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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