World Cup runners-up France, European champions Italy and Belgium will face off within the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, whereas holders Spain shall be favourites to win a bunch comprising Denmark, Switzerland and Serbia.
Israel are the fourth workforce in Group A2 alongside Didier Deschamps’ France following their promotion to the highest tier for the primary time.
Croatia, who misplaced final 12 months’s ultimate to Spain on penalties, are in Group A3 with former winners Portugal, Poland and Scotland. Euro 2024 hosts Germany meet the Netherlands in Group A3 together with Hungary and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
England will play the Republic of Ireland, Finland and Greece after Gareth Southgate’s workforce have been relegated to League B. They prevented being grouped with Kazakhstan due to UEFA guidelines pertaining to extreme journey situations.
Each league comprises 4 teams of 4 groups apart from the underside League D, which has six groups in whole and simply two teams. Russia stay banned as a result of invasion of Ukraine.
This Nations League will characteristic a brand new knockout spherical, with the winners and runners-up from League A teams participating in two-legged quarter-finals. The winners of the 4 ties will advance to the finals.
All group winners in League B, C and D are routinely promoted, whereas the last-placed groups in League A and B shall be relegated as earlier than.
The two worst-ranked groups in League C drop into League D, the underside tier.
There may also be play-offs between third-placed sides in League A and people ending second in League B. The identical ties shall be performed to find out additional promotion and relegation between League B and C.
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 workforce 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
(With inputs from Agencies)
Source: www.news18.com
