How things stand for the 55 UEFA Nations League teams ahead of November’s deciders
NYON: The UEFA Nations League involves promotion and relegation as well as the chance to reach the UEFA EURO 2020 play-offs and, from League A, June’s knockout finals. Here we keep track of the situation for all 55 hopefuls, with updates to follow after every batch of fixtures.
Promoted: Georgia (D→C), Ukraine (B→A)
Relegated: Iceland (A→B), Poland (A→B)
Team-by-team state of play
Albania: C1 – position to be confirmed
To play: 17/11 v Scotland (h)
▪ Will be relegated if they fail to beat Scotland.
Andorra: D1 – out of contention
To play: 15/11 v Georgia (h), 19/11 v Latvia (h)
▪ Cannot be promoted.
Armenia: D4 – position to be confirmed
Still to play: 16/11 v Gibraltar (a), 19/11 v Liechtenstein (a)
Austria: B3 – position to be confirmed
To play: 15/11 v Bosnia and Herzegovina (h), 18/11 v Northern Ireland (h)
▪ Austria will be promoted if they win both their games in November provided they have a superior head to head record against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Azerbaijan: D3 – position to be confirmed
Still to play: 17/11 v Faroe Islands (h), 20/11 v Kosovo (a)
▪ Will be promoted with two wins in November.
Belarus: D2 – position to be confirmed
To play: 15/11 v Luxembourg (a), 18/11 v San Marino (a)
Belgium: A2 – position to be confirmed
To play: 15/11 v Iceland (h), 18/11 v Switzerland (a)
▪ Belgium will reach the finals with a win against Switzerland on 18 November; a draw would be enough if Belgium avoid defeat against Iceland on 15 November.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: B3 – position to be confirmed
To play: 15/11 v Austria (a)
▪ Bosnia and Herzegovina need a point against Austria to guarantee promotion.
Bulgaria: C3 – position to be confirmed
To play: 16/11 v Cyprus (a), 19/11 v Slovenia (h)
Croatia: A4 – position to be confirmed
To play: 15/11 v Spain (h), 18/11 v England (a)
▪ Croatia will seal a place as finalists if they win both November games.
Cyprus: C3 – position to be confirmed
To play: 16/11 v Bulgaria (h), 19/11 v Norway (h)
▪ A win in either game would ensure they are not relegated, two victories would give them a chance of promotion if neither Norway nor Bulgaria beat Slovenia.
Czech Republic: B1 – position to be confirmed
To play: 19/11 v Slovakia (h)
▪ Cannot be promoted but a draw with Slovakia would ensure they are not relegated.
Denmark: B4 – position to be confirmed
To play: 16/11 v Wales (a), 19/11 v Republic of Ireland (h)
▪ Will be promoted with a win in Wales, or if they draw then beat Ireland.
England: A4 – position to be confirmed
To play: 18/11 v Croatia (h)
▪ England will seal a place as finalists if Spain fail to beat Croatia and England then win their final game.
Estonia: C2 – position to be confirmed
To play: 15/11 v Hungary (a), 18/11 v Greece (a)
▪ Estonia cannot be promoted; will be relegated if they lose to Hungary.
Faroe Islands: D3 – position to be confirmed
To play: 17/11 v Azerbaijan (a), 20/11 v Malta (a)
Finland: C2 – position to be confirmed
To play: 15/11 v Greece (a), 18/11 v Hungary (a)
▪ Will be promoted with a point from either of their November games.
France: A1 – position to be confirmed
To play: 16/11 v Netherlands (a)
▪ Will reach the finals with a draw in Rotterdam.
FYR Macedonia: D4 – position to be confirmed
To play: 16/11 v Liechtenstein (a), 19/11 v Gibraltar (h)
▪ Will be promoted if they secure at least four points in November.
Georgia: D1 – promoted
To play: 15/11 v Andorra (a), 19/11 v Kazakhstan (h)
▪ Their 3-0 win in Latvia on 16 October sealed promotion.
Germany: A1 – position to be confirmed
To play: 19/11 v Netherlands (h)
▪ Will be relegated if they do not win, and will be down three days earlier if the Netherlands beat France.
Gibraltar: D4 – position to be confirmed
To play: 16/11 v Armenia (h), 19/11 v FYR Macedonia (a)
Greece: C2 – position to be confirmed
To play: 15/11 v Finland (h), 18/11 v Estonia (h)
Hungary: C2 – position to be confirmed
To play: 15/11 v Estonia (h), 18/11 v Finland (h)
▪ Cannot be promoted.
Iceland: A2 – relegated
To play: 15/11 v Belgium (a)
▪ The 2-1 home loss to Switzerland on 15 October confirmed their relegation.
Israel: C1 – position to be confirmed
To play: 20/11 v Scotland (a)
▪ Will be promoted with a point in Scotland.
Italy: A3 – position to be confirmed
To play: 17/11 v Portugal (h)
▪ Have a chance to reach the finals if they beat Portugal and the European champions do not defeat Poland three days later.
Kazakhstan: D1 – out of contention
To play: 15/11 v Latvia (h), 19/11 v Georgia (a)
▪ Cannot be promoted.
Kosovo: D3 – position to be confirmed
To play: 17/11 v Malta (a), 20/11 v Azerbaijan (h)
▪ Will be promoted if they win in Malta and Azerbaijan do not beat the Faroe Islands.
