UEFA WU17 Championship: Round 1, Group A4 Scotland v Northern Ireland Friday, 4 October, 2024 - 11:30am kick off Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld

UEFA WU17 Championship: Round 1, Group A4 Scotland v Poland Monday, 7 October, 2024 - 3pm kick off Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld

Scotland Women's Under-17s return to action on Tuesday as they take on Iceland in the first of three qualifying matches ahead of next summer's European Championships in Faroe Islands.

Scotland who gained promotion in March to League A, are in Group A4 alongside Iceland, Northern Ireland and Poland. The top three teams in the group will advance to Round 2, which will take place in early 2025.

Team News

Alba Stewart has been called up this week, replacing Erin Husband who has been forced to withdraw.

Pre-tournament Thoughts

Head Coach Michael McArdle: "As a coaching group, we are immensely proud to be leading this squad into the UEFA European Women’s Under-17’s Round One qualifiers. This is a fantastic opportunity for this talented and hard-working group of players to show what they’re capable of.

"It will be a great test for the squad, who have welcomed 11 new players to the group, and have performed very well over the course of the last year. Iceland, Northern Ireland and Poland will offer very different challenges in each game, but we will be ready to compete.

"The preparation has been underway for this qualification cycle for some time and the work that Pauline MacDonald did with this group prior to her departure cannot be underestimated. The players themselves have also worked tirelessly on and off the pitch to be the best version of themselves.

"This age group were one result away from potential European qualification during the last cycle and this time they want to go that step further. Last year, this group was a very young Under-17s side and now we have the benefit of another 12 months of coaching with national team staff and vital experience at club level with some players breaking into first team football.

" As a group - players, coaches and staff – we are all extremely proud to represent our clubs and Scotland and we will be doing everything we can to secure qualification. To do that, it’s vital we get off to a strong start in this group."

How to Watch the Match

All of Scotland's games will be streamed live on the Scotland National Team Youtube Channel. The games are also all free for spectators to attend.

Scotland Women's Under-17 Squad

Rowena Armitage Hibernian Sophie Black Rangers Lily Boyce Rangers Orla Burn Heart of Midlothian Ava Crawford Heart of Midlothian Darra Dawson Celtic Mae English Celtic Kate Fraser Heart of Midlothian (on loan to Spartans) Braelynn Galt Chicago Inter Abby Hayes Rangers Jessica Husband Heart of Midlothian Neve McDonald Liverpool Sienna McGoldrick Celtic (on loan to Motherwell) Olivia McStay Celtic (on loan to Hamilton) Oluwadara Ositelu Celtic Mia Selbie Aberdeen Amy Sharkey Celtic (on loan to Motherwell) Alba Stewart Rangers Keira Syrjanen Ross County Izzy Young Heart of Midlothian