U17 & U19 Elite Qualifying Draws

[tetsujin1979]

Ouch, very tough draw. Despite Ireland topping their last group, including a much fancied Holland side, they'll do well in this group.

From http://www.uefa.com/competitions/Under17/news/Kind=1/newsId=485467.html

Group 1
Germany
Republic of Ireland
Greece
Scotland

[graham_d]

http://www.uefa.com/competitions/Under19/news/Kind=1/newsId=485470.html

And the U-19s get Germany as well....

Group 1
Hungary
Ireland
Germany
Bulgaria

No indication of the host country yet, u-17s are in Germany

[tetsujin1979]

I think it's Hungary, it's usually the top seeds who host

[eirebhoy]

Hosts are in bold so we're the hosts.

[Dj Duffer]

I would think that germany would be the toughiest opponent... But havent said that they were seeded only 4th so im not sure!!!

[SaucyJack]

should be interesting for Jamie McCarthy, with Scotland in the group.

[republicofwhite]

Extremely interesting indeed. Anybody else on the under 17's worth looking out for? There should be a quality u-19 squad on show

[graham_d]

German Federation site is obviously the best place to find out fixture dates :rolleyes:


Das Qualifikationsturnier findet in Irland statt. Spieltermine sind der 14., 16. und 19. Mai des kommenden Jahres.
U-19s next May, Ireland at home. The U-17s are in March (21-26th) in Germany, venues not decided yet.


"Das ist eine lösbare Gruppe, auch wenn es in der Elite-Runde eigentlich kaum noch leichte Gegner gibt", erklärte DFB-Trainer Frank Engel nach der Auslosung. Als stärksten Gegner hat Engel nicht zuletzt wegen des Heimvorteils Gastgeber Irland ausgemacht: "Wenn wir uns qualifizieren wollen, müssen war aber auch diese Hürde nehmen."
Also the German coach reckons we're the greatest threat, not just because of home advantage.

[tetsujin1979]

Under 19's lost to France this afternoon, but it was a much depleted side: http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1534