Nations League 2024/25 draw: England set to face Republic of Ireland
England will face Finland, Republic of Ireland and Greece in the first round of the 2024/25 Nations League. The draw was made in Paris on Thursday.
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The Three Lions will face the Republic of Ireland for the first time since 1991 after being drawn in the same group - League B - in the 2024/25 Nations League first round draw.
Finland and Greece are the other two national teams in League B along with England and the Republic of Ireland. Gareth Southgate's men have been relegated to the second group of four after finishing winless against Italy, Hungary and Germany.
England will play these six matches in the international breaks in September, October and November 2024. Kazakhstan were expected to take Greece's place in Group B2 of League B but were moved to another group because of excessive travel rules.
- Group A1: Croatia, Portugal, Poland, Scotland
- Group A2: Italy, Belgium, France, Israel
- Group A3: Netherlands, Hungary, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Group A4: Spain, Denmark, Switzerland, Serbia
- Group B1: Czech Republic, Ukraine, Albania, Georgia
- Group B2: England, Finland, Republic of Ireland, Greece
- Group B3: Austria, Norway, Slovenia, Kazakhstan
- Group B4: Wales, Iceland, Montenegro, Turkey
- Group C1: Sweden, Azerbaijan, Slovakia, Estonia.
- Group C2: Romania, Kosovo, Cyprus, Gibraltar/Lithuania
- Group C3: Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Northern Ireland, Belarus.
- Group C4: Armenia, Faroe Islands, North Macedonia, Latvia.
- Group D1: Lithuania/Gibraltar, San Marino, Liechtenstein.
- Group D2: Moldova, Malta, Andorra.
Finland and Greece are the other two national teams in League B along with England and the Republic of Ireland. Gareth Southgate's men have been relegated to the second group of four after finishing winless against Italy, Hungary and Germany.
England will play these six matches in the international breaks in September, October and November 2024. Kazakhstan were expected to take Greece's place in Group B2 of League B but were moved to another group because of excessive travel rules.
- Group A1: Croatia, Portugal, Poland, Scotland
- Group A2: Italy, Belgium, France, Israel
- Group A3: Netherlands, Hungary, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Group A4: Spain, Denmark, Switzerland, Serbia
- Group B1: Czech Republic, Ukraine, Albania, Georgia
- Group B2: England, Finland, Republic of Ireland, Greece
- Group B3: Austria, Norway, Slovenia, Kazakhstan
- Group B4: Wales, Iceland, Montenegro, Turkey
- Group C1: Sweden, Azerbaijan, Slovakia, Estonia.
- Group C2: Romania, Kosovo, Cyprus, Gibraltar/Lithuania
- Group C3: Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Northern Ireland, Belarus.
- Group C4: Armenia, Faroe Islands, North Macedonia, Latvia.
- Group D1: Lithuania/Gibraltar, San Marino, Liechtenstein.
- Group D2: Moldova, Malta, Andorra.
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