Euro 2024 finalists Spain, England drawn together in Nations League group

BRUSSELS: European Championship finalists England and Spain were drawn together in the UEFA Nations League’s group phase after the draw was held in Brussels on Thursday.

The pair are in Group 3 in League A, which also includes Croatia, Spain’s opponents in the 2023 Nations League final, and Czech Republic.

England, who were promoted back to the Nations League’s top division after winning their group in League B, are also placed in the same group as Croatia in this year’s World Cup.

France and Italy were grouped together for the second straight time in the Nations League, being in a difficult Group 1, which also has Turkey and former semi-finalists Belgium.

Germany were grouped with former finalists Netherlands in Group 2, while defending champions Portugal were pitted against Denmark, Norway and Wales in Group 4.

Russia were excluded from the competition due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

Following is the draw for the 2026-27 UEFA Nations League made on Thursday.

League A

• Group A1: France, Italy, Belgium, Turkey
• Group A2: Germany, Netherlands, Serbia, Greece
• Group A3: Spain, Croatia, England, Czech Republic
• Group A4: Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Wales

League B

• Group B1: Scotland, Switzerland, Slovenia, North Macedonia
• Group B2: Hungary, Ukraine, Georgia, Northern Ireland
• Group B3: Israel, Austria, Ireland, Kosovo
• Group B4: Poland, Bosnia, Romania, Sweden

League C

• Group C1: Albania, Finland, Belarus, San Marino
• Group C2: Montenegro, Armenia, Cyprus, Latvia/Gibraltar*
• Group C3: Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Faroe Islands, Moldova
• 8 Group C4: Iceland, Bulgaria, Estonia, Luxembourg/Malta*

League D

• Group D1: Gibraltar/Latvia*, Malta/Luxembourg*, Andorra
• Group D2: Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein

Gibraltar and Latvia as well as Malta and Luxembourg will compete in relegation playoffs to determine which teams will be relegated to League D