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2022–23 UEFA Nations League
Tournament details
DatesLeague phase:
1 June – 27 September 2022
Nations League Finals:
14–18 June 2023
Relegation play-outs:
21–26 March 2024
Teams55
Tournament statistics
Matches played156
Goals scored409 (2.62 per match)
Attendance3,093,240 (19,828 per match)
Top scorer(s)Norway Erling Haaland
Serbia Aleksandar Mitrović
(6 goals each)
All statistics correct as of 27 September 2022.

The 2022–23 UEFA Nations League is the third season of the UEFA Nations League, an international association football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA.[1] The competition is being held from June to September 2022 (league phase), June 2023 (Nations League Finals) and March 2024 (relegation play-outs).[2]

Following their win in 2021, defending champions France were unable to retain their title in the finals after finishing third in their group.[3][4]

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UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League

The UEFA Nations League is a biennial international football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body.

Association football

Association football

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposite team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is considered the world's most popular sport.

UEFA

UEFA

Union of European Football Associations is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach football in Europe and the transcontinental countries of Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Kazakhstan, as well as some Asian countries such as Israel, Cyprus and Armenia. UEFA consists of 55 national association members. Because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA and UEFA suspended all Russian national teams and clubs from any FIFA and UEFA competitions.

2021 UEFA Nations League Finals

2021 UEFA Nations League Finals

The 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals was the final tournament of the 2020–21 edition of the UEFA Nations League, the second season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA. The tournament was held in Italy from 6 to 10 October 2021, and was contested by the four group winners of Nations League A. The tournament consisted of two semi-finals, a third place play-off and final to determine the champions of the UEFA Nations League.

France national football team

France national football team

The France national football team represents France in men's international football matches. It is governed by the French Football Federation, the governing body for football in France. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colors and imagery reference two national symbols: the French red-white-blue tricolour and Gallic rooster. The team is colloquially known as Les Bleus. They play home matches at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis and train at INF Clairefontaine in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines.

2023 UEFA Nations League Finals

2023 UEFA Nations League Finals

The 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals will be the final tournament of the 2022–23 edition of the UEFA Nations League, the third season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA. The tournament will be held from 14 to 18 June 2023 in the Netherlands, and will be contested by the four group winners of Nations League A. The tournament will consist of two semi-finals, a third place play-off and final to determine the champions of the UEFA Nations League.

Format

The 55 UEFA national teams were divided into four leagues, with Leagues A, B and C featuring 16 teams each, divided into four groups of four teams. League D features 7 teams divided into two groups, with one containing four teams and the other containing three. The teams were allocated to leagues based on the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League overall ranking. Each team will play six matches within their group, except for one group in League D which will play four, using the home-and-away round-robin format in June (four matchdays) and September 2022 (two matchdays).[5]

In the top division, League A, teams compete to become the UEFA Nations League champions. The four group winners of League A qualify for the Nations League Finals in June 2023, which is played in a knockout format, consisting of the semi-finals, third place play-off and final. The semi-final pairings, along with the administrative home teams for the third place play-off and final, are determined by means of a draw. The host country will be selected among the four qualified teams by the UEFA Executive Committee, with the winners of the final crowned as the Nations League champions.

Teams also compete for promotion and relegation to a higher or lower league. The group winners in Leagues B, C and D are promoted, while the last-placed teams of each group in Leagues A and B are relegated. As League C has four groups while League D has only two, the two League C teams which are to be relegated will be determined by play-outs in March 2024. Based on the Nations League overall ranking of the fourth-placed teams, the first-ranked team will face the fourth-ranked team, and the second-ranked team will face the third-ranked team. Two ties will be played over two legs, with the higher-ranked team hosting the second leg. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs will remain in League C, while the loser will be relegated to League D. If the aggregate score is level, extra time is played (the away goals rule is not applied). If the score remains level after extra time, a penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner.[2]

Tiebreakers for group ranking

If two or more teams in the same group are equal on points on completion of the league phase, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied:[2]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the matches played among the teams in question;
  2. Superior goal difference in matches played among the teams in question;
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the matches played among the teams in question;
  4. If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings.[a] If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 11 apply;
  5. Superior goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Higher number of away goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Higher number of wins in all group matches;
  9. Higher number of away wins in all group matches;
  10. Lower disciplinary points total in all group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card).
  11. Position in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League access list.

Notes

  1. ^ When there are two or more teams tied in points, criteria 1 to 3 are applied. After these criteria are applied, they may define the position of some of the teams involved, but not all of them. For example, if there is a three-way tie on points, the application of the first three criteria may only break the tie for one of the teams, leaving the other two teams still tied. In this case, the tiebreaking procedure is resumed, from the beginning, for those teams that are still tied.

Criteria for league ranking

Individual league rankings are established according to the following criteria:[2]

  1. Position in the group;
  2. Higher number of points;
  3. Superior goal difference;
  4. Higher number of goals scored;
  5. Higher number of goals scored away from home;
  6. Higher number of wins;
  7. Higher number of wins away from home;
  8. Lower disciplinary points total (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card).
  9. Position in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League access list.

In order to rank teams in Leagues B and D, which are composed of different sized groups,[note 1] the results against the fourth-placed teams in these leagues are not taken into account for the purposes of comparing teams placed first, second and third in their respective groups.[2][6]

The ranking of the top 4 teams in League A are determined by their finish in the Nations League Finals.[2]

Criteria for overall ranking

The overall UEFA Nations League rankings are established as follows:[2]

  1. The 16 League A teams are ranked 1st to 16th according to their league rankings.
  2. The 16 League B teams are ranked 17th to 32nd according to their league rankings.
  3. The 16 League C teams are ranked 33rd to 48th according to their league rankings.
  4. The 7 League D teams are ranked 49th to 55th according to their league rankings.

UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

The 2022–23 UEFA Nations League is linked with UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, providing teams another chance to qualify for UEFA Euro 2024.

The Euro 2024 qualifying group stage will take place from March to November 2023, deciding 20 of the 23 teams that will advance to the final tournament to join hosts Germany. The 54 teams will be drawn into ten groups after the completion of the UEFA Nations League (six groups of five teams and four groups of six teams, with the four participants in the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals guaranteed to be drawn into groups of five teams), with the top two teams in each group qualifying. The draw seeding will be based on the overall ranking of the Nations League.

Following the qualifying group stage, the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs will take place in March 2024. The participants of the play-offs will not be decided based on results from the qualifying group stage. Instead, twelve teams will be selected based on their performance in the 2022–23 Nations League. These teams will be divided into three paths, each containing four teams, with one team from each path qualifying for the final tournament. The group winners of Nations Leagues A, B and C will automatically qualify for the play-off path of their league unless they have qualified for the final tournament via the qualifying group stage. If a group winner has already qualified through the qualifying group stage, they will be replaced by the next best-ranked team in the same league. However, if there are not enough non-qualified teams in the same league, then the spot will go first to the best-ranked group winner of League D, unless that team has already qualified for the final tournament. The remaining slots are then allocated to next best team in the Nations League overall ranking. However, group winners of Leagues B and C cannot face teams from a higher league.

The three play-off paths will each feature two single-legged semi-finals and one single-legged final. In the semi-finals, the best-ranked team will host the fourth-ranked team, and the second-ranked team will host the third-ranked team. The host of the final will be drawn between the winners of the semi-final pairings. The three play-off path winners will join the twenty teams that already qualified for the final tournament through the group stage.[7]

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Round-robin tournament

Round-robin tournament

A round-robin tournament is a competition in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn. A round-robin contrasts with an elimination tournament, in which participants/teams are eliminated after a certain number of losses.

Promotion and relegation

Promotion and relegation

In sports leagues, promotion and relegation is a process where teams are transferred between multiple divisions based on their performance for the completed season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are often called open leagues. In a system of promotion and relegation, the best-ranked team(s) in the lower division are promoted to the higher division for the next season, and the worst-ranked team(s) in the higher division are relegated to the lower division for the next season. In some leagues, playoffs or qualifying rounds are also used to determine rankings. This process can continue through several levels of divisions, with teams being exchanged between adjacent divisions. During the season, teams that are high enough in the league table that they would qualify for promotion are sometimes said to be in the promotion zone, and those at the bottom are in the relegation zone or Reg zone.

Two-legged tie

Two-legged tie

In sports, a two-legged tie is a contest between two teams which comprises two matches or "legs", with each team as the home team in one leg. The winning team is usually determined by aggregate score, the sum of the scores of the two legs. For example, if the scores of the two legs are:First leg: Team A 4–1 Team B Second leg: Team B 2–1 Team A

Away goals rule

Away goals rule

The away goals rule is a method of tiebreaking in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. Under the away goals rule, if the total goals scored by each team are equal, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" wins. This is sometimes expressed by saying that away goals "count double" in the event of a tie, though in practice the team with more away goals is simply recorded as the victor, rather than having additional or 'double' goals added to their total.

Penalty shoot-out (association football)

Penalty shoot-out (association football)

A penalty shoot-out is a tie-breaking method in association football to determine which team is awarded victory in a match that cannot end in a draw, when the score is tied after the normal time as well as extra time have expired. In a penalty shoot-out, each team takes turns shooting at goal from the penalty mark, with the goal defended only by the opposing team's goalkeeper. Each team has five shots which must be taken by different kickers; the team that makes more successful kicks is declared the victor. Shoot-outs finish as soon as one team has an insurmountable lead. If scores are level after five pairs of shots, the shootout progresses into additional "sudden-death" rounds. Balls successfully kicked into the goal during a shoot-out do not count as goals for the individual kickers or the team, and are tallied separately from the goals scored during normal play. Although the procedure for each individual kick in the shoot-out resembles that of a penalty kick, there are some differences. Most notably, neither the kicker nor any player other than the goalkeeper may play the ball again once it has been kicked.

UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

The UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying tournament is an upcoming football competition that will be played from March 2023 to March 2024 to determine the 23 UEFA member men's national teams that will join the automatically qualified host team Germany in the UEFA Euro 2024 final tournament. The competition will be linked with the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League, which will give countries a secondary route to qualify for the final tournament.

UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs

UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs

The play-offs of the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying tournament will decide the last three teams that will qualify for the UEFA Euro 2024 final tournament in Germany. The twelve participants of the play-offs will be selected based on their performance in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League. The teams will be divided into three paths, each containing four teams, with each play-off path featuring two single-leg semi-finals, and one single-leg final. The three play-off path winners will join hosts Germany and the twenty other teams already qualified for UEFA Euro 2024.

UEFA Euro 2024

UEFA Euro 2024

The 2024 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2024 or simply Euro 2024, will be the 17th edition of the UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe organised by UEFA. Germany will host the tournament, which is scheduled to take place from 14 June to 14 July 2024. It will be the third time that European Championship matches are played on German territory and the second time in reunified Germany as the former West Germany hosted the tournament of 1988, and four matches of the multi-national Euro 2020 were played in Munich. It will be the first time the competition is held in the region of former East Germany with Leipzig as a host city, as well as the first time that a reunified Germany served as a solo host nation. The tournament will return to its usual 4-year cycle, after Euro 2020 was delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Germany national football team

Germany national football team

The Germany national football team represents Germany in men's international football and played its first match in 1908. The team is governed by the German Football Association, founded in 1900. Between 1949 and 1990, separate German national teams were recognised by FIFA due to Allied occupation and division: the DFB's team representing the Federal Republic of Germany, the Saarland team representing the Saar Protectorate (1950–1956) and the East Germany team representing the German Democratic Republic (1952–1990). The latter two were absorbed along with their records; the present team represents the reunified Federal Republic. The official name and code "Germany FR (FRG)" was shortened to "Germany (GER)" following reunification in 1990.

