The Scotsman

Scotland in fourth pot for Euro draw

- By MARK WALKER

Scotland Under-21s will be among the fourth seeds for today’s European 2021 Championsh­ip qualifying draw in Switzerlan­d.

After failing to qualify for Euro 2019, Scotland, with manager Scot Gemmill travelling­to Nyon for the draw, will be in the same pot as Bulgaria, Finland, Republic of Ireland, Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Belarus and Bosnia and Herzegovin­a.

The 2021 tournament will take place in Hungary and Slovenia, with qualifying games starting in March.

The draw will split the teams into eight groups of six and one of five, and the nine group winners qualify automatica­lly for the finals.

The two best runnersup will go into a play-off to determine the one remaining finals berth, with the co-hosts qualifying automatica­lly. Pota

Germany, England, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, France, Italy, Serbia, Croatia.

Potb

Austria, Sweden, Belgium, Slovakia, Poland, Romania, Czech Republic, Holland, Israel.

Potc

Greece, Ukraine, Norway, Russia, Turkey, Iceland, Wales, Switzerlan­d, Montenegro

Potd

Bulgaria, Finland, Republic of Ireland, Georgia, Kosovo, SCOTLAND,

Macedonia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovin­a.

Pote

Northern Ireland, Albania, Moldova, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cyprus

Potf

Luxembourg, Malta, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Andorra, San Marino, Liechtenst­ein.

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