Wales draw Denmark again in Euro27 U21 qualifying

Denmark took four points off Wales in their last Euro U21 qualifying campaign

Wales have been drawn against Denmark, Belgium, Austria and Belarus in qualifying for the 2027 Uefa European Under-21 Championship.

The draw pairs them again with Denmark who were the winners of Wales' qualifying group for the 2025 finals, when manager Matty Jones' side narrowly missed out on a play-off place.

None of the other sides in Group I - one of the groups with five rather than six teams - qualified for this summer's tournament in Slovenia.

In qualifying for 2027 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 along with hosts Albania and Serbia.

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

Group games will take place between March 2025 and October 2026, followed by play-offs the following month. The finals are in in June 2027.

Wales have never reached a European Under-21 Championship finals.

Jones' side missed out on a chance to qualify for the 2025 tournament, losing their final game to Czech Republic who went on to overhaul Wales for second place in the group and a place in the play-offs.

The 2-1 defeat to the Czechs at Rodney Parade was hit by controversy, with Wales missing six players for the game – including senior international Rubin Colwill – because of a Football Association of Wales administrative error.

Their games during the 2025 campaign also saw them draw 2-2 against the Danes in Vejle with two Colwill penalties.

However, they lost the return 2-1 at Rodney Parade in Newport, with Cian Ashford scoring a late consolation.

Belgium were runners-up in their last qualifying group but missed out on a place in Slovenia, beaten 3-1 in their play-off against the Czech Republic.

Austria finished third in their group, while Belarus won only one game in their last campaign conceding 20 goals, 11 of them against Portugal.

Qualifying Group I

Seeding for draw in brackets

Denmark (1)

Belgium (2)

Austria (3)

Wales (4)

Belarus (5)