The draw for the Euro 2023 U21 was held at 12:30 pm at UEFA headquarters in Neon, Switzerland.

Belgium were in the top 2 to avoid rivals such as Austria, Poland, Switzerland or Russia.

Lottery results:

Group A: Croatia, Austria, Norway, Finland, Azerbaijan, Estonia

Group B: Germany, Poland, Israel, Hungary, Latvia, San Marino

Group C: Spain, Russia, Slovakia, Northern Ireland, Lithuania, Malta

Group D: Portugal, Greece, Iceland, Belarus, Cyprus, Liechtenstein

Group E: Netherlands, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Wales, Moldova, Gibraltar

Group F: Italy, Sweden, Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Luxembourg

Group G: England, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Albania, Kosovo, Andorra

Group H: France, Serbia, Ukraine, Northern Macedonia, Faroe Islands, Armenia

Group I: Denmark, Belgium, Turkey, Scotland, Kazakhstan

Along with co-organizers Georgia and Romania for the final tournament, 53 competing teams will compete in 20 venues from 20 locations until March 2022.

Imps failed to qualify for Euro 2021 jointly organized by Hungary and Slovenia, which will have a new format: the group stage will take place from March 24 to 31, 2021, and the competition stage from May 31 to June 6, 2021.