England will face Spain and Croatia in League A and Germany, France and the Netherlands together with Group 2 following Uefa's inaugural Nations League 2018/19 draw in Lausanne.
What is the Nations League?
The UEFA Nations League is the first tournament is due to commence in September 2018, after the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
The competition will largely replace international friendly matches currently played on the FIFA International Match Calendar the four nations who win the groups in the top tier will advance to a knockout finals to decide the Nations League winner in the finals scheduled for June 2019.
The UEFA Nations League competition rules.
The UEFA Nations League is the first tournament is due to commence in September 2018, after the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the winner will be decided in June 2019. The competition will largely replace international friendly matches currently played on the FIFA International Match Calendar the finals scheduled for June 2019.
The 55 European national teams will be divided into four divisions 12 teams in League A, 12 teams in League B, 15 teams in League C, and 16 teams in League D. In the top division League A, teams will compete to become the UEFA Nations League champions. Teams will also compete for promotion and relegation to a higher or lower division. The UEFA Nations League will also be linked with the UEFA European Championship qualifying, providing teams another chance to qualify for the UEFA European Championship. The Nations League has been intended to be a part of future World Cup European qualifications for the same purpose, possibly using the top two divisions.
The basic structure of the competition - that it will be played in the "empty" seasons without a European Championship or World Cup - is relatively straightforward.
The format was criticized for allegedly allowing teams not good enough to qualify through the regular qualifiers to make it to the European Championship finals. Also, teams already eliminated from the World Cup qualifiers would benefit from losing games on purpose, in order to drop to a lower league and improve their chances of qualifying through the Nations League playoffs.
UEFA Nations League draw
LEAGUE A
Group 1: Germany, France, Netherlands
Group 2: Belgium, Switzerland, Iceland
Group 3: Portugal, Italy, Poland
Group 4: Spain, England, Croatia
LEAGUE B
Group 1: Slovakia, Ukraine, Czech Republic
Group 2: Russia, Sweden, Turkey
Group 3: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Ireland
Group 4: Wales, Republic of Ireland, Denmark
LEAGUE C
Group 1: Scotland, Albania, Israel
Group 2: Hungary, Greece, Finland, Estonia
Group 3: Slovenia, Norway, Bulgaria, Cyprus
Group 4: Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Lithuania
LEAGUE D
Group 1: Georgia, Latvia, Kazakhstan, Andorra
Group 2: Belarus, Luxembourg, Moldova, San Marino
Group 3: Azerbaijan, Faroe Islands, Malta, Kosovo
Group 4: FYR Macedonia, Armenia, Liechtenstein, Gibraltar
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