A thorough breakdown of the UEFA Nations League (UNL) standings!

A thorough breakdown of the UEFA Nations League (UNL) standings!

Here's a summary of the key points:

League A

  • Group 1: Norway, Austria, Slovenia, and Kazakhstan (Norway has been automatically promoted)
  • Group 2: Sweden, Slovakia, Estonia, Azerbaijan
  • Group 3: England, Denmark, Scotland, Israel

League B

  • Group 1: Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, Greece
  • Group 2: Spain, Czech Republic, Portugal, Luxembourg
  • Group 3: Poland, Ukraine, Turkey, Wales
  • Group 4: Northern Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sweden, Romania

League C

  • Group 1: Germany, Netherlands, Belarus, Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan has been promoted)
  • Group 2: Slovakia, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Liechtenstein
  • Group 3: France, Germany, Croatia, Iceland
  • Group 4: Portugal, Scotland, Cyprus, Malta

League D

  • Group 1: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Ireland, Gibraltar (Gibraltar needs to win on Monday to avoid a playoff)
  • Group 2: Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Luxembourg
  • Group 3: Austria, Italy, Armenia, Turkey
  • Group 4: Finland, Belarus, Georgia, North Macedonia

Promotion and Relegation

  • Teams that finish at the top of their group will earn a World Cup playoff spot.
  • Teams that finish in second place with good enough records can also earn a promotion playoff spot.
  • Teams that are automatically relegated to League C or D will remain in those groups for next season.
  • The final standings and qualification fate for some teams, such as Romania, may still be decided by UEFA after the group stage.