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Seven groups were formed in the draw.
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Elite round draw (matches 3–9 April)
Group 1: Germany (hosts), Austria, Czech Republic, Greece
Group 2: Finland, Switzerland, Belgium (hosts), Poland
Group 3: Netherlands (hosts), Iceland, Russia, Bulgaria
Group 4: Spain (holders, hosts), Republic of Ireland, Hungary, Serbia
Group 5: Norway (hosts), Denmark, Ukraine, Northern Ireland
Group 6: England (hosts), Italy, Sweden, Turkey
Group 7: France (hosts), Slovenia, Slovakia, Portugal
• The seven group winners qualify to join hosts Scotland in the finals from 16 to 28 July.
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: Spain (holders), France, Germany, Norway, England, Finland, Netherlands
Pot B: Denmark, Switzerland, Slovenia, Austria, Republic of Ireland, Iceland, Italy
Pot C: Hungary, Slovakia, Sweden, Czech Republic, Russia, Belgium, Ukraine
Pot D: Poland, Turkey, Serbia, Portugal, Greece, Northern Ireland, Bulgaria
• No qualifying round group winners could meet the runners-up from their section. There was no such restriction for the two best third-placed finishers (Greece and Bulgaria).
• Each group comprises one team from each pot, with hosts then appointed to hold the mini-tournaments to be played between 1–9 April.
• The seven group winners qualify to join hosts Scotland in the finals from 16 to 28 July.
Who was in which qualifying round group?
Group 1: England. Slovakia
Group 2: Switzerland, Turkey
Group 3: Slovenia, Sweden
Group 4: Norway, Czech Republic
Group 5: Finland, Hungary
Group 6: Denmark, Serbia, Greece*
Group 7: Austria, Russia
Group 8: Republic of Ireland, Ukraine
Group 9: Germany, Northern Ireland
Group 10: Netherlands, Poland
Group 11: Italy, Portugal, Bulgaria*
Group 12: Iceland, Belgium
*best third place
Bye to elite round: Spain, France