England and Scotland to face off in inaugural UEFA Women’s Nations League as group stage draw is made
England and Scotland have been drawn together in the League A section of the first ever UEFA Women’s Nations League.
The tournament will kick off this autumn and follows a similar format to the men’s Nations League, with three leagues containing groups ranked by coefficient.
European champions England face northern neighbours Scotland, Belgium and the Netherlands in Group A1.
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Wales are in Group A3 alongside Germany, Denmark and Iceland, while Northern Ireland will face the Republic of Ireland in Group B1, as well as Hungary and Albania.
Matches begin in September and will culminate in December, while the finals and promotion/relegation games take place in February 2024.
The four League A group winners will progress to the finals, while the bottom side is relegated to League B and the third-placed team faces a promotion/relegation play-off against a second-placed team from League B.
The two Nations League finalists will qualify automatically for the 2024 Paris Olympics, but if hosts France – who are already guaranteed a place on home soil – reach the final, the third-placed team will take the extra slot.
Promotion/relegation play-offs will be decided over two legs, with the third-placed team being seeded and therefore hosting the second leg.
League A
- Group A1: England, Netherlands, Belgium, Scotland
- Group A2: France, Norway, Austria, Portugal
- Group A3: Germany, Denmark, Iceland, Wales
- Group A4: Sweden, Spain, Italy, Switzerland
League B
- Group B1: Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Hungary, Albania
- Group B2: Finland, Romania, Slovakia, Croatia
- Group B3: Poland, Serbia, Ukraine, Greece
- Group B4: Czech Republic, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus
League C
- Group C1: Malta, Moldova, Latvia, Andorra
- Group C2: Turkey, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Georgia
- Group C3: Azerbaijan, Montenegro, Cyprus, Faroe Islands
- Group C4: Israel, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Armenia
- Group C5: North Macedonia, Kosovo, Bulgaria
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