If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of a mini-tournament, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 14.01 and 14.02):[3] To determine the ten best runners-up from the qualifying round and the best runner-up from the elite round, the results against the teams in fourth place are discarded.
The following criteria are applied (Regulations Article 15.01):[3] The draw for the qualifying round was held on 13 November 2015, 09:55 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
The Croatia v Czech Republic match was completed with a 0–7 scoreline before a default victory was awarded.
[10] The draw for the elite round was held on 11 November 2016, 11:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
[13] France, England and Germany, which received byes to the elite round, were automatically seeded into Pot A.