2023 UEFA Nations League Finals

2023 UEFA Nations League Finals

The 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals will be the final tournament of the 2022–23 edition of the UEFA Nations League, the third season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA. The tournament will be held from 14 to 18 June 2023 in the Netherlands, and will be contested by the four group winners of Nations League A. The tournament will consist of two semi-finals, a third place play-off and final to determine the champions of the UEFA Nations League.

Schedule

Below is the schedule of the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League.[2] Due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar took place at the end of the year, the league phase was played in June and September 2022.

Stage Round Dates
League phase Matchday 1 1–4 June 2022[note 2]
Matchday 2 5–8 June 2022
Matchday 3 9–11 June 2022
Matchday 4 12–14 June 2022
Matchday 5 22–24 September 2022
Matchday 6 25–27 September 2022
Finals Semi-finals 14–15 June 2023
Third place play-off 18 June 2023
Final
Relegation play-outs First leg 21–23 March 2024
Second leg 24–26 March 2024

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 17 December 2021, the day following the draw.[9][10] The fixture list for groups A4 and B1 were amended due to the postponement of Path A of UEFA qualifying for the World Cup.[8]

The relegation play-outs of League C are scheduled on the same dates as the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs. If one or more of the teams due to participate in the relegation play-outs also qualifies for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs, the relegation play-outs will be cancelled and the teams in League C ranked 47th and 48th in the Nations League overall ranking will be automatically relegated.[2]

Seeding

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Map showing the leagues each national team participated in.
  League A
  League B
  League C
  League D

All 55 UEFA national teams will enter the competition. The teams which finished bottom of their group in Leagues A and B, as well as the losers from the relegation play-outs of League C, from the 2020–21 season will move down a league, while the group winners of Leagues B, C and D will move up. The remaining teams will stay in their respective leagues.[11]

In the 2022–23 access list, UEFA ranked teams based on the 2020–21 Nations League overall ranking,[12] with a slight modification: teams that were relegated in the previous season were ranked immediately below those who were promoted.[2] The seeding pots for the league phase were based on the access list ranking. The seeding pots, draw procedure and fixture list procedures were confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in Chișinău, Moldova, on 22 September 2021.[13]

Key
Rise Promoted in previous season
Fall Relegated in previous season
League A
Pot Team Prv Rank
1  France (title holders) 1
 Spain 2
 Italy 3
 Belgium 4
2  Portugal 5
 Netherlands 6
 Denmark 7
 Germany 8
3  England 9
 Poland 10
 Switzerland 11
 Croatia 12
4  Wales Rise 13
 Austria Rise 14
 Czech Republic Rise 15
 Hungary Rise 16
League B
Pot Team Prv Rank
1  Ukraine Fall 17
 Sweden Fall 18
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Fall 19
 Iceland Fall 20
2  Finland 21
 Norway 22
 Scotland 23
 Russia 24
3  Israel 25
 Romania 26
 Serbia 27
 Republic of Ireland 28
4  Slovenia Rise 29
 Montenegro Rise 30
 Albania Rise 31
 Armenia Rise 32
League C
Pot Team Prv Rank
1  Turkey Fall 33
 Slovakia Fall 34
 Bulgaria Fall 35
 Northern Ireland Fall 36
2  Greece 37
 Belarus 38
 Luxembourg 39
 North Macedonia 40
3  Lithuania 41
 Georgia 42
 Azerbaijan 43
 Kosovo 44
4  Kazakhstan[a] 45
 Cyprus[a] 46
 Gibraltar Rise 47
 Faroe Islands Rise 48
League D
Pot Team Prv Rank
1  Estonia[a] Fall 49
 Moldova[a] Fall 50
 Liechtenstein 51
 Malta 52
2  Latvia 53
 San Marino 54
 Andorra 55
  1. ^ a b c d The identity of the winners and losers of the League C relegation play-outs (involving Cyprus, Estonia, Kazakhstan and Moldova) was unknown at the time of the draw.

The draw for the league phase took place at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on 16 December 2021, 18:00 CET.[14][15] The draw, originally planned to take place in Montreux, was held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16][17]

As the league phase will be played in June and September 2022, no winter venue restrictions were applied in the draw. For political reasons, Russia and Ukraine (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine) could not be drawn in the same group. Due to restrictions of excessive travel, any group could contain a maximum of one of the following pairs: Andorra and Kazakhstan, Malta and Kazakhstan, Northern Ireland and Kazakhstan, Gibraltar and Azerbaijan, Armenia and Iceland, Israel and Iceland.[13]

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2020–21 UEFA Nations League

2020–21 UEFA Nations League

The 2020–21 UEFA Nations League was the second season of the UEFA Nations League, an international association football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA. The competition was held from September to November 2020, October 2021 and March 2022.

Chișinău

Chișinău

Chișinău, also rendered Kishinev, is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial centre, and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc, a tributary of the Dniester. According to the results of the 2014 census, the city proper had a population of 532,513, while the population of the Municipality of Chișinău was 700,000. Chișinău is the most economically prosperous locality in Moldova and its largest transportation hub. Nearly a third of Moldova's population lives in the metro area.

France national football team

France national football team

The France national football team represents France in men's international football matches. It is governed by the French Football Federation, the governing body for football in France. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colors and imagery reference two national symbols: the French red-white-blue tricolour and Gallic rooster. The team is colloquially known as Les Bleus. They play home matches at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis and train at INF Clairefontaine in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines.

