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The draw for the 2026-27 Uefa Nations League took place in Belgium on Thursday [Getty Images]
England will face Spain, Croatia and the Czech Republic in the 2026-27 Uefa Nations League group stage, while Wales are in the same group as champions Portugal.
England and Wales, who will also play Denmark and Norway in a bid to qualify for the knockout stages, both secured promotion to League A in the 2024-2025 competition.
Scotland, who will compete at their first World Cup since 1998 this summer, will meet Switzerland, Slovenia and North Macedonia in their League B group.
Also in League B, Northern Ireland will play Hungary, Ukraine and Georgia, while the Republic of Ireland face Israel, Austria and Kosovo.
The fifth edition of the Uefa Nations League will take place between September 2026 and June 2027.
The competition features four groups each containing four teams in Leagues A, B and C, and two groups of three teams in League D.
Portugal beat neighbours Spain in a penalty shootout to win their second Nations League trophy last summer.
Uefa Nations League 2026-27 draw in full
League A
Group A1: France, Italy, Belgium, Turkey
Group A2: Germany, Netherlands, Serbia, Greece
Group A3: Spain, Croatia, England, Czech Republic
Group A4: Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Wales
League B
Group B1: Scotland, Switzerland, Slovenia, North Macedonia
Group B2: Hungary, Ukraine, Georgia, Northern Ireland
Group B3: Israel, Austria, Republic of Ireland, Kosovo
Group B4: Poland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Romania, Sweden
League C
Group C1: Albania, Finland, Belarus, San Marino
Group C2: Montenegro, Armenia, Cyprus, Gibraltar/Latvia*
Group C3: Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Faroe Islands, Moldova
Group C4: Iceland, Bulgaria, Estonia, Luxembourg/Malta*
League D
Group D1: Gibraltar/Latvia, Luxembourg/Malta, Andorra
Group D2: Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein
*Gibraltar and Latvia, and Luxembourg and Malta, will contest play-offs in March to determine who will play in Leagues C and D.
How does the Nations League work?
Each team in the Nations League will face every other team in their group twice, once at home and once away, between September and November 2026.
The top two teams from each group in League A progress to the quarter-finals, held in March 2027, before the semi-finals and final take place in June to determine the overall Nations League winner.
Each group winner in Leagues B, C and D will be promoted one league, while the teams finishing bottom of their groups in Leagues A, B and C will be relegated to the next level.
The teams finishing second in Leagues B, C and D will enter play-offs against teams that finish third in Leagues A, B and C in relegation play-offs.
As an extra incentive, the best-performing teams in the Nations League that do not directly qualify for the 2028 European Championships will enter into play-offs to earn the final spots at that tournament.
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