Next Tuesday (28th January), the Semi Final Allocation Draw, as well as the Host City Insignia Exchange will take place in Rotterdam. Ireland will face in their Semi Final, at least two, if not three from Belgium, Czech Republic, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.

The draw pots in full are:

• Pot 1 – Albania, Austria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, Switzerland
• Pot 2 – Australia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
• Pot 3 – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine
• Pot 4 – Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Malta, Portugal, Romania, San Marino
• Pot 5 – Belgium, Czech Republic, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland

The Big Five and The Netherlands will be drawn between the two Semi Finals, before the main draw takes place.

Author: Richard Taylor

Source: EBU