England will host Ireland in a Group B2 match of the UEFA Nations League 2024-25 at the Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday, November 17.
The England vs Ireland UEFA Nations League 2024-25 match will start at 10:30 PM IST on Sunday. Live streaming and telecast of the match will be available in India.
England are currently on top of Group B2 of the UEFA Nations League 2024-25 with 12 points from four wins and a loss after the first five rounds. Though Greece are level with England on 12 points, the Three Lions top the standings by virtue of their better goal difference.
Meanwhile, Ireland are third with six points from two wins and three losses ahead of their last group encounter.
England started their current UEFA Nations League campaign with a 2-0 win against the same opponent in Dublin two months ago. They scored an identical win against Finland before tasting their first and only defeat in the tournament against Greece.
However, England bounced back with consecutive victories against Finland and Greece to move to the top of the table. They will look to win their last game and finish on top of Group B2 to gain automatic promotion to League A in the next edition.
England captain and star striker Harry Kane leads the goalscoring charts for the home team alongside Declan Rice and Jack Grealish with two goals while Trent Alexander Arnold and Jude Bellingham have scored a goal each.
Ireland will enter the contest on the back of their hard-fought 1-0 win over Finland in their last group game. After losing the first two games, Ireland recovered well with two wins from the next three matches and would be keen to close their group engagements with a win.
England are currently fourth in the FIFA Men’s football rankings whereas Ireland are placed 63rd as per the latest list.
The UEFA Nations League 2024-25 has a total of 54 teams split into four leagues based on their international ranking. Three leagues A, B and C contain four groups of four teams each whereas League D has two groups of three teams.
Teams in League A will vie for the UEFA Nations League Final that is scheduled to be held in June 2025. All the four group winners and runners-up in League A will play a double-legged quarter-finals with the winners proceeding to play the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, the four group winners in Leagues B and C, as well as the two group winners in League D, are automatically promoted to Leagues A, B and C, respectively.
The third-ranked teams of League A and the runners-up of League B, as well as the third-ranked teams of League B and the runners-up of League C, will play a home-and-away promotion-relegation playoff.
The fourth-placed teams in Leagues A and B are automatically relegated to Leagues B and C respectively. The two lowest-ranked fourth-placed teams in League C, meanwhile, are relegated to League D.
England finished third in the inaugural edition of the UEFA Nations League in 2019 after beating Switzerland on penalties in the third-place playoff match.
England vs Ireland football head-to-head
England holds a slight edge over Ireland in their head-to-head record with seven wins from 18 matches, including their 2-0 win in the reverse fixture of the UEFA Nations League 2024-25 in September.
Ireland, meanwhile, have won twice against England with their last victory coming in a 1-0 win in the UEFA EURO 1988 Championship. Nine matches between these sides have ended in draws.
Where to watch England vs Ireland UEFA Nations League 2024-25 match live in India
The England vs Ireland UEFA Nations League 2024-25 match will be telecast live on the Sony Sports Network’s TV channels in India.
Live streaming of the England vs Ireland UEFA Nations League 2024-25 match will be available on the SonyLIV app and website.
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