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Published 08 December 2022 4 min read
England Youth Teams

England men's under-17s and under-19s learn who they will face in the 2022-23 EURO elite round

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Frank Smith

England MU19s are the reigning EURO champions after lifting the trophy this summer

England men’s under-17s and under-19s now know who they will need to overcome if they are to qualify for next summer’s EUROs.

The 2022-23 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round draw divided the 32 teams into eight groups of four, with the winners and seven best runners-up looking to join hosts Hungary in the Finals between 17 May to 2 June.

Ryan Garry’s MU17s were drawn in Group 3 alongside Netherlands, Denmark and Northern Ireland with the Dutch hosting the games.

As for the 2022-23 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, that will be an eight-team Finals, meaning the elite round draw was split into seven groups, with only the winners joining hosts Malta at the tournament from 3 to 16 July.

England MU19s are the reigning champions after their victory at this summer’s EUROs, although it is now a different manager and largely group of players, with Ian Foster and most of the Young Lions progressing to the MU20s ahead of next year’s Under-20 World Cup in Indonesia.

The MU19s are now led by Simon Rusk and he will be looking to top an elite round Group 7 which includes Turkey, Iceland and Hungary, with both the MU17 and MU19 mini-tournaments needing to be played by 28 March.

England will also play host for the MU19s' elite round fixtures.

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2022-23 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round draw in full

Group 1: Serbia, Israel, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus
Group 2: Montenegro, Wales, Scotland, Iceland
Group 3: Netherlands, England, Denmark, Northern Ireland
Group 4: Spain, Germany, Turkey, Finland
Group 5: Portugal, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia
Group 6: Italy, Ukraine, Cyprus, Republic of Ireland
Group 7: Belgium, Norway, Croatia, Slovenia
Group 8: France (holders), Switzerland, Latvia, Albania

England MU19s have been drawn against Turkey, Iceland and Hungary in the elite round
England MU19s have been drawn against Turkey, Iceland and Hungary in the elite round

2022-23 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite round draw in full

Group 1: France, Romania, Norway, Northern Ireland
Group 2: Germany, Slovenia, Belgium, Italy
Group 3: Ukraine, Spain, Denmark, Luxembourg
Group 4: Portugal, Croatia, Czech Republic, Sweden
Group 5: Republic of Ireland, Greece, Estonia, Slovakia
Group 6: Serbia, Poland, Israel, Latvia
Group 7: England (holders), Turkey, Iceland, Hungary

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