2024-25 UEFA Nations League

citytillidie

Tomorrow will see the draw for the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League at 5pm.

Draw pots for each league

League A

Pot 1 - Spain, Croatia, Italy & Netherlands

Pot 2 - Denmark, Portugal, Belgium & Hungary

Pot 3 - Switzerland, Germany, Poland & France

Pot 4 - Israel, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia & Scotland

League B

Pot 1 - Austria, Czechia, England & Wales

Pot 2 - Finland, Ukraine, Iceland & Norway

Pot 3 - Slovenia, Ireland, Albania & Montenegro

Pot 4 - Georgia, Greece, Türkiye, Kazakhstan

League C

Pot 1 - Romania, Sweden, Armenia & Luxembourg

Pot 2 - Azerbaijan, Kosovo, Bulgaria & Faroe Islands

Pot 3 - North Macedonia, Slovakia, Northern Ireland & Cyprus

Pot 4 - Belarus, Lithuania/Gibraltar, Estonia & Latvia

League D

Pot 1 - Lithuania/Gibraltar & Moldova

Pot 2 - Malta, Andorra, San Marino & Liechtenstein

This edition will see the 4 best group winners not qualified for the 2026 World Cup join the 12 group runners-up from the main qualification in the play-offs for the World Cup.

Also there is a new format for the Nations League

League A group winners and runners-up now go into a 2 legged Quarter Final stage that is played in March 2025 while those who finish 3rd will play-off against the runners up in League B.

League B 3rd place teams will play-off against runners up in League C.

League C will see the worst 2 teams relegated while the other 2 bottom teams will play-off against the runners up in League D.

Not sure how this is going to affect the normal World Cup Qualification as they said those groups with 5 teams would start in March but most teams could be involved in Quarter finals or Relegation Play-offs in March unless they work something about with those teams not in those games.

Brussels Sprout

On recent form you'd worry for us if we draw Greece or Turkey from Pot 4 and don't draw Iceland from Pot 2.

I really hope we don't draw England.

Brussels Sprout

crap - we drew England

Brussels Sprout

We're doomed

citytillidie

League Draw

League A

Group 1: Croatia, Portugal, Poland & Scotland

Group 2: Italy, Belgium, France & Israel

Group 3: Netherlands, Hungary, Germany & Bosnia-Herzegovina

Group 4: Spain, Denmark, Switzerland & Serbia

League B

Group 1: Czechia, Ukraine, Albania & Georgia

Group 2: England, Finland, Ireland & Greece

Group 3: Austria, Norway, Slovenia & Kazakhstan

Group 4: Wales, Iceland, Montenegro & Türkiye

League C

Group 1: Sweden, Azerbaijan, Slovakia & Estonia

Group 2: Romania, Kosovo, Cyprus & Lithuania/Gibraltar

Group 3: Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Northern Ireland & Belarus

Group 4: Armenia, Faroe Islands, North Macedonia & Latvia

League D

Group 1: Lithuania/Gibraltar, San Marino & Liechtenstein

Group 2: Moldova, Malta & Andorra

citytillidie

Relegation Play-offs 1st Leg

Thursday 21st March 2024

Gibraltar V Lithuania - (19:45) - Live on Viaplay Online

citytillidie

Relegation Play-offs 1st Leg Result

Gibraltar 0 V 1 Lithuania

Relegation Play-offs 2nd Leg

Tuesday 26th March 2024

Lithuania V Gibraltar - (Agg 1-0) - (19:45) - Live on Viaplay Online

citytillidie

Relegation Play-offs 2nd Leg Result

Lithuania 1 V 0 Gibraltar - (Agg 2-0)

Updated League Draw

League A

Group 1: Croatia, Portugal, Poland & Scotland

Group 2: Italy, Belgium, France & Israel

Group 3: Netherlands, Hungary, Germany & Bosnia-Herzegovina

Group 4: Spain, Denmark, Switzerland & Serbia

League B

Group 1: Czechia, Ukraine, Albania & Georgia

Group 2: England, Finland, Ireland & Greece

Group 3: Austria, Norway, Slovenia & Kazakhstan

Group 4: Wales, Iceland, Montenegro & Türkiye

League C

Group 1: Sweden, Azerbaijan, Slovakia & Estonia

Group 2: Romania, Kosovo, Cyprus & Lithuania

Group 3: Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Northern Ireland & Belarus

