winners of each qualifying round group could not face the runners-up from the same section.
• Each group comprised one team from each pot, with hosts then appointed to hold the mini-tournaments to be played by the end of March.
• The seven group winners qualify to join hosts Bulgaria in the finals from 5 to 17 May.
Qualifying round: who was in which group?
Group 1: Denmark, Czech Republic
Group 2: Norway, Russia
Group 3: Italy, Finland
Group 4: Poland, Scotland, Slovakia*
Group 5: England, Iceland
Group 6: Belgium, Portugal
Group 7: Serbia, Republic of Ireland, Wales*
Group 8: Austria, Slovenia
Group 9: Greece, Switzerland, Northern Ireland*
Group 10: France, Hungary
Group 11: Netherlands, Sweden, Georgia*
*Four best third-placed teams
Bye to elite round: Germany, Spain (holders)