Latvia: D1 – out of contention
To play: 15/11 v Kazakhstan (a), 19/11 v Andorra (a)
▪ Cannot be promoted.
Liechtenstein: D4 – position to be confirmed
To play: 16/11 v FYR Macedonia (h), 19/11 v Armenia (h)
Lithuania: C4 – position to be confirmed
To play: 17/11 v Romania (a), 20/11 v Serbia (a)
▪ Must win both games and hope Romania lose in Montenegro on 20 November to have a chance of avoiding relegation. Cannot be promoted.
Luxembourg: D2 – position to be confirmed
To play: 15/11 v Belarus (h), 18/11 v Moldova (a)
▪ Luxembourg will be promoted with victory over Belarus.
Malta: D3 – out of contention
To play: 17/11 v Kosovo (h), 20/11 v Faroe Islands (h)
▪ Cannot be promoted.
Moldova: D2 – position to be confirmed
To play: 15/11 v San Marino (a), 18/11 v Luxembourg (h)
Montenegro: C4 – position to be confirmed
To play: 17/11 v Serbia (a), 20/11 v Romania (h)
▪ Will be promoted if they win both November matches.
Netherlands: A1 – position to be confirmed
To play: 16/11 v France (h), 19/11 v Germany (a)
▪ Will ensure a finals place with two November wins.
Northern Ireland: B3 – position to be confirmed
To play: 18/11 v Austria (h)
▪ Cannot be promoted.
Norway: C3 – position to be confirmed
To play: 16/11 v Slovenia (a), 19/11 v Cyprus (a)
Poland: A3 – relegated
To play: 20/11 v Portugal (a)
▪ The 1-0 home loss to Italy on 14 October confirmed their relegation.
Portugal: A3 – position to be confirmed
To play: 17/11 v Italy (a), 20/11 v Poland (h)
▪ Will reach the finals with a draw in Italy.
Republic of Ireland: B4 – position to be confirmed
To play: 19/11 v Denmark (a)
▪ Cannot be promoted; will be relegated unless Denmark lose to Wales, then Ireland win in Aarhus.
Romania: C4 – position to be confirmed
To play: 17/11 v Lithuania (h), 20/11 v Montenegro (a)
Russia: B2 – position to be confirmed
To play: 20/11 v Sweden (a)
▪ Will be promoted with a point in Solna, and could go up three days earlier if Sweden do not beat Turkey.
San Marino: D2 – position to be confirmed
To play: 15/11 v Moldova (h), 18/11 v Belarus (h)
▪ Cannot be promoted.
Scotland: C1 – position to be confirmed
To play: 17/11 v Albania (a), 20/11 v Israel (h)
▪ Will be promoted with two wins in November.
Serbia: C4 – position to be confirmed
To play: 17/11 v Montenegro (h), 20/11 v Lithuania (h)
▪ Serbia will be promoted on 17 November if they win and Romania lose to Lithuania.
Slovakia: B1 – position to be confirmed
To play: 16/11 v Ukraine (h), 19/11 v Czech Republic (a)
▪ Will be relegated if they do not win either November game.
Slovenia: C3 – position to be confirmed
To play: 16/11 v Norway (h), 19/11 v Bulgaria (a)
▪ Cannot be promoted; will be relegated unless they pick up at least four points in November in the hope of overtaking Cyprus (who have a superior head-to-head).
Spain: A4 – position to be confirmed
To play: 15/11 v Croatia (a)
▪ Spain will seal a place as finalists with victory over Croatia.
Sweden: B2 – position to be confirmed
To play: 17/11 v Turkey (a), 20/11 v Russia (h)
▪ Will be promoted with two wins in November
▪ Will be relegated if they lose in Turkey or if they fail to win either November game.
Switzerland: A2 – position to be confirmed
To play: 15/11 v Belgium (a)
▪ Switzerland will seal a place as finalists with a two-goal victory over Belgium.
Turkey: B2 – position to be confirmed
To play: 17/11 v Sweden (h)
▪ Cannot be promoted; will be relegated if they lose to Sweden.
Ukraine: B1 – promoted
To play: 16/11 v Slovakia (a)
▪ The 1-0 win against the Czech Republic on 16 October sealed a League A berth.
Wales: B4 – position to be confirmed
To play: 16/11 v Denmark (h)
▪ Will be promoted with a win.
What does it all mean?
Finalists (applies to League A teams): the four League A group winners go into the finals draw, which takes place on 3 December, with the matches in June These teams are also assured of at least a play-off place should they not go on to reach UEFA EURO 2020 automatically via the European Qualifiers.
Promoted (applies to League B, C and D teams): will move up a League for the next UEFA Nations League. These teams are assured of at least a play-off place should they not go on to reach UEFA EURO 2020 automatically via the European Qualifiers.
Relegated (applies to League A, B and C teams): will move down a League for the next UEFA Nations League.
Out of contention: can no longer be promoted or relegated but a team’s final position in the overall UEFA Nations League ranking determines their seeding for the UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying draw on 2 December. Teams in League A will be ranked 1st to 12th (determined by their position in a group, points gained, goal difference, goals scored, etc.), with teams in League B 13th to 24th and so on.
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