The fourth edition of the UEFA Nations League football tournament will kickstart on Thursday, September 5 with Azerbaijan facing Sweden in a League C game. The match will be telecast live in India at 9:30 PM IST.
Defending champion and UEFA EURO 2024 winner Spain and UEFA Nations League 2018-19 champion Portugal will also be in action on Thursday against Serbia and Croatia respectively. Meanwhile, France, who won the 2020-21 edition, are up against Italy on September 6.
The latest edition of the UEFA Nations League will have a total of 54 teams split into four leagues based on their international ranking. Three leagues A, B and C will contain four groups of four teams each whereas League D will have two groups of three teams.
Each team will play two games each against every other team in their respective group on a home and away basis.
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 quarterfinals with the winners proceeding to play the semifinals.
Leagues B, C and D, meanwhile, will compete against each other for promotion or relegation to a higher or lower league.
Cristiano Ronaldo will once again headline Portugal who are placed in Group A1 alongside Croatia, Scotland and Poland. Group A2 will have France, which had an underwhelming EURO 2024 campaign, alongside Italy, Belgium and Israel.
EURO 2024 host Germany will start life afresh after Toni Kroos’s retirement and are placed in A3 with the Netherlands, Hungary and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Meanwhile, Spain, fresh from its continental glory, are grouped with Serbia, Denmark and Switzerland.
Spain won the last edition of the UEFA Nations League in 2023 beating Croatia on penalties in the final.
Where to watch UEFA Nations League 2024-25 live in India
Live streaming of the UEFA Nations League 2024-25 football tournament will be available on the SonyLiv app and website in India.
All UEFA Nations League 2024-25 matches will be telecast live on the Sony Sports Network TV channels in India.
UEFA Nations League 2024-25 schedule and live match start times
*All matches will start at 00:15 AM IST unless specified
Thursday 5 September
C1 Azerbaijan vs Sweden (21:30)
Friday 6 September
A1 Portugal vs Croatia
A1 Scotland vs Poland
A4 Denmark vs Switzerland
A4 Serbia vs Spain
C1 Estonia vs Slovakia
C3 Belarus vs Bulgaria
C3 Northern Ireland vs Luxembourg
D1 San Marino vs Liechtenstein
B3 Kazakhstan vs Norway (19:30)
C2 Lithuania vs Cyprus (21:30)
Saturday 7 September
A2 Belgium vs Israel
A2 France vs Italy
B3 Slovenia vs Austria
B4 Iceland vs Montenegro
B4 Wales vs Türkiye
C2 Kosovo vs Romania
B1 Georgia vs Czechia (21:30)
C4 Faroe Islands vs North Macedonia (18:30)
B2 Republic of Ireland vs England (21:30)
C4 Armenia vs Latvia (21:30)
D2 Moldova vs Malta (21:30)
Sunday 8 September
A3 Germany vs Hungary
A3 Netherlands vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
B1 Ukraine vs Albania
B2 Greece vs Finland
C3 Luxembourg vs Belarus (18:30)
A4 Denmark vs Serbia (21:30)
C1 Slovakia vs Azerbaijan (21:30)
C3 Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland (21:30)
D1 Gibraltar vs Liechtenstein (21:30)
Monday 9 September
A1 Croatia vs Poland
A1 Portugal vs Scotland
A4 Switzerland vs Spain
C1 Sweden vs Estonia
C2 Cyprus vs Kosovo (21:30)
Tuesday 10 September
A2 France vs Belgium
A2 Israel vs Italy
B3 Norway vs Austria
B3 Slovenia vs Kazakhstan
B4 Montenegro vs Wales
B4 Türkiye vs Iceland
C2 Romania vs Lithuania
C4 Latvia vs Faroe Islands (21:30)
Wednesday 11 September
A3 Hungary vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
A3 Netherlands vs Germany
