England have been confirmed in League A of the new UEFA Nations League, which kicks off next September.
Following last week’s successful World Cup qualification campaign, the Three Lions will join Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Spain, France, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, Iceland, Croatia and Netherlands in the top group, thanks to their spot in UEFA’s national team co-efficient ranking.
League A is made up of the 12 top teams from that list, with Leagues B (12), C (15) and D (16) containing the other 43 nations in descending order.
The Nations League group draw in Switzerland on 24 January will see each League split into mini-groups of three teams and there will be six matchdays between September and November 2018.
From there, the group winners will then contest the UEFA Nations League Finals (semi-finals, third-place match and final) in June 2019, to become the UEFA Nations League winners.
There’s also a pitfall for the four teams who finish bottom of their groups, as they will be relegated to League B for the 2020 edition and replaced by the four group winners from League B.
UEFA Nations League key dates
Group stage draw: 24 January 2018
Matchday 1: 6–8 September 2018
Matchday 2: 9–11 September 2018
Matchday 3: 11–13 October 2018
Matchday 4: 14–16 October 2018
Matchday 5: 15–17 November 2018
Matchday 6: 18–20 November 2018
Finals draw: early December 2018
Finals: 5–9 June 2019
UEFA EURO 2020 play-off draw: 22 November 2019
UEFA EURO 2020 play-offs: 26–31 March 2020
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