# Spain U17 advances despite 2-0 loss to Switzerland > Switzerland won the final group match in Vaduz, while Spain’s earlier victories had already secured a place in round two, the RFEF said. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/spain-u17-loses-to-switzerland-qualifies-second-round-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Sports - Country: Spain - Published: 2026-10-18T20:24:51+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-18T20:24:51+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-18 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/spain-u17-loses-to-switzerland-qualifies-second-round-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/spain-u17-loses-to-switzerland-qualifies-second-round-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/spain-u17-loses-to-switzerland-qualifies-second-round-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/spain-u17-loses-to-switzerland-qualifies-second-round-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/spain-u17-loses-to-switzerland-qualifies-second-round-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/spain-u17-loses-to-switzerland-qualifies-second-round-2026.md) The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) said Spain lost 2-0 to Switzerland in the third and final group match of the first qualifying round for the 2027 UEFA Under-17 European Championship, played in Vaduz on October 18. Eron Kele and Niko Cavka scored for Switzerland. The RFEF said Spain had already secured progression to round two by beating Liechtenstein 8-0 and Israel 2-0 in its first two matches. The final group table published by the federation placed Switzerland first with seven points and Spain second with six after three matches. ## Data ### U17 European qualifying, first-round Group 3 final standings Three-match group table published in the RFEF match report of October 18. Methodology: The table reproduces the standings and match counts in the RFEF report; points, goals and goal difference are as reported by the source. | Team | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals for | Goals against | Goal difference | Points | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 7 | | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 6 | | Israel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 4 | | Liechtenstein | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | -35 | 0 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/spain-u17-loses-to-switzerland-qualifies-second-round-2026/data/es-u17-euro-qualifying-group-3-final-2026?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/spain-u17-loses-to-switzerland-qualifies-second-round-2026/data/es-u17-euro-qualifying-group-3-final-2026?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF)]() (Source checked: 2026-10-18; Published: 2026-10-18) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)