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2018/19 UEFA Nations League: how it works

 

The UEFA Nations League is a new competition that aims to ensure the continued success of national team football by replacing most friendlies with competitive matches and by allowing all nations to play against equally ranked teams.

All 55 UEFA associations enter.

The teams are split into four leagues, A–B–C–D, 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 will consist of the 12 top-ranked teams. The next 12 teams will be in League B, the next 15 in League C and the remaining 16 in League D.

Leagues A and B will each comprise four groups of three teams.

League C will contain one group of three teams and three groups of four sides; League D will be formed by four groups of four teams.

All draw procedures to be confirmed. Matches to be played home and away between September and November 2018 (teams will play four or six games depending on the size of their group).

The four group winners of League A will qualify for the UEFA Nations League Finals, to be held in June 2019, with two semi-finals, a third-place match and the final. One host country will be appointed by the UEFA Executive Committee in December 2018 from among the finalist teams.

The group winners in Leagues B, C and D will gain promotion and those who finish bottom of the groups in Leagues A, B and C will be relegated.

National teams will thus either be competing to become UEFA Nations League winners, or be fighting for promotion and to avoid relegation.

 

Well that's easy to understand, but much better than friendly games :thumbsup:

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So with this 'experiment' due to conclude by the end of this week the current state of play is as follows

 

A Groups

Winners (and potential Nations League Champions): England, Portugal, Switzerland

Relagated to B Groups: Croatia, Poland, Iceland, Germany

 

Dutch will win their group if they don't lose to the Germans (Better Head 2 head record against the French)

 

Finals will be held in Portugal next June

 

B Groups

Promoted to A Groups: Ukraine, Denmark, Bosnia-Hercegovina

Relegated to C Groups: Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Turkey,

 

Sweden will win their group of they beat the Russians at home

Slovakia play the Czechs to decide who gets relegated.

 

C Groups

Promoted to B Groups: Finland, and 3 from Scotland, Israel, Norway, Bulgaria, Serbia or Romania

Relegated to D Groups: Slovenia, Lithuania, Estonia

 

Albania will avoid relegation if either Montenegro or Cyprus fail to win

 

D Groups

Promoted to C Groups: Georgia, Belarus, and 2 from Kosovo, Azerbajin, Macedonia, Armenia

 

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A Groups

Winners (and potential Nations League Champions): England, Portugal, Switzerland, Netherlands

Relagated to B Groups: Croatia, Poland, Iceland, Germany

 

Finals will be held in Portugal next June

 

B Groups

Promoted to A Groups: Ukraine, Denmark, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Sweden

Relegated to C Groups: Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Turkey, Slovakia

 

C Groups

Promoted to B Groups: Finland, Norway, Scotland, Serbia

Relegated to D Groups: Slovenia, Lithuania, Estonia, Cyprus

 

D Groups

Promoted to C Groups: Georgia, Belarus, Kosovo, Macedonia

 

All promoted teams guaranteed a playoff sport for 2020 finals

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Somebody said we’re playing Finland in playoffs?

 

No one will now the playoff draw until the actual qualification campaigns are completed.

If any team that won their nations league group qualifies then their playoff slot is passed to another team which will depend on the overall rankings. Then I think it is a case of there being play off 'semi finals' (8 teams from the nations league playing each other in a 1 off game to get the last 4 playoff spots

 

Draw for actual qualification is on December 2nd

 

Under the Rules because we are a host nation Scotland can only have one of these teams in their main qualifying group

 

Azerbaijan

Denmark

England

Germany

Hungary

Italy

Netherlands

Republic of Ireland

Romania

Russia

Spain

 

 

 

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So the final league standings and actual qualificaiton pots are as follows: (Teams in Bold are host nations and as a result only 2 are allowed per group. Teams in Italics are guaranteed play off semi final spots)

 

Nations League Finals Pot: Top spot in Groups A-D (Max 5 teams in their group)

1. Switzerland

2. Portugal

3. Netherlands

4. England

 

Pot 1: Top Spots in Groups E-J. Group E will only have 5 teams

5. Belgium

6. France

7. Spain

8. Italy

9. Croatia

10. Poland

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Pot 2

11. Germany

12. Iceland

13. Bosnia & Herzegovina

14. Ukraine

15. Denmark

16. Sweden

17. Russia

18. Austria

19. Wales

20. Czech Republic

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Pot 3

21. Slovakia

22. Turkey

23. Republic of Ireland

24. Northern Ireland

25. Scotland

26. Norway

27. Serbia

28. Finland

29. Bulgaria

30. Israel

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Pot 4

31. Hungary

32. Romania

33. Greece

34. Albania

35. Montenegro

36. Cyprus

37. Estonia

38. Slovenia

39. Lithuania

40. Georgia

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Pot 5

41. Macedonia

42. Kosovo

43. Belarus

44. Luxembourg

45. Armenia

46. Azerbaijan

47. Kazakhstan

48. Moldova

49. Gibraltar

50. Faroe Islands

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Pot 6: Last spots in Groups F-J

51. Latvia

52. Liechtenstein

53. Andorra

54. Malta

55. San Marino

 

Ideal Group for Scotland IMO

Poland

Czech Republic

Scotland

Estonia

Gibraltar

San Marino

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Group A

England

Czech Republic

Bulgaria

Montenegro

Kosovo

 

Group B

Portugal

Ukraine

Serbia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

 

Group C

Netherlands

Germany

Northern Ireland

Estonia

Belarus

 

Group D

Switzerland

Denmark

Republic of Ireland

Georgia

Gibraltar

 

Group E

Croatia

Wales

Slovakia

Hungary

Azerbaijan

 

Group F

Spain

Sweden

Norway

Romania

Faroe Islands

Malta

 

Group G

Poland

Austria

Israel

Slovenia

FYR Macedonia

Latvia

 

Group H

France

Iceland

Turkey

Albania

Moldova

Andorra

 

Group I

Belgium

Russia

Scotland

Cyprus

Kazakstan

San Marino

 

Group J

Italy

Bosnia & Hercegovinia

Finland

Greece

Armenia

Liechtenstein

 

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