Italy national football team

Italy national football team

The Italy national football team has represented Italy in international football since its first match in 1910. The national team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the governing body for football in Italy, which is a co-founder and member of UEFA. Italy's home matches are played at various stadiums throughout Italy, and its primary training ground and technical headquarters, Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano, is located in Florence. Italy are the reigning European champions, having won UEFA Euro 2020.

Belgium national football team

Belgium national football team

The Belgium national football team officially represents Belgium in men's international football since their maiden match in 1904. The squad is under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and is governed in Europe by UEFA—both of which were co-founded by the Belgian team's supervising body, the Royal Belgian Football Association. Periods of regular Belgian representation at the highest international level, from 1920 to 1938, from 1982 to 2002 and again from 2014 onwards, have alternated with mostly unsuccessful qualification rounds. Most of Belgium's home matches are played at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.

Denmark national football team

Denmark national football team

The Denmark men’s national football team represents Denmark and Greenland in men's international football competitions. It is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU), the governing body for the football clubs which are organised under DBU. Denmark's home stadium is Parken Stadium in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen; their head coach is Kasper Hjulmand.

Germany national football team

Germany national football team

The Germany national football team represents Germany in men's international football and played its first match in 1908. The team is governed by the German Football Association, founded in 1900. Between 1949 and 1990, separate German national teams were recognised by FIFA due to Allied occupation and division: the DFB's team representing the Federal Republic of Germany, the Saarland team representing the Saar Protectorate (1950–1956) and the East Germany team representing the German Democratic Republic (1952–1990). The latter two were absorbed along with their records; the present team represents the reunified Federal Republic. The official name and code "Germany FR (FRG)" was shortened to "Germany (GER)" following reunification in 1990.

England national football team

England national football team

The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affiliated with UEFA and comes under the global jurisdiction of world football's governing body FIFA. England competes in the three major international tournament contested by European nations: the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA European Championship, and the UEFA Nations League.

Croatia national football team

Croatia national football team

The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football matches. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS), the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colors reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Vatreni ('Blazers') and Kockasti.

Austria national football team

Austria national football team

The Austria national football team represents Austria in men's international football competition and it is controlled by the Austrian Football Association.

Czech Republic national football team

Czech Republic national football team

The Czech Republic national football team, recognised by FIFA as Czechia, represents the Czech Republic in international football. The team is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR). Historically, the team participated in FIFA and UEFA competitions as Bohemia and Czechoslovakia.

Hungary national football team

Hungary national football team

The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in men's international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. The team has made 9 appearances in the FIFA World Cup and 4 appearances in the European Championship, and plays its home matches at the Puskás Aréna, which opened in November 2019.

League A

Group A1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Croatia Denmark France Austria
1  Croatia 6 4 1 1 8 6 +2 13 Qualification for Nations League Finals 2–1 1–1 0–3
2  Denmark 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 12 0–1 2–0 2–0
3  France 6 1 2 3 5 7 −2 5 0–1 1–2 2–0
4  Austria (R) 6 1 1 4 6 10 −4 4 Relegation to League B 1–3 1–2 1–1
Source: UEFA
(R) Relegated

Group A2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Spain Portugal Switzerland Czech Republic
1  Spain 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11 Qualification for Nations League Finals 1–1 1–2 2–0
2  Portugal 6 3 1 2 11 3 +8 10 0–1 4–0 2–0
3  Switzerland 6 3 0 3 6 9 −3 9 0–1 1–0 2–1
4  Czech Republic (R) 6 1 1 4 5 13 −8 4 Relegation to League B 2–2 0–4 2–1
Source: UEFA
(R) Relegated

Group A3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Italy Hungary Germany England
1  Italy 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 11 Qualification for Nations League Finals 2–1 1–1 1–0
2  Hungary 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 0–2 1–1 1–0
3  Germany 6 1 4 1 11 9 +2 7 5–2 0–1 1–1
4  England (R) 6 0 3 3 4 10 −6 3 Relegation to League B 0–0 0–4 3–3
Source: UEFA
(R) Relegated

Group A4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Netherlands Belgium Poland Wales
1  Netherlands 6 5 1 0 14 6 +8 16 Qualification for Nations League Finals 1–0 2–2 3–2
2  Belgium 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 10 1–4 6–1 2–1
3  Poland 6 2 1 3 6 12 −6 7 0–2 0–1 2–1
4  Wales (R) 6 0 1 5 6 11 −5 1 Relegation to League B 1–2 1–1 0–1
Source: UEFA
(R) Relegated

Nations League Finals

The four nations from Group A4 (Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and Wales) bid to host the Nations League Finals.[18] As the nation that qualified for the finals, the Netherlands was granted hosting rights.[19] The semi-final pairings were determined by means of an open draw on 25 January 2023, 11:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. For scheduling purposes, the host team is allocated to semi-final 1 as the administrative home team.[20]

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 June – Rotterdam
 
 
 Netherlands
 
18 June – Rotterdam
 
 Croatia
 
Winners Match 1
 
15 June – Enschede
 
Winners Match 2
 
 Spain
 
 
 Italy
 
Third place play-off
 
 
18 June – Enschede
 
 
Losers Match 1
 
 
Losers Match 2

Semi-finals

Netherlands Match 1 Croatia
Report

Spain Match 2 Italy
Report

Third-place play-off

Losers Match 1Match 3Losers Match 2

Final

Winners Match 1Match 4Winners Match 2

Top goalscorers

There were 126 goals scored in 48 matches, for an average of 2.62 goals per match.

Rank Player Goals
League A top goalscorers
1 Belgium Michy Batshuayi 3
Netherlands Memphis Depay
3 28 players 2

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2022–23 UEFA Nations League A

2022–23 UEFA Nations League A

The 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A is the top division of the 2022–23 edition of the UEFA Nations League, the third season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA. League A will culminate with the Nations League Finals in June 2023 to determine the champions of the competition.