B1 Albania vs Georgia
B1 Czechia vs Ukraine
B2 England vs Finland
B2 Republic of Ireland vs Greece
C4 North Macedonia vs Armenia
D2 Andorra vs Malta
Thursday 10 October
C4 Latvia vs North Macedonia (21:30)
D2 Moldova vs Andorra (21:30)
Friday 11 October
A2 Israel vs France
A2 Italy vs Belgium
B2 England vs Greece
B2 Finland vs Republic of Ireland
B3 Austria vs Kazakhstan
B3 Norway vs Slovenia
C4 Faroe Islands vs Armenia
D1 Gibraltar vs San Marino
C1 Estonia vs Azerbaijan (21:30)
Saturday 12 October
A3 Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Germany
A3 Hungary vs Netherlands
B1 Czechia vs Albania
B1 Ukraine vs Georgia
B4 Iceland vs Wales
B4 Türkiye vs Montenegro
C1 Slovakia vs Sweden
C2 Lithuania vs Kosovo (18:30)
A1 Croatia vs Scotland (21:30)
C3 Bulgaria vs Luxembourg (21:30)
Sunday 13 October
A1 Poland vs Portugal
A4 Serbia vs Switzerland
A4 Spain vs Denmark
C2 Cyprus vs Romania
C3 Belarus vs Northern Ireland
B3 Kazakhstan vs Slovenia (18:30)
B2 Finland vs England (21:30)
C4 Armenia vs North Macedonia (21:30)
D1 Liechtenstein vs Gibraltar (21:30)
D2 Malta vs Moldova (21:30)
Monday 14 October
B2 Greece vs Republic of Ireland
B3 Austria vs Norway
C4 Faroe Islands vs Latvia
C1 Azerbaijan vs Slovakia (21:30)
B1 Georgia vs Albania (21:30)
Tuesday 14 October
A2 Belgium vs France
A2 Italy vs Israel
A3 Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Hungary
A3 Germany vs Netherlands
B1 Ukraine vs Czechia
B4 Iceland vs Türkiye
B4 Wales vs Montenegro
C1 Estonia vs Sweden
Wednesday 16 October
A1 Poland vs Croatia
A1 Scotland vs Portugal
A4 Spain vs Serbia
A4 Switzerland vs Denmark
C2 Kosovo vs Cyprus
C2 Lithuania vs Romania
C3 Belarus vs Luxembourg
C3 Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria
Thursday 14 November (all matches from November 14 will start at 01:15 AM IST unless specified)
B3 Kazakhstan vs Austria (20:30)
C4 Armenia vs Faroe Islands (22:30)
Friday 15 November
A2 Belgium vs Italy
A2 France vs Israel
B2 Greece vs England
B2 Republic of Ireland vs Finland
B3 Slovenia vs Norway
C4 North Macedonia vs Latvia
C2 Cyprus vs Lithuania (22:30)
Saturday 16 November
A1 Portugal vs Poland
A1 Scotland vs Croatia
A4 Denmark vs Spain
A4 Switzerland vs Serbia
C2 Romania vs Kosovo
C3 Luxembourg vs Bulgaria
C3 Northern Ireland vs Belarus
D1 San Marino vs Gibraltar
C1 Azerbaijan vs Estonia (19:30)
B1 Georgia vs Ukraine (22:30)
B4 Montenegro vs Iceland (22:30)
B4 Türkiye vs Wales (22:30)
D2 Andorra vs Moldova (22:30)
Sunday 17 November
A3 Germany vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
A3 Netherlands vs Hungary
B1 Albania vs Czechia
C1 Sweden vs Slovakia
C4 Latvia vs Armenia (19:30)
C4 North Macedonia vs Faroe Islands (19:30)
B2 England vs Republic of Ireland (22:30)
B2 Finland vs Greece (22:30)
B3 Austria vs Slovenia (22:30)
B3 Norway vs Kazakhstan (22:30)
Monday 18 November
A2 Israel vs Belgium
A2 Italy vs France
Tuesday 19 November
A1 Croatia vs Portugal
A1 Poland vs Scotland
A4 Serbia vs Denmark
A4 Spain vs Switzerland
C2 Kosovo vs Lithuania
C2 Romania vs Cyprus
C3 Bulgaria vs Belarus
C3 Luxembourg vs Northern Ireland
D1 Liechtenstein vs San Marino
Wednesday 20 November
A3 Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Netherlands
A3 Hungary vs Germany
B1 Albania vs Ukraine
B1 Czechia vs Georgia
B4 Montenegro vs Türkiye
B4 Wales vs Iceland
C1 Slovakia vs Estonia
C1 Sweden vs Azerbaijan
D2 Malta vs Andorra
Knockout round play-off draw: November 2024
Knockout round play-offs: 20–25 March 2025
League A quarter-finals: 20–25 March 2025
Final tournament: 4–8 June 2025
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