What is the UEFA Nations League? How to watch the Nations League
The 2024-25 UEFA Nations League kicks off on Thursday.
This biennial event features European nations competing in four different soccer leagues, with League A representing the top tier of the competition.
What is the schedule for this year’s tournament? How do the leagues work? Read on for all the important information about the UEFA Nations League.
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How is the UEFA Nations League structured?
The Nations League is divided into four separate leagues, with promotion and relegation between leagues. The group winners in Leagues B, C and D earn promotion to the next league while the last place team from each group in League A and B are relegated. In League C, the two worst-ranked teams overall are sent down to League D.
There are also relegation playoffs between the third-place teams in League A and the runners-up in League B, the third-place teams in League B and the runners-up in League C and the best-ranked fourth-place teams in League C against the runner-up in League D.
For the 2024-25 tournament, the following teams are in League A. In order of their initial ranking, they are:
- Spain
- Croatia
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Denmark
- Portugal
- Belgium
- Hungary
- Switzerland
- Germany
- Poland
- France
- Israel
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Serbia
- Scotland
Last Nations League, Israel, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Scotland all won their way into League A. Austria, the Czech Republic, England and Wales were all relegated.
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When does each round of the UEFA Nations League take place?
The group phase takes place between Sept. 5 and Nov. 19, 2024.
Following that, the League A quarterfinals and the League A/B and B/C playoffs take place from March 20-23, 2025.
The Nations League Finals take place from June 4-8, 2025.
The League C/D playoffs happen March 26-31, 2026.
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UEFA Nations League TV schedule
Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024
| Azerbaijan vs Sweden | FOX Sports 2 | 2024-09-05 | 11:50 AM |
| Belarus vs Bulgaria | fubo Sports Network 2 | 2024-09-05 | 2:30 PM |
| Serbia vs Spain | FOX Sports 2 | 2024-09-05 | 2:30 PM |
| Scotland vs Poland | FOX Soccer Plus | 2024-09-05 | 2:30 PM |
| Denmark vs Switzerland | fubo Sports Network | 2024-09-05 | 2:32 PM |