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Mack.
post Jan 24 2018, 11:53 AM
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League A

Group 1: Netherlands, France, Germany
Group 2: Iceland, Switzerland, Belgium
Group 3: Poland, Italy, Portugal
Group 4: Croatia, England, Spain

League B

Group 1: Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovakia
Group 2: Turkey, Sweden, Russia
Group 3: Northern Ireland, Bosnia & Herzogovina, Austria
Group 4: Denmark, Republic of Ireland, Wales

League C
Group 1: Israel, Albania, Scotland
Group 2: Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary
Group 3: Cyprus, Bulgaria, Norway, Slovenia
Group 4: Lithuania, Montenegro, Serbia, Romania

League D
Group 1: Andorra, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Georgia
Group 2: San Marino, Moldova, Luxembourg, Belarus
Group 3: Kosovo, Malta, Faroe Islands, Azerbaijan
Group 4: Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, Armenia, Macedonia

Fixtures:

Matchday 1: 6–8 September 2018
Matchday 2: 9–11 September 2018
Matchday 3: 11–13 October 2018
Matchday 4: 14–16 October 2018
Matchday 5: 15–17 November 2018
Matchday 6: 18–20 November 2018
Nations League Finals draw: early December 2018
Nations League Finals: 5–9 June 2019


What do you make of this concept? A good idea or a waste of time?

Live England matches for this are on Sky Sports.
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post Jan 24 2018, 02:09 PM
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It's certainly better than having the tired format of Liechtenstein vs. Portugal or Andorra vs. Germany etc. This gives nations a chance to play more games against teams on their level which will help them develop and get confidence by not being blown out 8-0 every match.

I love that Iceland is now considered a Top 12 European side.


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post Jan 24 2018, 09:44 PM
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Looking forward to the ties in dublin this autumn especially to see Coleman vs Wales!

Anyone know if the tv coverage has been decided for the other games?

What do the groups within the leagues mean - so if Ireland get promoted do they go up into group above or relegated to group A or the League below??
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post Jan 24 2018, 11:10 PM
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England v Spain - Saturday 8 September 7.45pm

Croatia v England - Friday 12 October 7.45pm (local time)
Spain v England - Monday 15 October 7.45pm (local time)

England v Croatia - Sunday 18 November 2pm

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post Jan 25 2018, 03:57 PM
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QUOTE(Steve201 @ Jan 24 2018, 09:44 PM) *
Looking forward to the ties in dublin this autumn especially to see Coleman vs Wales!

Anyone know if the tv coverage has been decided for the other games?

What do the groups within the leagues mean - so if Ireland get promoted do they go up into group above or relegated to group A or the League below??

If Ireland win their group, they are promoted to League A. The groups within the revise leagues will be decided by a new draw, so they could go into any of the four groups.

My biggest reservation is that fact that one team from each league will qualify for the Euros. With the current format of the Euros, four third-placed teams in the group stage go through to the knock-out stage. If results against the fourth-placed team count towards this, the teams in the same group as the "minnows" will have a potential advantage.
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post Feb 4 2018, 05:02 PM
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How do you feel about the UEFA Nations League? Do you think it will help make things more interesting.
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post Aug 24 2018, 01:53 PM
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League A Matches - Autumn 2018

6/9 - Munich - Germany vs. France
9/9 - Saint-Denis - France vs. Netherlands
13/10 - Amsterdam - Netherlands vs. Germany
16/10 - Saint-Denis - France vs. Germany
16/11- Rotterdam - Netherlands vs. France
19/11 - Gelsenkirchen - Germany vs. Netherlands

8/9 - St. Gallen - Switzerland vs. Iceland
11/9 - Reykjavik - Iceland vs. Belgium
12/10 - Brussels - Belgium vs. Switzerland
15/10 - Reykjavik - Iceland vs. Switzerland
15/11 - Brussels - Belgium vs. Iceland
18/11 - Lucerne - Switzerland vs. Belgium

7/9 - Bologna - Italy vs. Poland
10/9 - Lisbon - Portugal vs. Italy
11/10 - Chorzow - Poland vs. Portugal
14/10 - Chorzow - Poland vs. Italy
17/11 - Milan - Italy vs. Portugal
20/11 - Guimaraes - Portugal vs. Poland

8/9 - London - England vs. Spain
11/9 - Elche - Spain vs. Croatia
12/10 - Rijeka - Croatia vs. England
15/10 - Seville - Spain vs. England
15/11 - Zagreb - Croatia vs. Spain
18/11 - London - England vs. Croatia

The winners of each group make it to the semifinals to be played June 2019.

