England Under-21s have been drawn alongside Switzerland, Norway, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Kazakhstan in Group 9 of the Euro 2017 qualifying phase.
Gareth Southgate's side were placed into one of the two groups of five, with the other seven each containing six nations.
U21s history with Group 9 opponents
- Norway: W4 D1 L2
- Switzerland: W3 D1 L0
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: Never played
- Kazakhstan: Never player
Unlike the previous editions, the 2017 finals will feature an expanded 12-team format.
Therefore, the nine group winners will automatically qualify to join hosts Poland in the finals in the summer of 2017.
The four runners-up with the best record against the teams first, third, fourth and fifth in their group will go into the play-off phase.
They will be drawn into two ties to decide the remaining qualifiers for the finals.
The first round of qualification fixtures take place in March 2015, with the final round of fixtures to take place in October 2016.
Play-offs will take place a month later in November 2016.
England's fixtures
Monday 7 September 2015 – Norway (A)
Tuesday 13 October 2015 – Kazakhstan (H)
Thursday 12 November 2015 – Bosnia and Herzegovina (A)
Monday 16 November 2015 – Switzerland (H)
Saturday 26 March 2016 – Switzerland (A)
Tuesday 6 September 2016 – Norway (H)
Thursday 6 October 2016 – Kazakhstan (A)
Tuesday 11 October 2016 – Bosnia and Herzegovina (H)
Draw in full
Group 1: Czech Republic, Belgium, Montenegro, Malta, Latvia, Moldova.
Group 2: Italy, Serbia, Republic of Ireland, Slovenia, Andorra, Lithuania.
Group 3: France, Ukraine, FYR Macedonia, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Iceland.
Group 4: Portugal, Israel, Greece, Liechtenstein, Albania, Hungary.
Group 5: Denmark, Romania, Wales, Luxembourg, Armenia, Bulgaria.
Group 6: Spain, Sweden, Croatia, Georgia, San Marino, Estonia.
Group 7: Germany, Russia, Austria, Finland, Azerbaijan, Faroe Islands.
Group 8: Netherlands, Slovakia, Turkey, Belarus, Cyprus.
Group 9: England, Switzerland, Norway, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kazakhstan.