Group 4: Armenia, Faroe Islands, North Macedonia & Latvia

League D

Group 1: Gibraltar, San Marino & Liechtenstein

Group 2: Moldova, Malta & Andorra

citytillidie

All Games as far as I am away is on Virgin More in Ireland but as of yet there is no confirmed UK broadcaster for all of the games

Match Day 1
Thursday 5th September
League A
Group 1
Portugal V Croatia - (19:45) - Live on
Scotland V Poland - (19:45) - Live on

Group 4
Denmark V Switzerland - (19:45) - Live on
Serbia V Spain - (19:45) - Live on Virgin Media Two

League C
Group 1
Azerbaijan V Sweden - (17:00) - Live on
Estonia V Slovakia - (19:45) - Live on

Group 3
Northern Ireland V Luxembourg - (19:45) - Live on
Belarus V Bulgaria - (19:45) - Live on

League D
Group 1
San Marino V Liechtenstein - (19:45) - Live on

Friday 6th September
League A
Group 2
Belgium V Israel - (19:45) - Live on
France V Italy - (19:45) - Live on Virgin Media Two

League B
Group 3
Kazakhstan V Norway - (15:00) - Live on
Slovenia V Austria - (19:45) - Live on

Group 4
Iceland V Montenegro - (19:45) - Live on
Wales V Türkiye - (19:45) - Live on S4C / BBC iPlayer

League C
Group 2
Kosovo V Romania - (19:45) - Live on
Lithuania V Cyprus - (19:45) - Live on

Saturday 7th September
League A
Group 3
Germany V Hungary - (19:45) - Live on
Netherlands V Bosnia-Herzegovina - (19:45) - Live on

League B
Group 1
Georgia V Czechia - (17:00) - Live on
Ukraine V Albania - (19:45) - Live on

Group 2
Ireland V England - (17:00) - Live on RTE 2 / ITV 1
Greece V Finland - (19:45) - Live on Virgin Media Two

League C
Group 4
Faroe Islands V North Macedonia - (14:00) - Live on
Armenia V Latvia - (17:00) - Live on

League D
Group 2
Moldova V Malta - (17:00) - Live on

Match Day 2
Sunday 8th September
League A
Group 1
Croatia V Poland - (19:45) - Live on
Portugal V Scotland - (19:45) - Live on Virgin Media Two

Group 4
Denmark V Serbia - (17:00) - Live on
Switzerland V Spain - (19:45) - Live on

League C
Group 1
Slovakia V Azerbaijan - (17:00) - Live on
Sweden V Estonia - (19:45) - Live on

Group 3
Luxembourg V Belarus - (14:00) - Live on
Bulgaria V Northern Ireland - (17:00) - Live on Virgin Media Two

League D
Group 1
Gibraltar V Liechtenstein - (17:00) - Live on

Monday 9th September
League A
Group 2
France V Belgium - (19:45) - Live on Virgin Media Two
Israel V Italy - (19:45) - Live on

League B
Group 3
Norway V Austria - (19:45) - Live on
Slovenia V Kazakhstan - (19:45) - Live on

Group 4
Montenegro V Wales - (19:45) - Live on S4C / BBC iPlayer
Türkiye V Iceland - (19:45) - Live on

League C
Group 2
Cyprus V Kosovo - (19:45) - Live on
Romania V Lithuania - (19:45) - Live on

Tuesday 10th September
League A
Group 3
Hungary V Bosnia-Herzegovina - (19:45) - Live on
Netherlands V Germany - (19:45) - Live on

League B
Group 1
Albania V Georgia - (19:45) - Live on
Czechia V Ukraine - (19:45) - Live on

Group 2
England V Finland - (19:45) - Live on ITV 1 / Virgin Media Two
Ireland V Greece - (19:45) - Live on RTE 2

League C
Group 4
Latvia V Faroe Islands - (19:45) - Live on
North Macedonia V Armenia - (19:45) - Live on

League D
Group 2
Andorra V Malta - (19:45) - Live on

Loafing Oaf

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122579518#Comment_122579518

Serbia V Spain - (19:45) - Live on Virgin Media Two

Just this one watchable in Ireland tonight? Can't see Scotland or NI games anywhere…

citytillidie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122586745#Comment_122586745

ITV 3 has NI and ITV 4 has the Scotland games tonight getting a late deal for them and the 2nd games on Sunday with Scotland on ITV 4 again and the NI game only on ITVX streaming

Hammer Archer

San Marino have won their first ever competitive game, beating Liechtenstein 1-0. This is only their second win of any kind and their first win in over 20 years.

retalivity

They look pretty happy about it!!

https://twitter.com/SweeperPod/status/1831795156288466981

citytillidie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122586745#Comment_122586745

You can try here for tomorrow night

https://www.youtube.com/%40ViaplayInternational/streams

Hammer Archer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122587107#Comment_122587107

The fan account on Twitter is pretty happy too:

https://twitter.com/SanMarino_FA/status/1831794766335676678

jacool

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122587107#Comment_122587107

There won't be a house painted, or a tooth pulled, in San Marino for the week!

ebbsy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122587784#Comment_122587784

Or a cow milked, if there are any cows there !!!!

