Lencarl Posted September 6, 2018 Report Posted September 6, 2018 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 Quote
rocket_scientist Posted September 8, 2018 Report Posted September 8, 2018 The timing of getting back to my Geneva hotel could not have been better. They're showing Engerlund Espana and in the time it took to get here - we saw kick off in a bar - there's been three goals Quote
rocket_scientist Posted September 8, 2018 Report Posted September 8, 2018 Hilariously inept refereeing after hideously inept goalkeeping from De Gea in the 96th minute keeps it at 1-2. Quote
tom_widdows Posted November 18, 2018 Report Posted November 18, 2018 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 Quote
donsdaft Posted November 18, 2018 Report Posted November 18, 2018 That makes it all much clearer Quote
tom_widdows Posted November 20, 2018 Report Posted November 20, 2018 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 Quote
Kowalski Posted November 20, 2018 Report Posted November 20, 2018 Somebody said we’re playing Finland in playoffs? Quote
tom_widdows Posted November 20, 2018 Report Posted November 20, 2018 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 Quote
Kowalski Posted November 20, 2018 Report Posted November 20, 2018 BBC saying “The win sets up a potential play-off at Hampden against Finland in March 2020 - with a possible final against Norway or Serbia.” Presumably in lieu of what you’ve said above Tom. Quote
tom_widdows Posted November 20, 2018 Report Posted November 20, 2018 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 ------------------------------------------------------- Pot 2 11. Germany 12. Iceland 13. Bosnia & Herzegovina 14. Ukraine 15. Denmark 16. Sweden 17. Russia 18. Austria 19. Wales 20. Czech Republic ------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------ Pot 4 31. Hungary 32. Romania 33. Greece 34. Albania 35. Montenegro 36. Cyprus 37. Estonia 38. Slovenia 39. Lithuania 40. Georgia ----------------------------------------------------- Pot 5 41. Macedonia 42. Kosovo 43. Belarus 44. Luxembourg 45. Armenia 46. Azerbaijan 47. Kazakhstan 48. Moldova 49. Gibraltar 50. Faroe Islands ----------------------------------------------------- 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 Quote
tom_widdows Posted December 2, 2018 Report Posted December 2, 2018 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 Quote
Jute Posted December 2, 2018 Report Posted December 2, 2018 Scotland fixtures. https://twitter.com/ScotlandNT/status/1069323923538542592/photo/1 Quote
tom_widdows Posted December 2, 2018 Report Posted December 2, 2018 Wonder if they will still insist on all games being played at Hampden? Quote
Tyrant Posted December 4, 2018 Report Posted December 4, 2018 Nae like England to get an easy ride. Quote
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