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Background |
The UEFA Nations League was unanimously adopted at the XXXVIII
Ordinary UEFA Congress in Astana on 27 March 2014.
The format
for the second UEFA Nations League will again feature promotion and relegation. The
55 European national teams have been divided into four leagues in
accordance with UEFA's first Nations League project.UEFA increased
the size of the top three tiers to sixteen countries - meaning each
group will have four teams - and decreased the size of the bottom tier
to seven. This season's reshuffle means none of the 12 countries
relegated will actually have to drop divisions.
League A includes the top-ranked sides, including
England, and League D includes the lowest.
Teams will be split
into four groups of three, with the group winners then contesting the
UEFA Nations League Finals (semi-finals, third-place match and final)
in June 2021 to become the UEFA Nations League winners. One host
country will be appointed in December 2020 from among the finalist
teams.The draw took place on 3 March 2020 at
Beurs van Berlage Conference Centre in Amsterdam, Netherlands. League A was drawn by
Luis Figo.
Fixtures were re-arranged on Friday, 26 June 2020,
following the virus pandemic.
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League A
Group
2 |
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Team |
P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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GD
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Pts
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Belgium (F) |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
6 |
+10 |
15 |
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Denmark |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
7 |
+1 |
10 |
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England |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
+3 |
10 |
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Iceland (R) |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
17 |
-14 |
0 |
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Matches |
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5 September 2020 |
Iceland 0 England 1 [0-0]
Laugardalsvöllur,
Reykjavík |
Sterling (pen) |
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 Kyle
Walker
Sverrir Ingi
Ingason |
Denmark 0 Belgium 2 [0-1]
Parken Stadion,
København |
Denayer, Mertens |
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8 September 2020 |
Belgium 5 Iceland 1 [2-1]
Stade Roi Baudouin,
Bruxelles |
Witsel, Batshuayi (2), Mertens, Doku
Friðjonsson |
Denmark 0 England 0
[0-0]
Parken Stadion,
København |
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11 October 2020 |
England 2 Belgium 1 [1-1]
National Stadium,
Wembley |
Rashford (pen), Mount
Lukaka (pen) |
Iceland 0 Denmark 3 [0-1]
Laugardalsvöllur,
Reykjavík |
Sigurjónsson OG,
Eriksen, Skov |
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14 October 2020 |
England 0 Denmark 1 [0-1]
National Stadium,
Wembley |
Eriksen (pen) |
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Harry
Maguire,
Reece
James |
Iceland 1 Belgium 2 [1-2]
Laugardalsvöllur,
Reykjavík |
Sævarsson
Lukaka (2 (1 pen)) |
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ENGLAND GROUP A SECURED |
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15 November 2020 |
Belgium 2 England 0 [2-0]
Stade Roi Baudouin,
Bruxelles |
Tielemens, Mertens |
Denmark 2 Iceland 1 [1-0]
Parken Stadion,
København |
Eriksen (2 (1 pen)
Kjartansson |
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18 November 2020 |
Belgium 4 Denmark 2
Stade Roi Baudouin,
Bruxelles |
Tielemens, Lukaku (2), Du Bruyne
Wind,
Chadli OG |
England 4 Iceland 0 [2-0]
National Stadium,
Wembley |
Rice, Mount, Foden (2) |
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Birkir Már
Sævarsson |
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other A groups
Group
1 |
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Team |
P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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GD
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Pts
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Italy (F) |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
12 |
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Netherlands |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
+3 |
11 |
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Poland |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
=0 |
7 |
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Bosnia-Herzegovina (R) |
6 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
-8 |
2 |
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Group 3 |
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Team |
P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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GD
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Pts
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France (F) |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
5 |
+7 |
16 |
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Portugal |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
4 |
+8 |
13 |
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Croatia |
6 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
9 |
16 |
-7 |
3 |
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Sweden (R) |
6 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
13 |
-8 |
3 |
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Group 4 |
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Team |
P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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GD
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Pts
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Spain (F) |
6 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
3 |
+10 |
11 |
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Germany |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
13 |
-3 |
9 |
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Ukraine |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
-5 |
6 |
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Switzerland |
5 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
-2 |
3 |
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Notes |
Following the qualifying campaign
that ended on 18 November 2020, Italy, Belgium, France and Spain qualified
for the second Nations League Finals, to be held in October 2021, in Italy.
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Iceland, Sweden
and either Ukraine or Switzerland were all relegated to League B, as
Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Wales were all promoted from League
B. |
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