Croatia national football team

Croatia national football team

The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football matches. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS), the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colors reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Vatreni ('Blazers') and Kockasti.

Denmark national football team

Denmark national football team

The Denmark men’s national football team represents Denmark and Greenland in men's international football competitions. It is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU), the governing body for the football clubs which are organised under DBU. Denmark's home stadium is Parken Stadium in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen; their head coach is Kasper Hjulmand.

France national football team

France national football team

The France national football team represents France in men's international football matches. It is governed by the French Football Federation, the governing body for football in France. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colors and imagery reference two national symbols: the French red-white-blue tricolour and Gallic rooster. The team is colloquially known as Les Bleus. They play home matches at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis and train at INF Clairefontaine in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines.

Austria national football team

Austria national football team

The Austria national football team represents Austria in men's international football competition and it is controlled by the Austrian Football Association.

2023 UEFA Nations League Finals

2023 UEFA Nations League Finals

The 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals will be the final tournament of the 2022–23 edition of the UEFA Nations League, the third season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA. The tournament will be held from 14 to 18 June 2023 in the Netherlands, and will be contested by the four group winners of Nations League A. The tournament will consist of two semi-finals, a third place play-off and final to determine the champions of the UEFA Nations League.

League B

Group B1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation Scotland Ukraine Republic of Ireland Armenia
1  Scotland (P) 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 Promotion to League A 3–0 2–1 2–0
2  Ukraine 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11 0–0 1–1 3–0
3  Republic of Ireland 6 2 1 3 8 7 +1 7 3–0 0–1 3–2
4  Armenia (R) 6 1 0 5 4 17 −13 3 Relegation to League C 1–4 0–5 1–0
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group B2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation Israel Iceland Albania Russia
1  Israel (P) 4 2 2 0 8 6 +2 8 Promotion to League A 2–2 2–1 Canc.
2  Iceland 4 0 4 0 6 6 0 4 2–2 1–1 Canc.
3  Albania 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 2 1–2 1–1 Canc.
4  Russia (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 relegation to League C Canc. Canc. Canc.
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group B3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation Bosnia and Herzegovina Finland Montenegro Romania
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina (P) 6 3 2 1 8 8 0 11 Promotion to League A 3–2 1–0 1–0
2  Finland 6 2 2 2 8 6 +2 8 1–1 2–0 1–1
3  Montenegro 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7[a] 1–1 0–2 2–0
4  Romania (R) 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2 7[a] Relegation to League C 4–1 1–0 0–3
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Montenegro 6, Romania 0.

Group B4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation Serbia Norway Slovenia Sweden
1  Serbia (P) 6 4 1 1 13 5 +8 13 Promotion to League A 0–1 4–1 4–1
2  Norway 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10 0–2 0–0 3–2
3  Slovenia 6 1 3 2 6 10 −4 6 2–2 2–1 0–2
4  Sweden (R) 6 1 1 4 7 11 −4 4 Relegation to League C 0–1 1–2 1–1
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top goalscorers

There were 112 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.

Rank Player Goals
League B top goalscorers
1 Norway Erling Haaland 6
Serbia Aleksandar Mitrović
3 Montenegro Stefan Mugoša 4
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Džeko 3
Finland Teemu Pukki
Slovenia Benjamin Šeško
Sweden Emil Forsberg
Ukraine Artem Dovbyk
9 15 players 2

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2022–23 UEFA Nations League B

2022–23 UEFA Nations League B

The 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B was the second division of the 2022–23 edition of the UEFA Nations League, the third season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA.

Scotland national football team

Scotland national football team

The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in men's international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. It competes in the three major professional tournaments: the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Nations League and the UEFA European Championship. Scotland, as a country of the United Kingdom, is not a member of the International Olympic Committee, and therefore the national team does not compete in the Olympic Games. The majority of Scotland's home matches are played at the national stadium, Hampden Park.

Ukraine national football team

Ukraine national football team

The Ukraine national football team represents Ukraine in men's international football and is governed by the Ukrainian Association of Football, the governing body for football in Ukraine. Ukraine's home ground is the Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv. The team has been a full member of UEFA and FIFA since 1992.

Republic of Ireland national football team

Republic of Ireland national football team

The Republic of Ireland national football team represents the Republic of Ireland in men's international football. It is governed by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI).

Armenia national football team

Armenia national football team

The Armenia national football team represents Armenia in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Armenia, the governing body for football in Armenia.

League C

Group C1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification Turkey Luxembourg Faroe Islands Lithuania
1  Turkey (P) 6 4 1 1 18 5 +13 13 Promotion to League B 3–3 4–0 2–0
2  Luxembourg 6 3 2 1 9 7 +2 11 0–2 2–2 1–0
3  Faroe Islands 6 2 2 2 7 10 −3 8 2–1 0–1 2–1
4  Lithuania (Q) 6 0 1 5 2 14 −12 1 Qualification for relegation play-outs 0–6 0–2 1–1
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group C2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification Greece Kosovo Northern Ireland Cyprus
1  Greece (P) 6 5 0 1 10 2 +8 15 Promotion to League B 2–0 3–1 3–0
2  Kosovo 6 3 0 3 11 8 +3 9 0–1 3–2 5–1
3  Northern Ireland 6 1 2 3 7 10 −3 5[a] 0–1 2–1 2–2
4  Cyprus (Q) 6 1 2 3 4 12 −8 5[a] Qualification for relegation play-outs 1–0 0–2 0–0
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

