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Internationals

UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE

Matchdays 1-4 (of 6). All games in September

to be played behind closed doors.

LEAGUE A

Group A1

Bosnia-Herzegovina, Netherlands, Italy,

Poland

Sep 4:Italy v Bosnia-Herzegovina

Sep 4:Netherlands v Poland

Sep 7:Bosnia-Herzegovina v Poland

Sep 7:Netherlands v Italy

Oct11:Bosnia-Herzegovina v Netherlands

Oct11:Poland v Italy

Oct14:Italy v Netherlands

Oct14:Poland v Bosnia-Herzegovina

Group A2

Belgium, Denmark, England, Iceland

Sep 5:Iceland v England

Sep 5:Denmark v Belgium

Sep 8:Belgium v Iceland

Sep 8:Denmark v England

Oct11:England v Belgium

Oct11:Iceland v Denmark

Oct14:England v Denmark

Oct14:Iceland v Belgium

Group A3

Croatia, France, Portugal, Sweden

Sep 5:Portugal v Croatia

Sep 5:Sweden v France

Sep 8:France v Croatia

Sep 8:Sweden v Portugal

Oct11:Croatia v Sweden

Oct11:France v Portugal

Oct14:Croatia v France

Oct14:Portugal v Sweden

Group A4

Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine

Sep 3:Germany v Spain

Sep 3:Ukraine v Switzerland

Sep 6:Spain v Ukraine

Sep 6:Switzerland v Germany

Oct10:Spain v Switzerland

Oct10:Ukraine v Germany

Oct13:Germany v Switzerland

Oct13:Ukraine v Spain

lThe four group winners will progress to the

UEFA Nations League finals. The four bottom

teams will be relegated to League B for the

2022-23 edition.

LEAGUE B

Group B1

Austria, Northern Ireland, Norway, Romania

Sep 4:Norway v Austria

Sep 4:Romania v Northern Ireland

Sep 7:Austria v Romania

Sep 7:Northern Ireland v Norway

Oct11:Norway v Romania

Oct11:Northern Ireland v Austria

Oct14:Norway v Northern Ireland

Oct14:Romania v Austria

Group B2

Czech Republic, Israel, Scotland, Slovakia

Sep 4:Scotland v Israel

Sep 4:Slovakia v Czech Republic

Sep 7:Czech Republic v Scotland

Sep 7:Israel v Slovakia

Oct11:Israel v Czech Republic

Oct11:Scotland v Slovakia

Oct14:Scotland v Czech Republic

Oct14:Slovakia v Israel

Group B3

Hungary, Russia, Serbia, Turkey

Sep 3:Russia v Serbia

Sep 3:Turkey v Hungary

Sep 6:Hungary v Russia

Sep 6:Serbia v Turkey

Oct11:Russia v Turkey

Oct11:Serbia v Hungary

Oct14:Russia v Hungary

Oct14:Turkey v Serbia

Group B4

Bulgaria, Finland, Republic of Ireland, Wales

Sep 3:Bulgaria v Republic of Ireland

Sep 3:Finland v Wales

Sep 6:Wales v Bulgaria

Sep 6:Republic of Ireland v Finland

Oct11:Republic of Ireland v Wales

Oct11:Finland v Bulgaria

Oct14:Finland v Republic of Ireland

Oct14:Bulgaria v Wales

lThe four group winners will be promoted

to League A for the 2022-23 edition. The

four bottom teams will be relegated to

League C for the 2022-23 edition.

