Welcome to UEFA Nations League!

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Set to replace friendly fixtures. Apparently.

 

UEFA Nations League format confirmed with tournament to launch in 2018

• The UEFA Nations League will be contested by international teams
• The tournament will replace a series of friendly fixtures between September and November
• UEFA's 52 countries will be split into four divisions with four groups in each division
• The winners of the four groups in division A will qualify for Euro 2020  

By Martyn Ziegler, Press Association

Published: 17:54, 4 December 2014 | Updated: 19:52, 4 December 2014

 

UEFA's first new 'Nations League' - the competition which is being brought in to replace a number of friendly dates - will be played between September and November 2018.

Each country will play six matches in the new tournament, which will see UEFA's 52 countries split into four divisions, each with four groups of three or four teams.

The winners of the four groups in division A - which will be made up the strongest teams - will play semi-finals and final in June 2019 to become the UEFA Nations League champions.

 

 

 

UEFA president Michel Platini addresses an audience at a UEFA conference in October

 

The tournament will replace friendly fixtures like England's game against Norway in September

The four semi-finalists will also qualify automatically for the finals of Euro 2020, which is being played in 13 countries across Europe with the final at London's Wembley stadium.

UEFA said in a statement: 'The key driver of the UEFA Nations League is sporting integrity, as member associations, coaches, players and supporters increasingly feel that friendly internationals are not providing adequate sporting competition.

 

'In addition, the competition will help UEFA realise its stated goal of improving the quality and standing of national team football while maintaining the balance between club and international football.

 

'The competition will establish the UEFA Nations League champions every odd year while also allowing all nations to play competitively at their level.'

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[TheHowieLama]

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[Tj hooker]

Exactly what we need more needless sodding Uefa bollocks

[ratcatcher]

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[TheHowieLama]

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[El Dangerous]

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[ratcatcher]

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[TheHowieLama]

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[PestiRed]

Unless this leads to UEFA walking away from FIFA, it will be a massive pile of bollocks and not worth risking our players on

[ratcatcher]

We wont get a choice of risking our players. They'll have to play if selected.

[TheHowieLama]

Yep - it sucks balls in every direction - hate everything about it.

[boomer39]

well done michel twatini... wheres your mate, sepp twatter.... ???

[Reckoner]

'The key driver of the UEFA Nations League is sporting integrity' haaa stop now please

[Reckoner]

We wont get a choice of risking our players. They'll have to play if selected.

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