Posted January 24, 20187 yr http://www.insideworldfootball.com/app/uploads/2017/09/uefa-nations-league-logo-700x513.jpg Draw 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.
January 24, 20187 yr 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.
January 24, 20187 yr 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??
January 24, 20187 yr Author 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
January 25, 20187 yr 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.
February 4, 20187 yr Author How do you feel about the UEFA Nations League? Do you think it will help make things more interesting.
August 24, 20186 yr 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. Edited September 4, 20186 yr by DJHazey
September 6, 20186 yr 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:
September 6, 20186 yr 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: 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.
September 9, 20186 yr 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!
September 10, 20186 yr 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.
October 5, 20186 yr Author 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)
October 11, 20186 yr Author Danny Rose and Alex McCarthy have withdrawn from the England squad for this week's Nations League matches with minor injuries.
October 12, 20186 yr Looking forward to going to the Ireland Denmark game tomorrow evening in Dublin!
October 15, 20186 yr 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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