The draw for the Nations League, which begins next September, took place this Thursday and will undoubtedly involve many Paris Saint-Germain players. Find all the groups here, with a draw that is far from easy for the French national team.
League A –
Group 1:
France, Italy, Belgium, Turkey
Group 2:
Germany, Netherlands, Serbia, Greece
Group 3:
Spain, Croatia, England, Czech Republic
Group 4:
Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Wales
League B –
Group 1:
Scotland, Switzerland, Slovenia, North Macedonia
Group 2:
Hungary, Ukraine, Georgia, Northern Ireland
Group 3:
Israel, Austria, Republic of Ireland, Kosovo
Group 4:
Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Sweden
League C –
Group 1:
Albania, Finland, Belarus, San Marino
Group 2:
Montenegro, Armenia, Cyprus, Latvia or Gibraltar*
Group 3:
Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Faroe Islands, Moldova
Group 4:
Iceland, Bulgaria, Estonia, Luxembourg, or Malta*
League D –
Group 1:
Gibraltar or Latvia, Malta or Luxembourg, Andorra
Group 2:
Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein
*Teams will be confirmed following the UNL Leagues C/D 2024/25 playoffs in March.
RULES ANNOUNCED BY UEFA:
Each team plays the other nations in its league phase group twice, once at home and once away.
The knockout stage will be played in March 2027. The winners and runners-up of League A will participate in two-legged quarter-finals, with the winners of these ties qualifying for the final tournament in June 2027.
The fourth-placed teams in Leagues A and B are automatically relegated to Leagues B and C, respectively. The two worst fourth-placed teams in League C are relegated to League D.
The four group winners from Leagues B and C, as well as the two group winners from League D, are automatically promoted to Leagues A, B, and C, respectively.
The third-placed teams in League A and the second-placed teams in League B, as well as the third-placed teams in League B and the second-placed teams in League C, will play a two-legged promotion/relegation playoff.
There will also be playoffs between the two best fourth-placed teams in League C and the two second-placed teams in League D.
