Draw and match dates, who’s playing who, how it works, 2022 World Cup qualifying.


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What is it?
The second edition of UEFA’s newest national-team competition. Portugal clinched the first title on home turf in 2019, the culmination of a tournament that drew praise from across the continent. The 2020/21 edition will look to build on that success, with a couple of tweaks this time around.

When does it start?
Though the football starts in September 2020, the draw took place on Tuesday 3 March in Amsterdam. The League Phase is played out in September, October and November 2020, with the finals in 2021 and relegation play-offs in March 2022 (more on those below).

Who is playing who?
The 55 associations were split into four Leagues according to their position in the UEFA National Team Coefficient Rankings (1–16 in League A, 17–32 in League B, 33-48 in League C, 49–55 in League D). Within each League, teams were subdivided into two pots (League D) or four (for Leagues A, B and C), again according to the rankings. The pots can be found here.

League A
Group 1: Netherlands, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland
Group 2: England, Belgium, Denmark, Iceland
Group 3: Portugal, France, Sweden, Croatia
Group 4: Switzerland, Spain, Ukraine, Germany

League B
Group 1: Austria, Norway, Northern Ireland, Romania
Group 2: Czech Republic, Scotland, Slovakia, Israel
Group 3: Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Hungary
Group 4: Wales, Finland, Republic of Ireland, Bulgaria

League C
Group 1: Montenegro, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan
Group 2: Georgia, North Macedonia, Estonia, Armenia
Group 3: Greece, Kosovo, Slovenia, Moldova
Group 4: Albania, Belarus, Lithuania, Kazakhstan

League D
Group 1: Faroe Islands, Latvia, Andorra, Malta
Group 2: Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, San Marino

How do the Leagues work?
Teams play each other home and away, with the four group winners of League A qualifying for the UEFA Nations League Finals in June 2021, which feature semi-finals, a third-place match and the final. The group winners in Leagues B, C and D gain promotion and those who finish bottom of the groups in Leagues A and B will be relegated.


As League C has four groups while League D has only two, the two League C teams to be relegated will be determined by two-leg play-offs in March 2022. If a team due to participate in the play-offs qualifies for the 2022 FIFA World Cup play-offs (more on that below), the League C teams ranked 47th and 48th in the overall UEFA Nations League rankings are automatically relegated.

Where does 2022 World Cup qualifying fit into this?
World Cup qualifying initially remains largely the same, with ten group winners advancing directly to the finals in Qatar. The format of the play-offs has evolved, though, and will now consist of two knockout rounds from which three teams qualify. It will involve the ten group runners-up plus the best two UEFA Nations League group winners (based on their overall UEFA Nations League rankings) who did not directly qualify or reach the play-offs.

Check out all the fixtures ahead of the second edition of the UEFA Nations League.

MATCHDAY 1

Thursday 3 September
A4 Germany vs Spain (20:45)
A4 Ukraine vs Switzerland (20:45)
B3 Russia vs Serbia (20:45)
B3 Turkey vs Hungary (20:45)
B4 Bulgaria vs Republic of Ireland (20:45)
B4 Finland vs Wales (20:45)
C3 Moldova vs Kosovo (20:45)
C3 Slovenia vs Greece (20:45)
D1 Faroe Islands vs Malta (20:45)
D1 Latvia vs Andorra (20:45)

Friday 4 September
A1 Italy vs Bosnia-Herzegovina (20:45)
A1 Netherlands vs Poland (20:45)
B1 Norway vs Austria (20:45)
B1 Romania vs Northern Ireland (20:45)
B2 Scotland vs Israel (20:45)
B2 Slovakia vs Czech Republic (20:45)
C4 Belarus vs Albania (20:45)
C4 Lithuania vs Kazakhstan (20:45)

Saturday 5 September
C2 North Macedonia vs Armenia (15:00)
D2 Gibraltar vs San Marino (15:00)
A2 Iceland vs England (18:00)
C1 Azerbaijan vs Luxembourg (18:00)
C1 Cyprus vs Montenegro (18:00)
C2 Estonia vs Georgia (18:00)
A2 Denmark vs Belgium (20:45)
A3 Portugal vs Croatia (20:45)
A3 Sweden vs France (20:45)

MATCHDAY 2

Sunday 6 September
B4 Wales vs Bulgaria (15:00)
D1 Andorra vs Faroe Islands (15:00)
B3 Hungary vs Russia (18:00)
B4 Republic of Ireland vs Finland (18:00)
C3 Slovenia vs Moldova (18:00)
A4 Spain vs Ukraine (20:45)
A4 Switzerland vs Germany (20:45)
B3 Serbia vs Turkey (20:45)
C3 Kosovo vs Greece (20:45)
D1 Malta vs Latvia (20:45)

Monday 7 September
C4 Kazakhstan vs Belarus (16:00)
A1 Bosnia-Herzegovina v Poland (20:45)
A1 Netherlands vs Italy (20:45)
B1 Austria vs Romania (20:45)
B1 Northern Ireland vs Norway (20:45)
B2 Czech Republic vs Scotland (20:45)
B2 Israel vs Slovakia (20:45)
C4 Albania vs Lithuania (20:45)

Tuesday 8 September
C2 Armenia vs Estonia (18:00)
C2 Georgia vs North Macedonia (18:00)
A2 Belgium vs Iceland (20:45)
A2 Denmark vs England (20:45)
A3 France vs Croatia (20:45)
A3 Sweden vs Portugal (20:45)
C1 Cyprus vs Azerbaijan (20:45)
C1 Luxembourg vs Montenegro (20:45)
D2 San Marino vs Liechtenstein (20:45)

