Nations league groups

League A will begin with the league phase in Septemberand will culminate with the Nations league groups League Finals in June to determine the champions of the competition. For the first time, a quarter-final round will be contested in League A by the group winners and runners-up, with the winners advancing to the Nations League Finals.

The first tournament began in September The four group winners from League A qualified for the finals , played in Portugal in June The competition replaces the international friendly matches previously played on the FIFA International Match Calendar , with European national teams engaging in more frequent competitive matches against other European national teams of comparable level. The concept of the UEFA Nations League would see all of UEFA's member associations' national teams divided into a series of groups based upon a ranking formulated using their recent results, where they would be promoted and relegated to other groups according to their results within the group. In March , UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino stated that one of the benefits of the proposal would be to help less glamorous national associations arrange games. The Royal Belgian Football Association 's general secretary, Steven Martens , said that lower-ranked nations would still benefit financially from the competition, as the television contract with UEFA would be centralised. In each league, four groups were formed with three or four teams and teams played each other both home and away.

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The transition to the new format occurred by making various one-time changes after the —19 seasonnamely the suspension of relegations in both League Nations league groups and League Bthe promotion of the two best teams per group in both League C and League D instead of only one team per groupand the promotion of the best third-placed team from League D. Austria Czech Republic England Wales, nations league groups.

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Portugal were the defending champions, having won the inaugural finals. However, they failed to qualify for the finals after finishing second in their group behind France. On 24 September , UEFA announced that a revised format would be used for the —21 edition, the second season of the competition. League D featured seven teams divided into two groups, with one containing four teams and the other containing three. Each team now played six matches within their group, except for one group in League D that played four, using the home-and-away round-robin format on double matchdays in September, October, and November This format ensured that for almost all groups, teams in the same group played their last matches at the same time.

Nations league groups

The Uefa Nations League starts on Wednesday, with all the home nations in action over the next two weeks. The competition fills the gap created by the World Cup in Qatar moving to November. England and Northern Ireland play four group games, while Wales have four along with a World Cup play-off final. The Nations League is a biennial competition in its third edition. It was first won by Portugal in and France are the defending champions after beating Spain in the final. So who are playing, what is the format and what is the point?

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Bernardo Silva. The concept of the UEFA Nations League would see all of UEFA's member associations' national teams divided into a series of groups based upon a ranking formulated using their recent results, where they would be promoted and relegated to other groups according to their results within the group. The semi-finals pairings will be determined by means of an open draw. In other projects. Teams can also be promoted and relegated to a higher or lower league. Retrieved 22 December The first tournament began in September The semi-final pairings will be determined using an open draw. Supporters more than most realise that most friendlies fail to deliver competitive and meaningful football. The Telegraph.

Following their win in , defending champions France were unable to retain their title in the finals after finishing third in their group.

Pot 3 Team Rank Switzerland. The Guardian. Supporters more than most realise that most friendlies fail to deliver competitive and meaningful football. The first round of the World Cup qualification consisted of ten groups, with each group winner directly qualified for the World Cup. If the group winner was already one of the 20 qualified teams, rankings were used to give the play-off spot to another team of that league. European association football tournament for men's national teams. Teams can also be promoted and relegated to a higher or lower league. Winner Match 2. Retrieved 25 January The semi-finals pairings will be determined by means of an open draw.