UEFA Nations League 2024-25: Fixtures, scores, results, tables, details

The UEFA Nations League is back as Portugal, France, and Spain bid to become the first two-time winners of the nascent competition and the rest of League A hope to become a first-time champion.

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Everyone else is looking to move on up, and that includes League B new boys England and League C new boys Sweden. Yep, big-name nations with big-name players like Harry Kane and Dejan Kulusevski can now say they’ve tasted relegation.

Here are all the questions you might have, plus the schedules and standings, as the UNL hits our screens in September.

How does the UEFA Nations League work?

The UEFA Nations League involves all 55 member associations of UEFA split up into four “Leagues” — League A, League B, League C, and League D.

Leagues A through C boast 16 teams each, divided into groups of four. League D has six teams divided into two groups of three.

The last-place team from each group in Leagues A, B, and C are automatically relegated to a lower league for the next tournament, while the third-placed teams in each League A and B group play a runner-up from a group below them in a playoff for the right to stay or advance to the higher league.

League D’s two runners-up play the two best League C fourth-place teams for the remaining spots in Group C.

UEFA Nations League finals, winners

2018-19: Portugal def. Netherlands in Portugal, 1-0
2020-21: France def. Spain in Italy, 2-1
2022-23: Spain def. Croatia in the Netherlands, 0-0 aet (5-4 pens)

2024-25 UEFA Nations League primer: Where is England?

England, perhaps shockingly, managed just three points from Group A3 in the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, losing twice to Hungary and once to Italy while twice drawing Germany and once sharing points with the Italians.

The Three Lions are the heavy favorites to win Group B2 in the 2024-25 tournament, as they have beaten the Republic of Ireland and Finland already, but they did suffer a shock home defat to Greece under interim boss Lee Carsley. Thomas Tuchel will soon be in charge, and so far he’s seen England get a measure of revenge on Greece with a 3-0 win in Athens on Nov. 14.

A less-publicized shocker was Sweden falling out of Group B, relegated from a tough Group B4 with Serbia, Norway, and Slovenia in 2022-23. The Swedes are jockeying with Slovakia to earn promotion from Group C1.

2024-25 UEFA Nations League Group A fixtures

November 14, 2024

Belgium 0-1 Italy
France 0-0 Israel

November 15, 2024

Portugal vs Poland
Scotland vs Croatia
Denmark vs Spain
Switzerland vs Serbia

November 16, 2024

Germany vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
Netherlands vs Hungary

November 17, 2024

Israel v Belgium
Italy vs France

November 18, 2024

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Netherlands
Hungary vs Germany
Serbia vs Denmark
Spain vs Switzerland

November 19, 2024

Croatia vs Portugal
Poland vs Scotland

2024-25 UEFA Nations League Group A tables

Group A1

Portugal – 10 points, +4 GD
Croatia – 7 points, +1 GD
Poland – 4 points, -2 GD
Scotland – 1 points, -3 GD

Group A2

Italy – 13 points, +7 GD
France – 10 points, +4 GD
Belgium – 4 points, -2 GD
Israel – 1 point, -9 GD

Group A3

Germany – 10 points, +7 GD
Netherlands – 5 points, +2 GD
Hungary – 5 points, -3 GD
Bosnia and Herzegovina – 1 point, -6 GD

Group A4

Spain – 10 points, +7 GD
Denmark – 7 points, +3 GD
Serbia – 4 points, -3 GD
Switzerland – 1 points, -7 GD

2024-25 UEFA Nations League Group A results

September 5, 2024

Portugal 2-1 Croatia
Scotland 2-3 Poland
Denmark 2-0 Switzerland
Serbia 0-0 Spain

September 6, 2024

Belgium 3-1 Israel
France 1-3 Italy

September 7, 2024

Germany 5-0 Hungary
Netherlands 5-2 Bosnia and Herzegovina

September 8, 2024

Croatia 1-0 Poland
Portugal 2-1 Scotland
Denmark 2-0 Serbia
Switzerland 1-4 Spain

September 9, 2024

France 2-0 Belgium
Israel 1-2 Italy

October 10, 2024

Israel 1-4 France
Italy 2-2 Belgium

October 11, 2024

Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-2 Germany
Hungary 1-1 Netherlands

October 12, 2024

Croatia 2-1 Scotland
Poland 1-3 Portugal
Serbia 2-0 Switzerland
Spain 1-0 Denmark

October 14, 2024

Belgium 1-2 France
Italy 4-1 Israel
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-2 Hungary
Germany 1-0 Netherlands

October 15, 2024

Poland 3-3 Croatia
Scotland 0-0 Portugal
Spain 3-0 Serbia
Switzerland 2-2 Denmark