Group C3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification Kazakhstan Azerbaijan Slovakia Belarus
1  Kazakhstan (P) 6 4 1 1 8 6 +2 13 Promotion to League B 2–0 2–1 2–1
2  Azerbaijan 6 3 1 2 7 4 +3 10 3–0 0–1 2–0
3  Slovakia 6 2 1 3 5 6 −1 7 0–1 1–2 1–1
4  Belarus (Q) 6 0 3 3 3 7 −4 3 Qualification for relegation play-outs 1–1 0–0 0–1
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group C4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification Georgia (country) Bulgaria North Macedonia Gibraltar
1  Georgia (P) 6 5 1 0 16 3 +13 16 Promotion to League B 0–0 2–0 4–0
2  Bulgaria 6 2 3 1 10 8 +2 9 2–5 1–1 5–1
3  North Macedonia 6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7 0–3 0–1 4–0
4  Gibraltar (Q) 6 0 1 5 3 18 −15 1 Qualification for relegation play-outs 1–2 1–1 0–2
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Relegation play-outs

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Gibraltar   Cyprus 21–23 Mar '24 24–26 Mar '24
Lithuania   Belarus 21–23 Mar '24 24–26 Mar '24

Top goalscorers

There were 127 goals scored in 48 matches, for an average of 2.65 goals per match.

Rank Player Goals
League C top goalscorers
1 Georgia (country) Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 5
Kosovo Vedat Muriqi
3 Luxembourg Gerson Rodrigues 4
Turkey Serdar Dursun
5 Bulgaria Kiril Despodov 3
Greece Anastasios Bakasetas
Kazakhstan Abat Aymbetov
Luxembourg Danel Sinani
9 14 players 2

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2022–23 UEFA Nations League C

2022–23 UEFA Nations League C

The 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C is the third division of the 2022–23 edition of the UEFA Nations League, the third season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA.

Turkey national football team

Turkey national football team

The Türkiye national football team represents Türkiye in men's international football matches. The team is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey, which was founded in 1923 and has been a member of FIFA since 1923 and UEFA since 1962. It has been recognized as Türkiye by the FIFA and UEFA since 2022.

Luxembourg national football team

Luxembourg national football team

The Luxembourg national football team is the national football team of Luxembourg, and is controlled by the Luxembourg Football Federation. The team plays most of its home matches at the Stade de Luxembourg in Luxembourg City.

Faroe Islands national football team

Faroe Islands national football team

The Faroe Islands national football team represents the Faroe Islands in association football and is governed by the Faroe Islands Football Association (FSF). The FSF became a member of FIFA in 1988 and UEFA in 1990 and represents the fourth-smallest UEFA country by population.

Lithuania national football team

Lithuania national football team

The Lithuania national football team represents Lithuania in international football and is controlled by the Lithuanian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Lithuania. They played their first match in 1923. In 1940, Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union; the country regained its independence in 1990 and played their first match thereafter against Georgia on 27 May of that year.

League D

Group D1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion Latvia Moldova Andorra Liechtenstein
1  Latvia (P) 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13[a] Promotion to League C 1–2 3–0 1–0
2  Moldova 6 4 1 1 10 6 +4 13[a] 2–4 2–1 2–0
3  Andorra 6 2 2 2 6 7 −1 8 1–1 0–0 2–1
4  Liechtenstein 6 0 0 6 1 11 −10 0 0–2 0–2 0–2
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Latvia +1, Moldova −1.

Group D2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion Estonia Malta San Marino
1  Estonia (P) 4 4 0 0 10 2 +8 12 Promotion to League C 2–1 2–0
2  Malta 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 6 1–2 1–0
3  San Marino 4 0 0 4 0 9 −9 0 0–4 0–2
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted

Top goalscorers

There were 44 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 2.44 goals per match.

Rank Player Goals
League D top goalscorers
1 Latvia Vladislavs Gutkovskis 5
2 Estonia Henri Anier 4
Latvia Jānis Ikaunieks
Moldova Ion Nicolaescu
5 Andorra Albert Rosas 2
Estonia Rauno Sappinen
Latvia Roberts Uldriķis
Moldova Victor Stînă
9 18 players 1

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2022–23 UEFA Nations League D

2022–23 UEFA Nations League D

The 2022–23 UEFA Nations League D was the fourth and lowest division of the 2022–23 edition of the UEFA Nations League, the third season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA.

Latvia national football team

Latvia national football team

The Latvia national football team represents Latvia in international football and is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia. They have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, however, they have qualified for the European Championship in 2004 under head coach Aleksandrs Starkovs.

Moldova national football team

Moldova national football team

The Moldova national football team represents Moldova in international football and is controlled by the Moldovan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Moldova. Moldova's home ground is Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău and their head coach is Serghei Cleșcenco. Shortly before the break-up of the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Georgia on 2 July 1991.

Andorra national football team

Andorra national football team

The Andorra national football team represents Andorra in association football and is controlled by the Andorran Football Federation, the governing body for football in Andorra. The team has enjoyed very little success due to the Principality's tiny population, the fifth smallest of any UEFA country.

Liechtenstein national football team

Liechtenstein national football team

The Liechtenstein national football team is the national football team of the Principality of Liechtenstein and is controlled by the Liechtenstein Football Association. The organisation is known as the Liechtensteiner Fussballverband in German. The team's first match was an unofficial match against Malta in Seoul, a 1–1 draw in 1981. Their first official match came two years later, a 0–1 defeat from Switzerland. Liechtenstein's largest win, a 4–0 win over Luxembourg in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier on 13 October 2004, was both its first ever away win and its first win in any FIFA World Cup qualifier. Conversely, Liechtenstein is the only country that lost an official match against San Marino, albeit in a friendly match. Liechtenstein suffered its biggest ever loss in 1996, during qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, losing 1–11 to Macedonia, the result also being Macedonia's largest ever win to date. The team's head coach is currently Rene Pauritsch, who has taken the role as caretaker following the departure of Martin Stocklasa to FC Vaduz.

