Draw lays out initial ever UEFA Nations League
The pull for a initial UEFA Nations League has seen a likes of Germany France and a Netherlands grouped together in a tip league.
Belgium, Switzerland and Iceland, Portugal, Italy and Poland, and Spain, England and Croatia make adult a other groups in League A. The remaining 43 teams have been separate among groups in 3 serve leagues formed on UEFA seedings, any comprising of 4 sections apiece.
With a organisation theatre using between Sep and Nov 2018, a new foe has been introduced to yield a rival choice to friendlies in Europe, permitting teams to face similarly-ranked sides, as good as charity relegation and graduation between leagues.
The 4 League A organisation winners will foe during a Nations League Finals in Jun 2019, while a foe will also yield a delegate trail to UEFA EURO 2020 for sides who skip out in a normal ten-group qualifiers. The tip dual in any EURO 2020 subordinate organisation will qualify, with a tip 16 sides formed on Nations League rankings battling for a final 4 foe spots by playoffs in Mar 2020.
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UEFA Nations League draw
League A
Group 1: Germany France, a Netherlands
Group 2: Belgium, Switzerland, Iceland
Group 3: Portugal, Italy, Poland
Group 4: Spain, England, Croatia
League B
Group 1: Slovakia, Ukraine, Czech Republic
Group 2: Russia, Sweden, Turkey
Group 3: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Ireland
Group 4: Wales, Republic of Ireland, Denmark
League C
Group 1: Scotland, Albania, Israel
Group 2: Hungary, Greece, Finland, Estonia
Group 3: Slovenia, Norway, Bulgaria, Cyprus
Group 4: Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Lithuania
League D
Group 1: Georgia, Latvia, Kazakhstan, Andorra
Group 2: Belarus, Luxembourg, Moldova, San Marino
Group 3: Azerbaijan, Faroe Islands, Malta, Kosovo
Group 4: FYR Macedonia, Armenia, Liechtenstein, Gibraltar
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