Hope you don’t mind, but I’ve changed the dates to the more familiar European format - Suedehead.


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post Sep 4 2018, 11:57 AM
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Anyone going to be watching any of the matches once this kicks off?

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post Sep 4 2018, 04:10 PM
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If they televise them for American audiences, I'll be watching for sure.
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post Sep 6 2018, 09:16 PM
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Christ, that was a disaster!!
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post Sep 6 2018, 10:32 PM
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What do you guys make of this tournament? I'm feel quite confused about this but it seems like it's going to have more purpose than the dull friendlies that we used to get. It's like an international version of the Champions League the way the matches are formatted but how it leads into qualification for Euro 2020 is what really confuses me and the fact that there's a trophy at stake but the route doesn't point towards a clear winner unless I'm missing something? unsure.gif
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post Sep 6 2018, 11:36 PM
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QUOTE(Houdini @ Sep 6 2018, 11:32 PM) *
What do you guys make of this tournament? I'm feel quite confused about this but it seems like it's going to have more purpose than the dull friendlies that we used to get. It's like an international version of the Champions League the way the matches are formatted but how it leads into qualification for Euro 2020 is what really confuses me and the fact that there's a trophy at stake but the route doesn't point towards a clear winner unless I'm missing something? unsure.gif


I think it's a good concept but it's unbelievably over complicated. I think more is at stake for the smaller nations as someone from League D is going to make Euro 2020.
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post Sep 9 2018, 11:44 AM
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Once the relegation from divisions kicks in countries will realise it's important and take it seriously. Especially if a traditionally big nation falls into the division below as they will want to play this big nations(albeit Iceland look like dropping after their disasterous result yday vs the Swiss)!

That Spain England game was a lot better than a friendly for me and it's better for people to go to Wembley to watch England play competitive games vs big nations each year than qualifying groups when some games are against mid ranking teams they easily beat!
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post Sep 10 2018, 03:25 PM
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The only way the minnows are going to really improve is playing in competitive games, not playing against top teams with considerable more talent that end up not taking the match as seriously when they're up 8-0. They gain more confidence playing well against teams on level playing field. It's good to see the League C and League D action.
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post Oct 5 2018, 09:01 AM
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England Squad for the games with Spain & Croatia

Goalkeepers

Marcus Bettinelli (Fulham), Jack Butland (Stoke City), Alex McCarthy (Southampton), Jordan Pickford (Everton)

Defenders

Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Harry Maguire (Leicester City), Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), James Tarkowski (Burnley), Kieran Trippier (Tottenham Hotspur), Kyle Walker (Manchester City)

Midfielders

Ross Barkley (Chelsea), Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford), Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Mason Mount (on loan at Derby County from Chelsea), Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur)

Forwards

Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), James Maddison (Leicester City), Marcus Rashford, (Manchester United), Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Danny Welbeck (Arsenal)
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post Oct 11 2018, 09:32 AM
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Danny Rose and Alex McCarthy have withdrawn from the England squad for this week's Nations League matches with minor injuries.
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post Oct 12 2018, 09:28 PM
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Looking forward to going to the Ireland Denmark game tomorrow evening in Dublin!
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post Oct 15 2018, 08:49 PM
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What a match.

If the ref hadn't ruled out that Welbeck goal in the first match we would be dominating this group.
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post Oct 15 2018, 08:59 PM
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That has to be the most impressive result since 5-1 against Germany in 2001.
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post Oct 15 2018, 09:52 PM
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My only opinion on the game is Pickford is bloody terrible.
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