England Women's U17s face Netherlands, Italy and Serbia in Elite Round.

England will battle it out with Netherlands, Serbia and Italy for a place in the UEFA European Women’s U17 Championship after the four nations were drawn together in the Elite Round.

Lois Fidler’s young side eased into this final stage of qualifying after winning three from three in their initial qualifying group, beating both Belarus and Macedonia 7-0, before dispatching Wales 3-0 in the final group game.

The Elite Round matches will take place in Italy between 8-13 April 2010. The Finals will be staged in Switzerland in June 2010.

Meanwhile, the draw for First Qualifying Round of next season’s European Championship was made on Tuesday and England have been pitched alongside Belgium (hosts), Armenia and Turkey. These matches will take place in October 2010.