Malta was drawn with Germany, Georgia, Greece, Northern Ireland and Latvia in Group F of the 2025-27 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying group stage as the draw was held on Thursday.

Group matches are scheduled to be played between March 2025 and October 2026, followed by play-offs the following month ahead of the final tournament in summer 2027 in Albania and Serbia.

This will be the first commitment for new Malta Under-21 coach Davide Mazzotta.

Group A: Spain, Romania, Finland, Kosovo, Cyprus, San Marino

Group B: Portugal, Czechia, Bulgaria, Scotland, Azerbaijan, Gibraltar

Group C: France, Switzerland, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Luxembourg, Estonia

Group D: England, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Andorra

Group E: Italy, Poland, Sweden, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Armenia

Group F: Germany, Georgia, Greece, Northern Ireland, Latvia, Malta

Group G: Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Israel, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Group H: Ukraine, Croatia, Hungary, Türkiye, Lithuania

Group I: Denmark, Belgium, Austria, Wales, Belarus

Qualifying group stage

▪ 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

Play-offs

▪ 9–17 November 2026