Overall ranking

The results of each team are used to calculate the overall ranking of the competition,[2][21] which were used for seeding in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying group stage draw.[7]

League A League B
Rnk Team Pld Pts
TBD  Netherlands 6 16
TBD  Croatia 6 13
TBD  Spain 6 11
TBD  Italy 6 11
5  Denmark 6 12
6  Portugal 6 10
7  Belgium 6 10
8  Hungary 6 10
9  Switzerland 6 9
10  Germany 6 7
11  Poland 6 7
12  France 6 5
13  Austria 6 4
14  Czech Republic 6 4
15  England 6 3
16  Wales 6 1
Source: UEFA
Rnk Team Pld Pts
17  Israel 4 8
18  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 8
19  Serbia 4 7
20  Scotland 4 7
21  Finland 4 7
22  Ukraine 4 5
23  Iceland 4 4
24  Norway 4 4
25  Slovenia 4 5
26  Republic of Ireland 4 4
27  Albania 4 2
28  Montenegro 4 1
29  Romania 6 7
30  Sweden 6 4
31  Armenia 6 3
32  Russia 0 0
Source: UEFA
League C League D
Rnk Team Pld Pts
33  Georgia 6 16
34  Greece 6 15
35  Turkey 6 13
36  Kazakhstan 6 13
37  Luxembourg 6 11
38  Azerbaijan 6 10
39  Kosovo 6 9
40  Bulgaria 6 9
41  Faroe Islands 6 8
42  North Macedonia 6 7
43  Slovakia 6 7
44  Northern Ireland 6 5
45  Cyprus 6 5
46  Belarus 6 3
47  Lithuania 6 1
48  Gibraltar 6 1
Source: UEFA
Rnk Team Pld Pts
49  Estonia 4 12
50  Latvia 4 7
51  Moldova 4 7
52  Malta 4 6
53  Andorra 4 2
54  San Marino 4 0
55  Liechtenstein 6 0
Source: UEFA

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Netherlands national football team

Netherlands national football team

The Netherlands national football team has represented the Netherlands in international men's football matches since 1905. The men's national team is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), the governing body for football in the Netherlands, which is a part of UEFA, under the jurisdiction of FIFA. They were sometimes regarded as the greatest national team of the respective generations. Most of the Netherlands home matches are played at the Johan Cruyff Arena, De Kuip, Philips Stadion and De Grolsch Veste.

Croatia national football team

Croatia national football team

The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football matches. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS), the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colors reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Vatreni ('Blazers') and Kockasti.

Italy national football team

Italy national football team

The Italy national football team has represented Italy in international football since its first match in 1910. The national team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the governing body for football in Italy, which is a co-founder and member of UEFA. Italy's home matches are played at various stadiums throughout Italy, and its primary training ground and technical headquarters, Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano, is located in Florence. Italy are the reigning European champions, having won UEFA Euro 2020.

Denmark national football team

Denmark national football team

The Denmark men’s national football team represents Denmark and Greenland in men's international football competitions. It is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU), the governing body for the football clubs which are organised under DBU. Denmark's home stadium is Parken Stadium in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen; their head coach is Kasper Hjulmand.

Belgium national football team

Belgium national football team

The Belgium national football team officially represents Belgium in men's international football since their maiden match in 1904. The squad is under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and is governed in Europe by UEFA—both of which were co-founded by the Belgian team's supervising body, the Royal Belgian Football Association. Periods of regular Belgian representation at the highest international level, from 1920 to 1938, from 1982 to 2002 and again from 2014 onwards, have alternated with mostly unsuccessful qualification rounds. Most of Belgium's home matches are played at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.

Hungary national football team

Hungary national football team

The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in men's international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. The team has made 9 appearances in the FIFA World Cup and 4 appearances in the European Championship, and plays its home matches at the Puskás Aréna, which opened in November 2019.

Germany national football team

Germany national football team

The Germany national football team represents Germany in men's international football and played its first match in 1908. The team is governed by the German Football Association, founded in 1900. Between 1949 and 1990, separate German national teams were recognised by FIFA due to Allied occupation and division: the DFB's team representing the Federal Republic of Germany, the Saarland team representing the Saar Protectorate (1950–1956) and the East Germany team representing the German Democratic Republic (1952–1990). The latter two were absorbed along with their records; the present team represents the reunified Federal Republic. The official name and code "Germany FR (FRG)" was shortened to "Germany (GER)" following reunification in 1990.

France national football team

France national football team

The France national football team represents France in men's international football matches. It is governed by the French Football Federation, the governing body for football in France. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colors and imagery reference two national symbols: the French red-white-blue tricolour and Gallic rooster. The team is colloquially known as Les Bleus. They play home matches at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis and train at INF Clairefontaine in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines.

Austria national football team

Austria national football team

The Austria national football team represents Austria in men's international football competition and it is controlled by the Austrian Football Association.

Czech Republic national football team

Czech Republic national football team

The Czech Republic national football team, recognised by FIFA as Czechia, represents the Czech Republic in international football. The team is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR). Historically, the team participated in FIFA and UEFA competitions as Bohemia and Czechoslovakia.

England national football team

England national football team

The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affiliated with UEFA and comes under the global jurisdiction of world football's governing body FIFA. England competes in the three major international tournament contested by European nations: the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA European Championship, and the UEFA Nations League.

Israel national football team

Israel national football team

The Israel national football team represents Israel in international football, and is governed by the Israel Football Association (IFA).

Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs

Teams who fail in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying group stage can still qualify for the final tournament via the play-offs. Leagues A, B and C in the UEFA Nations League are allocated one of the three remaining UEFA Euro 2024 places. Four teams from each of these leagues who have not already qualified for the European Championship finals will compete in the play-offs of their league, which will be played in March 2024. The play-off berths are first allocated to each group winner, and if any of the group winners have already qualified for the European Championship finals, then to the next-best ranked team of the league.[7]

The team selection process, using a set of criteria, will determine the twelve teams that will compete in the play-offs based on the Nations League overall rankings.[22]

League A
Rank Team
TBD GW  Netherlands (X)
TBD GW  Croatia (X)
TBD GW  Spain (X)
TBD GW  Italy (X)
5  Denmark
6  Portugal
7  Belgium
8  Hungary
9  Switzerland
10  Germany (H)
11  Poland
12  France
13  Austria
14  Czech Republic
15  England
16  Wales
League B
Rank Team
17 GW  Israel (X)
18 GW  Bosnia and Herzegovina (X)
19 GW  Serbia (X)
20 GW  Scotland (X)
21  Finland
22  Ukraine
23  Iceland
24  Norway
25  Slovenia
26  Republic of Ireland
27  Albania
28  Montenegro
29  Romania
30  Sweden
31  Armenia
32  Russia (B)
League C
Rank Team
33 GW  Georgia (X)
34 GW  Greece (X)
35 GW  Turkey (X)
36 GW  Kazakhstan (X)
37  Luxembourg
38  Azerbaijan
39  Kosovo
40  Bulgaria
41  Faroe Islands
42  North Macedonia
43  Slovakia
44  Northern Ireland
45  Cyprus
46  Belarus
47  Lithuania
48  Gibraltar
League D
Rank Team
49 BD  Estonia
50  Latvia
51  Moldova
52  Malta
53  Andorra
54  San Marino
55  Liechtenstein

Key

  • GW Group winner from Nations League A, B or C
  • BD Best group winner from Nations League D
  •  (X)  Team is assured at least a play-off spot based on Nations League ranking, but may still qualify directly
  •  (H)  UEFA Euro 2024 host, qualified automatically
  •  (B)  Banned from qualifying competition

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2022–23 UEFA Nations League A

The 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A is the top division of the 2022–23 edition of the UEFA Nations League, the third season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA. League A will culminate with the Nations League Finals in June 2023 to determine the champions of the competition.

Netherlands national football team

Netherlands national football team

The Netherlands national football team has represented the Netherlands in international men's football matches since 1905. The men's national team is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), the governing body for football in the Netherlands, which is a part of UEFA, under the jurisdiction of FIFA. They were sometimes regarded as the greatest national team of the respective generations. Most of the Netherlands home matches are played at the Johan Cruyff Arena, De Kuip, Philips Stadion and De Grolsch Veste.

Croatia national football team

Croatia national football team

The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football matches. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS), the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colors reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Vatreni ('Blazers') and Kockasti.

Italy national football team

Italy national football team

The Italy national football team has represented Italy in international football since its first match in 1910. The national team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the governing body for football in Italy, which is a co-founder and member of UEFA. Italy's home matches are played at various stadiums throughout Italy, and its primary training ground and technical headquarters, Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano, is located in Florence. Italy are the reigning European champions, having won UEFA Euro 2020.

Denmark national football team

Denmark national football team

The Denmark men’s national football team represents Denmark and Greenland in men's international football competitions. It is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU), the governing body for the football clubs which are organised under DBU. Denmark's home stadium is Parken Stadium in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen; their head coach is Kasper Hjulmand.

Belgium national football team

Belgium national football team

The Belgium national football team officially represents Belgium in men's international football since their maiden match in 1904. The squad is under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and is governed in Europe by UEFA—both of which were co-founded by the Belgian team's supervising body, the Royal Belgian Football Association. Periods of regular Belgian representation at the highest international level, from 1920 to 1938, from 1982 to 2002 and again from 2014 onwards, have alternated with mostly unsuccessful qualification rounds. Most of Belgium's home matches are played at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.

Hungary national football team

Hungary national football team

The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in men's international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. The team has made 9 appearances in the FIFA World Cup and 4 appearances in the European Championship, and plays its home matches at the Puskás Aréna, which opened in November 2019.

Germany national football team

Germany national football team

The Germany national football team represents Germany in men's international football and played its first match in 1908. The team is governed by the German Football Association, founded in 1900. Between 1949 and 1990, separate German national teams were recognised by FIFA due to Allied occupation and division: the DFB's team representing the Federal Republic of Germany, the Saarland team representing the Saar Protectorate (1950–1956) and the East Germany team representing the German Democratic Republic (1952–1990). The latter two were absorbed along with their records; the present team represents the reunified Federal Republic. The official name and code "Germany FR (FRG)" was shortened to "Germany (GER)" following reunification in 1990.

France national football team

France national football team

The France national football team represents France in men's international football matches. It is governed by the French Football Federation, the governing body for football in France. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colors and imagery reference two national symbols: the French red-white-blue tricolour and Gallic rooster. The team is colloquially known as Les Bleus. They play home matches at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis and train at INF Clairefontaine in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines.

Austria national football team

Austria national football team

The Austria national football team represents Austria in men's international football competition and it is controlled by the Austrian Football Association.

Czech Republic national football team

Czech Republic national football team

The Czech Republic national football team, recognised by FIFA as Czechia, represents the Czech Republic in international football. The team is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR). Historically, the team participated in FIFA and UEFA competitions as Bohemia and Czechoslovakia.

England national football team

England national football team

The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affiliated with UEFA and comes under the global jurisdiction of world football's governing body FIFA. England competes in the three major international tournament contested by European nations: the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA European Championship, and the UEFA Nations League.

Source: "2022–23 UEFA Nations League", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 4th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022–23_UEFA_Nations_League.

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Notes
  1. ^ League B is composed of different sized groups as Russia, drawn into Group B2, were disqualified from the competition.
  2. ^ Following the postponement of Path A of UEFA qualifying for the World Cup, UEFA reversed the Group B1 fixtures for matchdays 1 and 2. As part of the change, one fixture (Scotland v Ukraine) corresponding to Group B1's new matchday 1 was moved to 21 September 2022.[8]
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  9. ^ "2022/23 Nations League: all the fixtures". UEFA.com. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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