The Ireland U21s men's national football team will compete in the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers. They are drawn in Group D alongside England, Slovakia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, and Andorra. The team will face a challenging group stage, competing against established footballing nations. The full fixture list for the qualifiers, including friendlies and competitive matches, has been released, outlining the path to the 2027 tournament.
The fixture list for Ireland U21s ' European Championship qualifiers has been confirmed following last week's draw. Jim Crawford's side were drawn alongside England, Slovakia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, and Andorra in Group D as they seek to reach the 2027 Euros in Albania and Serbia. Ireland will play four friendlies before traveling to Moldova for their first competitive game of the year in September.
In the upcoming international window, Ireland meets Scotland on Friday, 21 March and Hungary on Monday, 24 March, with both games taking place at the Pinatar Arena in Murcia, Spain. Details of two further friendlies in June will be confirmed at a later date. Ireland will then visit Moldova in their group opener on Thursday, 4 September before returning home to host Andorra on Tuesday, 9 September. They'll play only one qualifier in October as they welcome Slovakia on Friday, 10 October. Round 4, then, will see Ireland make the trip to three-time European Champions England on Friday, 14 November before traveling on to play Andorra away on Tuesday, 18 November. Ireland's first game of 2026 will be at home to Moldova on Thursday, 26 March. Five days later, on Tuesday, 31 March, they'll face Kazakhstan away. The home strait in qualifying will see Ireland play three games in 12 days. Slovakia (A) on Friday, 25 September, Kazakhstan (H) on Tuesday, 29 September and England (H) in the final group game for Crawford's side on Tuesday, 6 October. All venues and kick-off times will be announced in due course.
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