UEFA Nations League: 2026-27 Nations League format, schedule, standings, scores

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Andy Edwards,

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Andy Edwards

Published September 27, 2026 11:26 AM

The UEFA Nations League 2026-27 tournament is off and running as Portugal aim to win the tournament for a third time.

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Portugal won it in 2019 and 2025, while France and Spain are the only other nations to win the Nations League.

Reigning World Cup champs Spain have lost twice in the final too, once to France and once to Portugal.

UEFA Nations League past winners

2018-19: Portugal
2020-21: France
2022-23: Spain
2024-25: Portugal

2026-27 UEFA Nations League format

Four leagues — A, B, C and D — featuring relegation and promotion
16 teams in Leagues A, B and C; six teams in League D
Four groups of four teams, drawn from four pots, ranked by finish in 2024-25 Nations League
Two teams qualify from each group for the quarterfinals

UEFA Nations League schedule: League A upcoming fixtures

Thursday, September 24
Netherlands 1-1 Germany
Norway 3-2 Denmark
Portugal 1-0 Wales
Serbia 1-2 Greece

Friday, September 24
Italy 0-2 Belgium
Turkiye 0-1 France

Saturday, September 26
Czechia 1-2 Croatia
England 2-3 Spain — Recap, video highlights

Sunday, September 27
Denmark vs Wales
Serbia vs Netherlands
Germany vs Greece
Norway vs Portugal

Monday, September 28
Belgium vs France
Turkiye vs Italy

Tuesday, September 29
Czechia vs England
Spain vs Croatia

Thursday, October 1
Denmark vs Portugal
Germany vs Serbia
Greece vs Netherlands
Wales vs Norway

Friday, October 2
Belgium vs Turkiye
France vs Italy

Saturday, October 3
Croatia vs England
Spain vs Czechia

Sunday, October 4
Greece vs Germany
Netherlands vs Serbia
Portugal vs Norway
Wales vs Denmark

Monday, October 5
France vs Belgium
Italy vs Turkiye

Tuesday, October 6
Croatia vs Spain
England vs Czechia

Thursday, November 12
Turkiye vs Belgium
Czechia vs Spain
England vs Croatia
Italy vs France

Friday, November 13
Netherland vs Greece
Serbia vs Germany

Saturday, November 14
Norway vs Wales
Portugal vs Denmark

Sunday, November 15
Belgium vs Italy
Croatia vs Czechia
France vs Turkiye
Spain vs England

Monday, November 16
Germany vs Netherlands
Greece vs Serbia

Tuesday, November 17
Denmark vs Norway
Wales vs Portugal

UEFA Nations League schedule: League B upcoming fixtures

Thursday, September 24
Austria 3-1 Israel
Kosovo 1-0 Ireland

Friday, September 25
Georgia 0-1 Northern Ireland
Hungary 0-1 Ukraine
Poland 0-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sweden 2-1 Romania

Saturday, September 26
Slovenia 0-0 Scotland
North Macedonia 0-3 Switzerland

Sunday, September 27
Austria vs Kosovo
Israel vs Ireland

Monday, September 28
Georgia vs Ukraine
Northern Ireland vs Hungary
Romania vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sweden vs Poland

Tuesday, September 29
Scotland vs Switzerland
Slovenia vs North Macedonia

Thursday, October 1
Ireland vs Austria
Israel vs Kosovo

Friday, October 2
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sweden
Hungary vs Georgia
Poland vs Romania
Ukraine vs Northern Ireland

Saturday, October 3
North Macedonia vs Scotland
Switzerland vs Slovenia

Sunday, October 4
Kosovo vs Austria
Ireland vs Israel

Monday, October 5
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Poland
Northern Ireland vs Georgia
Romania vs Sweden
Ukraine vs Hungary

Tuesday, October 6
Scotland vs Slovenia
Switzerland vs North Macedonia

UEFA Nations League table: League A & B latest standings

League A

Group 1

Belgium — +2 GD, 3 points
France — +1 GD, 3 points
Turkiye — -1 GD, 0 points
Italy — -2 GD, 0 points

Group 2

Greece — +1 GD, 3 points
Germany — 0 GD, 1 point
Netherlands — 0 GD, 1 point
Serbia — -1 GD, 0 points

Group 3

Spain — +1 GD, 3 points
Croatia — +1 GD, 3 points
England — -1 GD, 0 points
Czechia — -1 GD, 0 points

Group 4

Norway — +1 GD, 3 points
Portugal — +1 GD, 3 points
Denmark — -1 GD, 0 points
Wales — -1 GD, 0 points

League B