The draw for the 2026-27 UEFA Nations League took place on 12th February 2026 in Brussels, with the schedule released a day later to unveil the League phase of the competition, featuring exciting ties to look forward to. This will be the fifth edition of the tournament and it will take place from 24th September to 13 June 2027, with the playoffs to be held in 2028. The League phase will run until 17 November 2026, with 16 teams in the top division, League A, divided into four groups. The group winners and runners-up will advance to the quarter-finals, which will take place in March 2027. The third-placed side will enter the playoffs, while the bottom-placed team will be demoted to League B. The Nations League will also tie into the UEFA Euro 2028 qualification, but it is pending approval of the format and regulations of that tournament. Portugal is the defending champion after becoming the first side to win the Nations League twice.
League A Group 1
France
Italy
Belgium
Turkey
The first group of League A could be called a ‘group of death’ with four quality teams making it unpredictable. The 2021 winners, France, will take on the team that ended third and fourth in that edition, Italy and Belgium, respectively, like the previous edition, alongside the promoted side from League B, Turkey.
Fixtures
Saturday, 26 September 2026
Turkey vs France (00:15)
Italy vs Belgium (00:15)
Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Turkey vs Italy (00:15)
Belgium vs France (00:15)
Saturday, 3 October 2026
Belgium vs Turkey (00:15)
France vs Italy (00:15)
Tuesday, 6 October 2026
Italy vs Turkey (00:15)
France vs Belgium (00:15)
Thursday, 12 November 2026
Turkey vs Belgium (22:30)
Friday, 13 November 2026
Italy vs France (01:15)
Monday, 16 November 2026
France vs Turkey (01:15)
Belgium vs Italy (01:15)
League A Group 2
Germany
Netherlands
Serbia
Greece
League A’s second group will give the tantalising clash between Germany and the Netherlands, meeting for the second straight edition. Remaining in the division this season, Serbia and Greece, promoted from the lower division, are the other opponents in the group.
Fixtures
Friday, 25 September 2026
Serbia vs Greece (00:15)
Netherlands vs Germany (00:15)
Sunday, 27 September 2026
Serbia vs Netherlands (21:30)
Monday, 28 September 2026
Germany vs Greece (00:15)
Friday, 2 October 2026
Germany vs Serbia (00:15)
Greece vs Netherlands (00:15)
Monday, 5 October 2026
Greece vs Germany (00:15)
Netherlands vs Serbia (00:15)
Saturday, 14 November 2026
Netherlands vs Greece (01:15)
Serbia vs Germany (01:15)
Tuesday, 17 November 2026
Greece vs Serbia (01:15)
Germany vs Netherlands (01:15)
League A Group 3
Spain
Croatia
England
Czech Republic
A replay of the Euro 2024 final will be played with Spain locking horns with promoted England in the third group of League A, while the Three Lions’ tie with Croatia will be the second meeting after they play each other in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The three have faced each other several times in the previous Nations League tournament too. Czech Republic is the other promoted side in the group.
Fixtures
Sunday, 27 September 2026
Czech Republic vs Croatia (00:15)
England vs Spain (00:15)
Wednesday, 30 September 2026
Czech Republic vs England (00:15)
Spain vs Croatia (00:15)
Saturday, 3 October 2026
Croatia vs England (21:30)
Sunday, 4 October 2026
Spain vs Czech Republic (00:15)
Wednesday, 7 October 2026
England vs Czech Republic (00:15)
Croatia vs Spain (00:15)
Friday, 13 November 2026
Czech Republic vs Spain (01:15)
England vs Croatia (01:15)
Monday, 16 November 2026
Croatia vs Czech Republic (01:15)
Spain vs England (01:15)
League A Group 4
Portugal
Denmark
Norway
Wales
Defending champions Portugal will face Erling Haaland’s Norway in the high-voltage fixture in the final group of League A. Last edition’s quarterfinalists and one of the League B group winners, Wales, are the other members in the group.
Fixtures
Friday, 25 September 2026
Norway vs Denmark (00:15)
Portugal vs Wales (00:15)
Sunday, 27 September 2026
Denmark vs Wales (21:30)
Monday, 28 September 2026
Norway vs Portugal (00:15)
Friday, 2 October 2026
Wales vs Norway (00:15)
Denmark vs Portugal (00:15)
Monday, 5 October 2026
Wales vs Denmark (00:15)
Portugal vs Norway (00:15)
Saturday, 14 November 2026
Norway vs Wales (22:30)
Sunday, 15 November 2026
Portugal vs Denmark (01:15)
Wednesday, 18 November 2026
Denmark vs Norway (01:15)
Wales vs Portugal (01:15)