MATCHDAY 3

Thursday 8 October
C2 Armenia vs Georgia (18:00)
A1 Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Netherlands (20:45)
A1 Poland vs Italy (20:45)
B1 Northern Ireland vs Austria (20:45)
B1 Norway vs Romania (20:45)
B2 Israel vs Czech Republic (20:45)
B2 Scotland vs Slovakia (20:45)
C2 Estonia vs North Macedonia (20:45)
D2 Liechtenstein vs Gibraltar (20:45)

Friday 9 October
A2 England vs Belgium (20:45)
A2 Iceland vs Denmark (20:45)
A3 Croatia vs Sweden (20:45)
A3 France vs Portugal (20:45)
B3 Russia vs Turkey (20:45)
B3 Serbia vs Hungary (20:45)
C1 Luxembourg vs Cyprus (20:45)
C1 Montenegro vs Azerbaijan (20:45)
D1 Andorra vs Malta (20:45)
D1 Faroe Islands vs Latvia (20:45)

Saturday 10 October
B4 Republic of Ireland vs Wales (15:00)
C4 Kazakhstan vs Albania (15:00)
B4 Finland vs Bulgaria (18:00)
C4 Lithuania vs Belarus (18:00)
A4 Spain vs Switzerland (20:45)
A4 Ukraine vs Germany (20:45)
C3 Greece vs Moldova (20:45)
C3 Kosovo vs Slovenia (20:45)

MATCHDAY 4

Sunday 11 October
B2 Scotland vs Czech Republic (15:00)
B1 Norway vs Northern Ireland (18:00)
C2 Estonia vs Armenia (18:00)
C2 North Macedonia vs Georgia (18:00)
D2 Liechtenstein vs San Marino (18:00)
A1 Italy vs Netherlands (20:45)
A1 Poland vs Bosnia-Herzegovina (20:45)
B1 Romania vs Austria (20:45)
B2 Slovakia vs Israel (20:45)

Monday 12 October
C1 Azerbaijan vs Cyprus (18:00)
A2 England vs Denmark (20:45)
A2 Iceland vs Belgium (20:45)
A3 Croatia vs France (20:45)
A3 Portugal vs Sweden (20:45)
B3 Russia vs Hungary (20:45)
B3 Turkey vs Serbia (20:45)
C1 Montenegro vs Luxembourg (20:45)
D1 Faroe Islands vs Andorra (20:45)
D1 Latvia vs Malta (20:45)

Tuesday 13 October
A4 Germany vs Switzerland (20:45)
A4 Ukraine vs Spain (20:45)
B4 Bulgaria vs Wales (20:45)
B4 Finland vs Republic of Ireland (20:45)
C3 Greece vs Kosovo (20:45)
C3 Moldova vs Slovenia (20:45)
C4 Belarus vs Kazakhstan (20:45)
C4 Lithuania vs Albania (20:45)

MATCHDAY 5

Thursday 12 November
C1 Azerbaijan vs Montenegro (18:00)
C4 Belarus vs Lithuania (18:00)
A2 Belgium vs England (20:45)
A2 Denmark vs Iceland (20:45)
A3 Portugal vs France (20:45)
A3 Sweden vs Croatia (20:45)
C1 Cyprus vs Luxembourg (20:45)
C4 Albania vs Kazakhstan (20:45)

Friday 13 November
C2 Georgia vs Armenia (18:00)
A4 Germany vs Ukraine (20:45)
A4 Switzerland vs Spain (20:45)
B4 Bulgaria vs Finland (20:45)
B4 Wales v Republic of Ireland (20:45)
C2 North Macedonia vs Estonia (20:45)
C3 Moldova vs Greece (20:45)
C3 Slovenia vs Kosovo (20:45)
D2 San Marino vs Gibraltar (20:45)

Saturday 14 November
B2 Czech Republic vs Israel (15:00)
D1 Malta vs Andorra (15:00)
B1 Romania vs Norway (18:00)
B2 Slovakia vs Scotland (18:00)
B3 Turkey vs Russia (18:00)
D1 Latvia vs Faroe Islands (18:00)
A1 Italy vs Poland (20:45)
A1 Netherlands vs Bosnia-Herzegovina (20:45)
B1 Austria vs Northern Ireland (20:45)
B3 Hungary vs Serbia (20:45)

MATCHDAY 6

Sunday 15 November
C4 Albania vs Belarus (15:00)
C4 Kazakhstan vs Lithuania (15:00)
A2 Belgium vs Denmark (18:00)
A2 England vs Iceland (18:00)
A3 Croatia vs Portugal (20:45)
A3 France vs Sweden (20:45)
C1 Luxembourg vs Azerbaijan (20:45)
C1 Montenegro vs Cyprus (20:45)

Monday 16 November
C2 Armenia vs North Macedonia (18:00)
C2 Georgia vs Estonia (18:00)
A4 Spain vs Germany (20:45)
A4 Switzerland vs Ukraine (20:45)
B4 Republic of Ireland vs Bulgaria (20:45)
B4 Wales vs Finland (20:45)
C3 Greece vs Slovenia (20:45)
C3 Kosovo vs Moldova (20:45)
D2 Gibraltar vs Liechtenstein (20:45)

Tuesday 17 November
A1 Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Italy (20:45)
A1 Poland vs Netherlands (20:45)
B1 Austria vs Norway (20:45)
B1 Northern Ireland vs Romania (20:45)
B2 Czech Republic vs Slovakia (20:45)
B2 Israel vs Scotland (20:45)
B3 Hungary vs Turkey (20:45)
B3 Serbia vs Russia (20:45)
D1 Andorra vs Latvia (20:45)
D1 Malta vs Faroe Islands (20:45)