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The UEFA WU19 Euro 2nd Round draw was made by England’s Lucy Watson. (Kevin Hodgson/Sports Press Photo)

The UEFA Women’s U-19 Championship Round 2 draw was made by Lucy Watson, captain of last season’s England team, receiving the Respect Fair Play trophy on behalf of her squad.

The groups played between 3 and 11 April will decide the seven teams who join hosts Belgium in the finals from 18 to 30 July, as well as promotion and relegation between the leagues. Each group will be a mini-tournaments in one of the competing nations (as yet unassigned).

Draw seedings were determined by the league rankings from the autumn’s round 1. League A consists of 28 teams, including seven promoted from League B; Belgium will take part although their finals place is assured as hosts. The seven group winners (plus the best runners-up if Belgium win their group) all qualify for the finals. Teams finishing fourth will be relegated to League B for 2023/24 round 1.

The 24 teams in League B, including those relegated from League A in the autumn, will compete for promotion for round 1 of the tournament’s 2023/24 edition.

League A

Group A1: Norway, Germany, Republic of Ireland, Croatia

Group A2: Serbia, Poland, Switzerland, Czechia

Group A3: France, Portugal, Hungary, Romania

Group A4: Spain (holders), England, Slovenia, Belarus

Group A5: Denmark, Sweden, Ukraine, Iceland

Group A6: Austria, Italy, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Group A7: Netherlands, Finland, Belgium (finals hosts), Bulgaria

The seven group winners join hosts Belgium in the finals. If Belgium top their group, the best runners-up also qualify.

Teams finishing fourth will be relegated to League B for 2023/24 round 1.

Group B1: Israel, North Macedonia, Georgia, Gibraltar

Group B2: Türkiye, Moldova, Lithuania, Andorra

Group B3: Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Cyprus, Latvia

Group B4: Malta, Faroe Islands, Armenia

Group B5: Slovakia, Montenegro, Azerbaijan

Group B6: Wales, Kazakhstan, Estonia

Group B7: Scotland, Albania, Liechtenstein

Group winners will be promoted to League A for 2023/24 round 1.

Group hosts TBC for both leagues.

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