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2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

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2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Jalgpalli alla 17-aastaste Euroopa meistrivõistlused 2026
Tournament details
Host countryEstonia
DatesSummer 2026
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
2025
2027

The 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship will be the 23rd edition of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (42nd edition if the Under-16 era is also included), the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-17 national teams of Europe. Estonia, which were selected by UEFA on 26 September 2023, will host the tournament.[1]

A total of eight teams will play in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2009 eligible to participate.[2]

The tournament and its qualification will act as the UEFA qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The top teams will qualify for the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar as the UEFA representatives.

Qualification

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Qualified teams

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The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

Note: All appearance statistics include only U-17 era (since 2002).

Team Method of qualification Finals appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 Estonia Hosts 1st Debut

Group stage

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The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Estonia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 A2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 A3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 A4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: Summer 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 B4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: Summer 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

References

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  1. ^ "Albania, Estonia, Latvia to host U17 EURO in 2025, 2026, 2027". UEFA. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  2. ^ New U17 Euro format from 2024/25, UEFA.com
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