LEAGUE C

Group C1

Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Luxembourg,

Montenegro

Sep 5:Azerbaijan v Luxembourg

Sep 5:Cyprus v Montenegro

Sep 8:Cyprus v Azerbaijan

Sep 8:Luxembourg v Montenegro

Oct10:Luxembourg v Cyprus

Oct10:Montenegro v Azerbaijan

Oct13:Azerbaijan v Cyprus

Oct13:Montenegro v Luxembourg

Group C2

Armenia, Estonia, Georgia, North Macedonia

Sep 5:North Macedonia v Armenia

Sep 5:Estonia v Georgia

Sep 8:Armenia v Estonia

Sep 8:Georgia v North Macedonia

Oct11:Armenia v Georgia

Oct11:Estonia v North Macedonia

Oct14:Estonia v Armenia

Oct14:North Macedonia v Georgia

Group C3

Greece, Kosovo, Moldova, Slovenia

Sep 3:Moldova v Kosovo

Sep 3:Slovenia v Greece

Sep 6:Slovenia v Moldova

Sep 6:Kosovo v Greece

Oct11:Greece v Moldova

Oct11:Kosovo v Slovenia

Oct14:Greece v Kosovo

Oct14:Moldova v Slovenia

Group C4

Albania, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Lithuania

Sep 4:Belarus v Albania

Sep 4:Lithuania v Kazakhstan

Sep 7:Kazakhstan v Belarus

Sep 7:Albania v Lithuania

Oct11:Kazakhstan v Albania

Oct11:Lithuania v Belarus

Oct14:Belarus v Kazakhstan

Oct14:Lithuania v Albania

lThe four group winners will be promoted to

League B for the 2022-23 edition. The four

bottom teams will enter the relegation play-offs

• the two winners will remain in League C for the
  2022-23 edition; the two losers will be relegated
  to League D. But if any of the teams due to play in
  the relegation play-offs is also due to play in the
  2022 World Cup qualifying play-offs, both League
  C relegation play-offs will be cancelled, and the
  two teams ranked lowest in the Nations League
  overall ranking will be relegated to League D.

LEAGUE D

Group D 1

Andorra, Faroe Islands, Latvia, Malta

Sep 3:Faroe Islands v Malta

Sep 3: Latvia v Andorra

Sep 6:Andorra v Faroe Islands

Sep 6:Malta v Latvia

Oct10:Faroe Islands v Latvia

Oct10:Andorra v Malta

Oct13:Faroe Islands v Andorra

Oct13:Latvia v Malta

Group D2

Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, San Marino

Sep 5:Gibraltar v San Marino

Sep 8:San Marino v Liechtenstein

Oct10:Liechtenstein v Gibraltar

Oct13:Liechtenstein v San Marino

lThe two group winners will be promoted

to League C for the 2022-23 edition.

EURO2 02 0PLAY-OFFS

Rescheduled play-off ties from March2020.

The two winners from each path will progress

to the finals in November.

PATH A

Semi-Finals

Oct 8:Iceland v Romania

Oct 9:Bulgaria v Hungary

PATH B

Semi-Finals

Oct 8:Bosnia-Herzegovina v Northern Ireland

Oct 8:Slovakia v Republic of Ireland

PATH C

Semi-Finals

Oct 8:Scotland v Israel

Oct 8:Norway v Serbia

PATH D

Semi-Finals

Oct 8:Georgia v Belarus

Oct 8:North Macedonia v Kosovo

lThe four overall winners from each path

will join the already-qualified 20 nations

at Euro 2020 next summer.

WORLD CUP 2022 QUALIFIERS

ASIA section

l4.5 finals places available

Asia’s World Cup qualifiers scheduled for October

and November 2020 have now been pushed

back to 2021. The current standings in the

second round are below with 8 matches

to be played by each team in total.

Second Round

Group A

PWDLFAPts

Syria 550014415

China 42111327

Philippines 5212887

Maldives 52036106

Guam 50052190

Group B

PWDLFAPts

Australia 440016112

Kuwait 531117310

Jordan 531110210

Nepal 51042163

Chinese Taipei 50052250

Group C

PWDLFAPts

Iraq 53209211

Bahrain 5230319

Iran 42021736

Hong Kong 5122355

Cambodia 50141221

Group D

PWDLFAPts

Uzbekistan 53021269

Saudi Arabia 4220848

Singapore 52127107

Yemen 51226115

Palestine 5113354

Group E

PWDLFAPts

Qatar 541011113

Oman 540111412

Afghanistan 51132114

India 5032353

Bangladesh 4013281

Group F

PWDLFAPts

Japan 440013012

Kyrgyzstan 52121057

Tajikistan 5 2 12687

Myanmar 52035136

Mongolia 51042103

Group G

PWDLFAPts

Vietnam 53205111

Malaysia 5302869

Thailand 5221638

UAE 4202846

Indonesia 50053160

Group H

PWDLFAPts

Turkmenistan 5302859

South Korea 42201008

Lebanon 5 2 21538

North Korea 5 2 21438

Sri Lanka 50050160

lThe eight group winners and four best group

runners-up advance to the third round of FIFA

World Cup qualification as well as qualify for the

2023 Asian Cup. As World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar

are guaranteed to finish in first or second place in

Group E, the fifth-best runner-up will also progress

to the third round of FIFA World Cup qualification.

AFRICA section

l5 finals places available

Africa’s World Cup qualifiers scheduled for

October 2020 have now been pushed back to

May 2021. The group stage draw for the second

round of FIFA World Cup qualification is below.

Second Round

Group A

Algeria, Burkina Faso, Niger, Djibouti

Group B

Tunisia, Zambia, Mauritania, Equatorial Guinea

Group C

Nigeria, Cape Verde, Central African

Republic, Liberia

Group D

Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Mozambique, Malawi

Group E

Mali, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda

Group F

Egypt, Gabon, Libya, Angola

Group G

Ghana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia

Group H

Senegal, Congo, Namibia, Togo

Group I

Morocco, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sudan

Group J

DR Congo, Benin, Madagascar, Tanzania

lThe ten group winners will advance to the

third round of FIFA World Cup qualification.