The format has been criticised as allowing weaker teams to qualify through the Nations League to compete in the European Championship finals, instead of qualifying through the standard qualification process. ", "UEFA Nations League and European Qualifiers competition format, 2018–2020", "UEFA Executive Committee agenda for Nyon meeting", "Put an end to these meaningless friendlies", "Friendlies do not have to be as meaningless as this", "Clubs and Uefa agree to reduce international matches", "Abstract and absurd, Uefa's Nations League is anything but the Ctrl-Alt-Delete the international game needs", "What is the Uefa Nations League – and will it be successful? Home Is Where The Heart Is For Estate Agent Boss Bower, Neal Hungry for more Promotion Success with Ambitious Coasters, Mental Health On The Mind At Harriers With New Sponsors, Barracks to Bucks- Cowan Aims to Rally Troops Towards Play-Off Push, Williams Is Ed-ing On Up After Earning Doncaster Deal, Vanarama National League North Season Review, Ian Won't Allow His Saints To Be Sinners This Time Around. The UEFA Nations League is a biennial international football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body.[1]. This determines the four remaining qualifying spots for the European Championship (out of 24 total). Read about our approach to external linking. .css-vh7bxp-PromoLink:link{color:inherit;}.css-vh7bxp-PromoLink:visited{color:#696969;}.css-vh7bxp-PromoLink:link,.css-vh7bxp-PromoLink:visited{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}.css-vh7bxp-PromoLink:link:hover,.css-vh7bxp-PromoLink:visited:hover,.css-vh7bxp-PromoLink:link:focus,.css-vh7bxp-PromoLink:visited:focus{color:#006DEF;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-vh7bxp-PromoLink:link::after,.css-vh7bxp-PromoLink:visited::after{content:'';position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;z-index:2;}Notts County pull out of FA Cup, 'Harsh words' after Wrexham loss - Keates, Wealdstone beat Wrexham to secure first win, Listen: Saturday's non-league commentaries, 'Wrexham have an A-lister - we have a Z-lister'. Each group winner earns a spot in the semi-finals. After the completion of the first season, UEFA decided to adjust the format of the Nations League starting from the 2020–21 season. [15][16][17], In February 2012, it was agreed between UEFA and the European Club Association (ECA) that the international friendly schedule would be reduced from 12 to 9 matches a year with the August round of international friendlies in the UEFA confederation abolished from 2015. In the top league, League A, the winners of the four groups go on to play in the Nations League Finals, with two semi finals, one third and fourth place decider, and one final to decide which team becomes the UEFA Nations League champion. The concept of the UEFA Nations League would see all 55 of UEFA's member associations' national teams divided into a series of groups based upon a ranking formulated using their recent results, where they would be promoted and relegated to other groups according to their results within the group. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The trophy represents all 55 UEFA National associations and is made of sterling silver. The two teams that score more goals on aggregate over the two legs will remain in League C, while the losing teams will be relegated to League D. The UEFA Nations League is linked with the UEFA European Championship qualifying, providing teams another chance to qualify for the UEFA European Championship. All teams in the same group will play their last match simultaneously to increase fairness. The competition largely replaces the international friendly matches previously played on the FIFA International Match Calendar.[2]. In October 2013, Norwegian Football Association President Yngve Hallén confirmed that talks had been held to create a third full national-team international tournament for UEFA members[3] in addition to the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship. According to the approved format (prior to Kosovo becoming a UEFA member), the 55 UEFA national teams (including Kosovo) were divided into four divisions (called "Leagues"): 12 teams in League A, 12 teams in League B, 15 teams in League C, and 16 teams in League D. In each league, four groups were formed (three or four teams in each group) and teams played each other both home and away. ", "As World Cup hope fades, Europeans turn to Nations League", "UEFA Nations League trophy and music revealed", "What are the lyrics to the UEFA Nations League Anthem? The first round of the World Cup qualification consists of ten groups. However, there will still be space in the calendar for friendly internationals – particularly warm-up matches for final tournaments. © 2020 BBC. Two ties are played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home (the higher-ranked team will host the second leg). Four nations, one from each League, will also qualify for the UEFA Euro 2020 finals. Each team placing last in its group in the Leagues A and B is automatically relegated to the next lower league; as League C has four groups while League D has only two, the two League C teams that are to be relegated are determined by play-outs beginning in March 2022. [5], Royal Belgian Football Association's general secretary Steven Martens said that lower ranked nations would still benefit financially from the competition, as the television contract with UEFA would be centralised. If the group winner is already one of the 20 qualified teams, rankings will be used to give the play-off spot to another team of that league. It is a mix of classical and electronic music, and is played when the players are entering the field of play, in television sequences and for ceremonial purposes.

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