Avram Grant made the draw for the Milk Cup tournament

Chelsea manager Avram Grant heaped rich praise on the Milk Cup when he made the draw for the 2008 youth tournament in Belfast on Tuesday.

"I honestly was not aware that it was such a huge event," said Grant.

"When you see the calibre of the clubs taking part, it is obvious why the Milk Cup has become one of the best youth tournaments anywhere in the world."

"It is important for Chelsea to be involved and you should be extremely proud of hosting such a prestigious."

Tournament officials revealed that La Liga club Sevilla and Argentina's leading youth academy Club Jorge Griffa have completed the line-up for the Premier section.

Joining defending champions Israel in the Elite tournament are debutants Belgium, plus Chile, USA, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Milk Cup draw - Junior section

Monday, 28 July: Plymouth Argyle v Queen of the South; Chelsea v Brondby; Watford v Rosenborg; Dundalk Schoolboys v Maccabi Tel Aviv; Crumlin Utd v Maccabi Haifa; Donegal Schools v Aspire; Co. Londonderry v Wolves; Co. Antrim v Everton; Co. Tyrone v Swindon Town; Necaxa v Co Down; Guadalajara v Co. Armagh; Club Jorge Griffa v Co Fermanagh.

29 July: Donegal Schools v Rosenborg; Crumlin Utd v Brondby; Dundalk Schoolboys v Queen of the South; Necaxa v Swindon Town; Guadalajara v Everton; Club Jorge Griffa v Wolves; Co. Tyrone v Maccabi Tel-Aviv; Co. Londonderry v Aspire; Co. Antrim v Maccabi Haifa; Watford v Co. Fermanagh; Plymouth Argyle v Co. Down; Chelsea v Co. Armagh.

Premier Section

28 July: Sheffield Utd v Cruz Azul; Manchester Utd v Otago; Watford v Central Auckland; Cherry Orchard v Seville; Drogheda Utd v Borussia Dortmund; Shamrock Rovers v Hertha Berlin; Co. Down v Ipswich Town; Co Tyrone v Hearts; Co. Londonderry v Hartlepool Town; South Coast Bayern v Co. Fermanagh; Fluminense v Co. Armagh; Boavista v Co. Antrim.

29 July: Cruz Azul v Shamrock Rovers; Central Auckland Drogheda Utd; Otago v Cherry Orchard; Ipswich Town v South Coast Bayern; Hartlepool Town v Fluminense; Hearts v Boavista; Seville v Co. Down; Borussia Dortmund v Co. Tyrone; Hertha Berlin v Co. Londonderry; Co. Fermanagh v Sheffield Utd; Co. Antrim v Watford; Co. Armagh v Manchester Utd.

Elite Section

28 July: Northern Ireland v USA (Coleraine Showgrounds, 1900BST); Belgium v Israel (Riada Stadium, Ballymoney, 2000); Wales v Chile (Ballymena Showgrounds, 2000).

30 July: Israel v Chile (Coleraine Showgrounds, 1900); USA v Wales (Riada Stadium, Ballymoney, 2000); Northern Ireland v Belgium (Ballymena Showgrounds, 2000).