England drawn against Spain in UEFA Nations League

The new competition which will replace pointless friends will all 54 UEFA member nations compete in a series of groups under four different divisions.

Ireland have been drawn against familiar opponents in League B of the new exhausted European Nations League tournament.

Ireland are one of 12 teams in League B and could be drawn against Wales, Northern Ireland or World Cup foes, Denmark.

Scotland are in pot 1 of League C.

It will take place during the dates which Federation Internationale de Football Association have traditionally set aside for worldwide friendlies, substituting friendly games for a real, league-based, biennial tournament.

And while teams are able to be promoted and relegated from each tier, much like the English football league system, there are also ramifications for European Championship qualification.

League A is the strongest league and the winners of the four groups in League A will qualify for the Final Four competition. The four winners in league A will play the final or the “Final Four“.

Why has it been launched?

Playoff entries will be allocated by positions in Nations League groups.

“We’ve got some friendly games coming up now”, said O’Neill.

When is the UEFA Nations League?

This system of promotion and relegation is created to incentivise teams to be competitive, addressing concerns about meaningless friendlies and mismatched qualifying fixtures. That means that each summer without a World Cup or European Championship, there will be a Uefa Nations League final.

What about the major tournaments?

MARTIN O’NEILL must blood young Irelanders to make a nation proud once again.

The last League A group contains Belgium, Switzerland and Iceland.”I am more than happy”, Joachim Loew, the Germany coach, told SID, an AFP subsidiary, with a touch of sarcasm after being paired with the French and Dutch. The four winners of the League D groups, like the final four at the top, will meet in a one-legged semi and final in March 2020 to earn a spot at the Euros.

Will the Uefa Nations League be on TV?

“I’m very excited for the tournament”, Martinez told W Radio.

The matches begin in September 2018.