Headshot

Anyone see the state of that pitch in the earlier Bulgaria v N.Ireland match

Thought the days of pitches like that were firmly in the past.

NIMAN

I hate to involve politics in football, but sickening to see Israel playing games in this Nations League.

Uefa should have had the balls to tell them they weren't welcome, and the opposing countries should have refused to play them.

Unless they get punished as a nation in sport as well as world affairs, they will never change their ways.

Headshot

They'd want to take Kone off right away

klose

The France Belgium game is nuts

citytillidie

Match Day 1 & 2 Results
League A
Group 1
Portugal 2 V 1 Croatia
Scotland 2 V 3 Poland
Croatia 1 V 0 Poland
Portugal 2 V 1 Scotland

Group 2
Belgium 3 V 1 Israel
France 1 V 3 Italy
France 2 V 0 Belgium
Israel 1 V 2 Italy

Group 3
Germany 5 V 0 Hungary
Netherlands 5 V 2 Bosnia-Herzegovina
Hungary 0 V 0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
Netherlands 2 V 2 Germany

Group 4
Denmark 2 V 0 Switzerland
Serbia 0 V 0 Spain
Denmark 2 V 0 Serbia
Switzerland 1 V 4 Spain

League B
Group 1
Georgia 4 V 1 Czechia
Ukraine 1 V 2 Albania
Albania 0 V 1 Georgia
Czechia 3 V 2 Ukraine

Group 2
Ireland 0 V 2 England
Greece 3 V 0 Finland
England 2 V 0 Finland
Ireland 0 V 2 Greece

Group 3
Kazakhstan 0 V 0 Norway
Slovenia 1 V 1 Austria
Norway 2 V 1 Austria
Slovenia 3 V 0 Kazakhstan

Group 4
Iceland 2 V 0 Montenegro
Wales 0 V 0 Türkiye
Montenegro 1 V 2 Wales
Türkiye 3 V 1 Iceland

League C
Group 1
Azerbaijan 1 V 3 Sweden
Estonia 0 V 1 Slovakia
Slovakia 2 V 0 Azerbaijan
Sweden 3 V 0 Estonia

Group 2
Kosovo 0 V 3 Romania
Lithuania 0 V 1 Cyprus
Cyprus 0 V 4 Kosovo
Romania 3 V 1 Lithuania

Group 3
Northern Ireland 2 V 0 Luxembourg
Belarus 0 V 0 Bulgaria
Luxembourg 0 V 1 Belarus
Bulgaria 1 V 0 Northern Ireland

Group 4
Faroe Islands 1 V 1 North Macedonia
Armenia 4 V 1 Latvia
Latvia 1 V 0 Faroe Islands
North Macedonia 2 V 0 Armenia

League D
Group 1
San Marino 1 V 0 Liechtenstein
Gibraltar 2 V 2 Liechtenstein

Group 2
Moldova 2 V 0 Malta
Andorra 0 V 1 Malta

rpirl

Some of the battles that are emerging

Hungary v BiH

Hungary have kind of fallen off a cliff so Bosnia-Herzegovina now have very good chance of finishing ahead of them, but surviving a play-off against a strong League B side might be too much

Wales v Iceland

Iceland are doing okay but all three of their goals so far have come from set-pieces -- hard to know what level this Wales team are actually at but next month should tell a lot

Norway v Slovenia v Austria

Austria already playing catch-up in this group, in spite of all the insane hype around that team over the last while. Will be interesting to see if Kazakhstan fade away completely or if their results can have some kind of an impact on the group

Sweden v Slovakia

The obvious one in League C. Whoever finishes second is going to be the team all the third-placed League B teams want to avoid

Armenia v North Macedonia

Would assume the two of them will fight it out but if Latvia and / or the Faroes can get good results at home it will keep things interesting