Scotland Under-21s are set to find out their qualifying opponents for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, as the draw takes place at UEFA Headquarters in Nyon on Thursday morning.

Scot Gemmill's side have been given a boost ahead of the draw with the news that they have been promoted from Pot 4 to Pot 3.

The draw for the tournament, which will take place in Slovakia, begins at 8am (UK time).

How does the draw work? 

The 52 teams will be drawn into seven groups of six and two groups of five. 

The nine group winners and the three best runners-up (not counting results against sixth-placed teams) will qualify directly for the final tournament in summer 2025.

The other six runners-up will play off over two legs for the remaining three finals berths in November 2024.

The draw starts with Pot 6 and ends with Pot 1.

Who could Scotland face? 

Scotland are in Pot 3 and will be drawn into a six or five-team group. The pots are as follows: 

Pot 1: Spain, Portugal, Germany, France, Netherlands, England, Denmark, Italy, Romania

Pot 2: Croatia, Switzerland, Belgium, Czechia, Poland, Ukraine, Sweden, Austria, Republic of Ireland

Pot 3: Norway, Greece, Iceland, Slovenia, Israel, Finland, Georgia, Serbia, Scotland

Pot 4: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Hungary, Türkiye, North Macedonia, Wales, Belarus, Northern Ireland, Albania

Pot 5: Kosovo, Montenegro, Moldova, Lithuania, Faroe Islands, Cyprus, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Latvia

Pot 6: Malta, Armenia, Luxembourg, Andorra, Estonia, Gibraltar, San Marino

When will the matches take place?

The group matches will be split across the below dedicated matchdays:

20–28 March 2023

12–20 June 2023

4–12 September 2023

9–17 October 2023

13–21 November 2023

18–26 March 2024

2–10 September 2024

7–15 October 2024

**Potential play-offs: 11–19 November 2024