PARIS:Euro 2020 winners Italy and 2022 World Cup finalists France have been drawn collectively within the UEFA Nations League group stage after the draw was held in Paris on Thursday.
The pair are in Group 2 in League A, which additionally contains Belgium and Israel.
Germany and Hungary, who will face one another within the group stage of Euro 2024, have been drawn collectively once more, and they’ll additionally face Netherlands and Bosnia in Group 3.
Spain, winners of the final version, will tackle Denmark, Switzerland and Serbia in Group 4.
For the primary time, there shall be 1 / 4-closing stage of the Nations League, with the highest two in every League A gaggle qualifying for the brand new section of the competitors.
In League B, England and Ireland have been drawn collectively in Group 2, alongside Finland and Greece. This is England’s first look in League B following their relegation after the final version.
Russia have been excluded from the competitors because of the nation’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Nations League shall be linked with European qualification for the 2026 World Cup. The 4 greatest-ranked Nations League group winners who end exterior the highest two of their World Cup qualifying group will go into the playoff stage.
Following is the draw for the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League.
League A
Group A1: Croatia, Portugal, Poland, Scotland
Group A2: Italy, Belgium, France, Israel
Group A3: Netherlands, Hungary, Germany, Bosnia
Group A4: Spain, Denmark, Switzerland, Serbia
League B
Group B1: Czech Republic, Ukraine, Albania, Georgia
Group B2: England, Finland, Ireland, Greece
Group B3: Austria, Norway, Slovenia, Kazakhstan
Group B4: Wales, Iceland, Montenegro, Turkey
League C
Group C1: Sweden, Azerbaijan, Slovakia, Estonia
Group C2: Romania, Kosovo, Cyprus, Lithuania/Gibraltar*
Group C3: Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Northern Ireland, Belarus
Group C4: Armenia, Faroe Islands, North Macedonia, Latvia
League D
Group D1: Lithuania/Gibraltar*, San Marino, Liechtenstein
Group D2: Moldova, Malta, Andorra
(*Lithuania and Gibraltar play a relegation playoff in March to find out which staff shall be relegated to League D)
Matchdays 1-2: Sept. 5-10, 2024
Matchdays 3-4: Oct. 10-15, 2024
Matchdays 5-6: Nov. 14-19, 2024
Quarter-finals: March 20-23, 2025
Semi-finals: June 4-5, 2025
Final and third-place match: June 8, 2025
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