UEFA Nations League Draw Results : Portugal Gets In One Group with France

DBasia.news –  The results of the UEFA Nations League group draw were published in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday (03/03). The defending champion, Portugal, were in Group 3 of League A with France, Sweden, Croatia.

Fernando Santos’ Portuguese squad defeated the Netherlands 1-0 in the inaugural edition of the UEFA Nations League last year. Divided into four leagues from League A to D which are categorized from the level of the top European countries, League A contains the strongest countries.

“These are all strong groups with strong teams. We know this will be the result of the draw with a high level of difficulty,” said Fernando Santos, quoted from the official UEFA website.

“Unlike the last time, it was not made up of three teams, but four. So it will always be a difficult group.”

“We face France and then also Sweden and Croatia, both of which are strong opponents too,” explained Fernandos Santos.

In addition to group 3 which contains Portugal, France, Sweden and Croatia, there is also group 2 which consists of England, Belgium, Denmark, and Iceland, and group 4 consists of Switzerland, Spain, Ukraine and Germany. While the Netherlands in group 1 with Italy, Poland and Bosnia Herzegovina.

The determination of the superiority from those countries is adjusted to the last ranking of each country. Quoted from the official website of UEFA, the second edition of the UEFA Nations League will be held on 3 to 5 September and the final will be held on 2-6 June 2021.

Here are the complete results of the UEFA Nation League group phase draw:

League A

Group 1: Netherlands, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland

Group 2: England, Belgium, Denmark, Iceland

Group 3: Portugal, France, Sweden, Croatia

Group 4: Switzerland, Spain, Ukraine, Germany

League B

Group 1: Austria, Norwaegia, Northern Ireland, Romania

Group 2: Czech Republic, Scotland, Slovakia, Israel

Group 3: Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Hungary

Group 4: Wales, Finland, Ireland, Bulgaria

League C

Group 1: Montenegro, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan

Group 2: Georgia, Northern Macedonia, Estonia, Armenia

Group 3: Greece, Kosovo, Slovenia, Moldova

Group 4: Albania, Belarus, Lithuania, Kazakhstan

League D

Group 1: Faroe Islands, Latvia, Andorra, Malta

Group 2: Gibraltar, Liectenstein, San Marino