Following the draws, the teams in each group have to agree on match dates. Associations which are not represented at the meetings after the draws automatically accept the decisions taken by the other associations in their group.
Qualifying competition matches must be played as follows:
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Round 1: between 1 July and 5 December 2026
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Round 2:
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League A: by 21 March 2027
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League B: by 24 April 2027
If the teams in a group cannot agree on the match dates, the host association decides in accordance with Paragraph 32.02.
The match schedule for mini-tournaments involving four teams is as follows. Team 1 is the team drawn into position 1 in its group, Team 2 the team drawn into position 2, etc.
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Day 1: |
Arrival of the UEFA match delegate |
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Day 2: |
Arrival of all teams |
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Day 3: |
Matchday 1: |
Teams 1 vs 4 and 3 vs 2 |
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Day 4: |
Rest day |
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Day 5: |
Rest day |
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Day 6: |
Matchday 2: |
Teams 1 vs 3 and 2 vs 4 |
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Day 7: |
Rest day |
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Day 8: |
Rest day |
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Day 9: |
Matchday 3: |
Teams 2 vs 1 and 4 vs 3 |
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Day 10: |
Departure of all teams |
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The match schedule for mini-tournaments involving three teams is as follows. Team 1 is the host association and Teams 2 and 3 are the visiting associations. Unless all the associations agree between themselves on a different order, the visiting associations are designated Team 2 and Team 3 according to their group position after the draw, i.e. Team 2 is the association in the higher position after the draw:
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Day 1: |
Arrival of the UEFA match delegate |
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Day 2: |
Arrival of Teams 1 and 3 |
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Day 3: |
Matchday 1: |
Teams 3 vs 1 |
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Day 4: |
Rest day |
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Day 5: |
Rest day |
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Day 6: |
Matchday 2: |
Teams 2 vs 3 |
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Day 7: |
Rest day |
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Day 8: |
Rest day |
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Day 9: |
Matchday 3: |
Teams 1 vs 2 |
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Day 10: |
Departure of Teams 1 and 2 |
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The final tournament dates and match schedule are set by the UEFA administration.