How the UEFA Nations League will line up
The UEFA Nations League’s four leagues have been determined and How the UEFA Nations League will line up, with the Netherlands ousting Wales for a position in League A at the last minute.
Now that the group stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers is over, the lineups for the first-ever UEFA Nations League are set.
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How the UEFA Nations League will line up
League A
Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Spain, France, England, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, Iceland, Croatia, Netherlands
- Teams will be split into four groups of three, with the group winners then contesting the UEFA Nations League Finals (semi-finals, third-place match and final) in June 2023 to become the UEFA Nations League winners. One host country will be appointed in December 2022 from among the finalist teams.
- The four sides that finish bottom of their groups will be relegated to League B for the 2022 edition.
- The top four-ranked League A teams that do not qualify for UEFA EURO 2022 will enter play-offs in March 2022, with one finals place on offer.
League B
Austria, Wales, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine, Republic of Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Ireland, Denmark, Czech Republic, Turkey
- Teams will be split into four groups of three How the UEFA Nations League will line up. The four group winners are promoted to League A, with the four sides that finish bottom relegated to League C for the next competition, to be played in 2020.
- The top four-ranked League B teams that do not qualify for UEFA EURO 2020 will enter play-offs in March 2020, with one finals place on offer.
League c
Hungary, Romania, Scotland, Slovenia, Greece, Serbia, Albania, Norway, Montenegro, Israel, Bulgaria, Finland, Cyprus, Estonia, Lithuania
- Teams will be split into one group of three and three groups of four. The four group winners are promoted to League B, with the four sides that finish bottom relegated to League D for the 2020 edition.
- The top four-ranked League C teams that do not qualify for UEFA EURO 2020 will enter play-offs in March 2020, with one finals place on offer.
League D
Azerbaijan, FYR Macedonia, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, Latvia, Faroe Islands, Luxembourg, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Liechtenstein, Malta, Andorra, Kosovo, San Marino, Gibraltar
- Teams will be split into four groups of four, with the four group winners promoted to League C for the 2020 edition.
- The top four-ranked League D teams that do not qualify for UEFA EURO 2020 will enter play-offs in March 2020, with one finals place on offer.
How the UEFA Nations League will line up
- The 55 participating teams were split according to their position in the UEFA National Team Coefficient Rankings following the end of the European Qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup (as per 11 October 2017; play-off results will not be included).
- League A includesthe 12 top-ranked teams. The next 12 teams are in League B, the next 15 in League C and the remaining 16 in League D.
