Scotland Under-21s will find out their qualifying opponents for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, when the draw takes place at UEFA Headquarters in Nyon on Thursday morning.

Scot Gemmill's side are in Pot 4 for Thursday's draw. 

The draw for the tournament, which will take place in Albania and Serbia begins at 8am (UK time).

Scotland Under-21s finished third in their qualification group for UEFA EURO 2025 to narrowly miss out on a play-off place.

These qualifiers will mark the start of a new cycle for the Under-21s, with players born in 2004 or younger being selected. 

How does the draw work? 

The 51  teams will be drawn into six groups of six teams and three groups of five teams.

The nine group winners and the runner-up with the best record against the top five in their group qualify directly for the final tournament to join co-hosts Albania and Serbia.

The eight other runners-up will contest play-offs in November 2026 to determine the four remaining finalists.

The draw starts with Pot 1 and ends with Pot 6.

Who could Scotland face? 

Scotland are in Pot 4 and will be drawn into a six or five-team group. The pots are as follows: 

Pot 1: Spain, England, Portugal, Netherlands, Germany, France, Ukraine, Italy, Denmark

Pot 2: Romania, Switzerland, Croatia, Czechia, Poland, Norway, Belgium, Georgia, Republic of Ireland

Pot 3: Slovenia, Finland, Sweden, Austria, Slovakia, Greece, Iceland, Hungary, Bulgaria

Pot 4: Scotland, Wales, Israel, North Macedonia, Türkiye, Kosovo, Northern Ireland, Faroe Islands, Moldova

Pot 5: Belarus, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Luxembourg

Pot 6: Estonia, Malta, Armenia, Andorra, Gibraltar, San Marino

When will the matches take place?

The group matches will be split across the below dedicated matchdays:

17–25 March 2025

2–10 June 2025

1–9 September 2025

6–14 October 2025

10–18 November 2025

23–31 March 2026

21 September–6 October 2026