Noble and Collison to meet

Mark Noble and Jack Collison could go head to head after England were paired with Wales in the European Under-21 Championship play-off draw on Friday morning.

The two-legged all-British tie will take place 10/11 and 14/15 October on a home and away basis. Only Sweden, as hosts, have qualified automatically and will stage the eight-nation final round between 15-29 June 2009.

The other qualified teams include the might of Italy, who are the most successful nation at Under-21 level with five titles, Spain and Germany. Also involved are Turkey, Switzerland, Austria, Serbia, Belarus, Israel, France and Denmark. The latter quartet of countries made it through as the best four runners-up from the ten-section group stage.

Full draw

Germany v France
Denmark v Serbia
Turkey v Belarus
Austria V Finland
Wales v England
Italy v Israel
Switzerland v Spain