England finished third after beating Switzerland on penalties.The team who finished top of each group in every division were guaranteed a Euro 2020 play-off place - with the next best finisher getting a spot instead if that team had already made it via the traditional qualifying campaign.Also, each team who won the group was promoted to the higher league, with countries finishing bottom - including Germany from League A and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland from League B being relegated.Uefa increased the size of the top three tiers to 16 countries - meaning each group will have four teams - and decreased the size of the bottom tier to seven.With the higher tiers having three teams per group in the 2018-19 edition, it meant one team had to play a friendly on each matchday - even though one point of the Nations League was to eliminate 'meaningless' friendlies.This season's reshuffle means none of the 12 countries relegated will actually have to drop divisions.The teams who win each group in the top division - as England did last time - will go into the finals tournament in June 2021. The top teams from each of Europe's 10 World Cup qualifying groups - games run from March to November 2021 - qualify automatically for the tournament in Qatar. "The best way to improve is to play the best teams. But you are only developing one part of your game in those tests.
Portugal are the reigning Nations League champions. We got very proficient in the European qualifiers at beating teams who defended deep, and managed to score a lot of goals. The 2020-21 Nations League draw takes place on Tuesday at 17:00 GMT in Amsterdam, with the home nations waiting to discover their opponents.There have been several changes from the inaugural 2018-19 event, There will now be four teams in each group in the top three divisions - compared to mostly three last time.It does not offer any guaranteed 2022 World Cup places, whereas the previous version provided four Euro 2020 spots.Two teams could still qualify for Qatar via this route, though, as two of the 12 World Cup play-off places (for three spots) are available via the Nations League, compared to all 16 play-off teams for the Euros (more on this below).England are in the top tier, with Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in the second of four divisions.The games run from September to November 2020, with the finals next summer.The Nations League was split into four divisions based on countries' Uefa national team coefficients.
Each country was drawn in a group of three or four teams, playing everyone home and away.The winners of each of the top league's groups met in a finals tournament in 2019, which hosts Portugal won, beating the Netherlands 1-0. England will play world number one team Belgium, Denmark and Iceland in League A of the 2020-21 Nations League.Wales will face the Republic of Ireland, Finland and Bulgaria in League B, while Northern Ireland are grouped with Austria, Norway and Romania.Scotland, also in League B, will play the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Euro 2020 play-off opponents Israel.The first group games take place in September this year, with the finals scheduled for the summer.England lost twice to Belgium at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, going down 1-0 in the group stage before losing 2-0 in the third-place play-off.Iceland famously beat the Three Lions in the last 16 of Euro 2016, while Daniel Sturridge earned Roy Hodgson's side a 1-0 win in their last meeting with Denmark. England avoided group of Germany, Spain and Ukraine in League A draw England have been drawn in a group with Belgium in the second edition of the UEFA Nations League. See who drew who are the first ever UEFA Nations League draw was held in Lausanne. Visit www.ConcacafNationsLeague.com for all the latest updates and information for the Concacaf Nations League and Qualifiers. Uefa has increased the size of the top three tiers to 16 countries - meaning each group will have four teams - … The Three Lions faced Roberto Martinez’s Belgium side … "Elsewhere, Wales are grouped with the Republic of Ireland in the Nations League for the second time in a row. Northern Ireland … UEFA Nations League winners Portugal will play World Cup winners France after the draw for the Nations League group stage was made in Amsterdam. Live coverage of the 2020/21 Uefa Nations League draw including everything you need to know about the start time, TV channel and group permutations #CNL