| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | League phase: 5 September – 19 November 2024 League A quarter-finals, and League A/B and B/C play-offs: 20–23 March 2025 Nations League Finals: 4–8 June 2025 League C/D play-offs: 26–31 March 2026 |
| Teams | 54 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Portugal (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Spain |
| Third place |  France |
| Fourth place |  Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 184 |
| Goals scored | 498 (2.71 per match)[note 1] |
| Attendance | 4,359,750 (23,694 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Viktor Gyökeres(9 goals) |
2026–27 → All statistics correct as of 8 June 2025. | |
The2024–25 UEFA Nations League is the fourth season of theUEFA Nations League tournament, an internationalassociation football competition involving the men's national teams of the member associations ofUEFA. The competition is being held from September to November 2024 (league phase), March 2025 (League A quarter-finals and both League A/B and B/C play-offs), June 2025 (Nations League Finals), and March 2026 (League C/D play-offs).
Spain were the defending champions, having won the2023 finals.
The UEFA national teams were divided into four leagues, with Leagues A, B, and C featuring 16 teams each, divided into four groups of four teams, while League D featured 6 teams divided into two groups of three. The teams were allocated to leagues based on the2022–23 UEFA Nations League overall ranking.[1] Each team played six matches within their group, except for teams in League D which played four, using the home-and-awayround-robin format on double matchdays in September, October and November 2024.[2]
On 25 January 2023, the UEFA Executive Committee confirmed an altered format for the Nations League following the league phase.[3][4] In the top division, League A, the group winners and runners-up advanced to a new quarter-final round, played home-and-away overtwo legs in March 2025. In each tie, group winners faced a runner-up from a different group, with the group winner hosting the second leg. The four quarter-final winners qualified for the Nations League Finals, retaining its previous format, which will be played in a knockout format, consisting of the semi-finals, third place play-off and final. The semi-final pairings are determined by means of a draw. The host country for the Nations League Finals was selected from among the four qualified teams by the UEFA Executive Committee, with the winners of the final crowned as the Nations League champions.
For the first time, teams also competed in separate play-offs forpromotion and relegation to a higher or lower league, whereas in previous editions it was only based on standings. The group winners in Leagues B, C, and D were directly promoted, while the last-placed teams of each group in Leagues A and B were directly relegated. As League C had four groups while League D had only two, the two lowest-ranked League C teams were automatically relegated (a change from the previous editions, which featured relegation play-outs between the fourth-placed teams of League C). As part of the format change,promotion/relegation play-offs were introduced, with the third-placed teams of League A facing the runners-up of League B, the third-placed teams of League B facing the runners-up of League C, and the two best-ranked fourth-placed teams of League C facing the runners-up of League D. The matches were scheduled to be played home-and-away over two legs in March 2025 (League A/B and B/C) and March 2026 (League C/D), with the winners going to the higher league and the losers entering the lower league.[5]
In all two-legged ties, the higher-ranked teams host the second leg. The team that scores more goals on aggregate is the winner. If the aggregate score is level,extra time is played (theaway goals rule is not applied). If the score remains level after extra time, apenalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner.[6]
The 2024–25 Nations League will be partially linked withEuropean qualification for the2026 FIFA World Cup, with the format confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting inNyon, Switzerland, on 28 June 2023.[7] The twelve group winners of FIFA World Cup qualification after the first round (group stage) qualified directly for the World Cup. Then, thesecond round (play-offs) will be contested by the twelve group runners-up, along with the four best Nations League group winners, based on theNations League overall ranking, that finished outside the top two of their qualifying group. The play-offs will be split into four play-off paths, played in two single-match knockout rounds (semi-finals and finals, with the home teams to be drawn), from which an additional four teams will also qualify.[8]
If two or more teams in the same group were equal on points on completion of the league phase, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied:[6]
Notes
Individual league rankings were established according to the following criteria:[6]
Following the completion of the league phase, the interim overall UEFA Nations League rankings were established as follows:[6]
Following the completion of the League A knockout stage and promotion/relegation play-offs, the final overall UEFA Nations League rankings are established. Within each of the groups listed below, teams are ordered based on theirinterim overall ranking.[6]
Below is the schedule of the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League.[6]
To allow for enough teams to participate in the start of the2026 FIFA World Cup qualification group stage in March 2025, the League C/D promotion/relegation play-offs will be played in March 2026. However, if any of the teams due to participate in these ties had advanced to theWorld Cup play-offs in March 2026, the League C/D promotion/relegation play-offs would have been cancelled, and all teams would have remained in their respective leagues for the following edition.[6]
| Stage | Round | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| League phase | Matchday 1 | 5–7 September 2024 |
| Matchday 2 | 8–10 September 2024 | |
| Matchday 3 | 10–12 October 2024 | |
| Matchday 4 | 13–15 October 2024 | |
| Matchday 5 | 14–16 November 2024 | |
| Matchday 6 | 17–19 November 2024 | |
| League A quarter-finals, and League A/B andB/C play-offs | First leg | 20 March 2025 |
| Second leg | 23 March 2025 | |
| Finals | Semi-finals | 4–5 June 2025 |
| Third place play-off | 8 June 2025 | |
| Final | ||
| League C/D play-offs | First leg | 26 March 2026 |
| Second leg | 31 March 2026 |
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 9 February 2024, the day following the draw.[9][10][11][12]
54 of UEFA's 55 national teams entered the competition.Russia, slated to participate in League C, were suspended due toRussian invasion of Ukraine.[13] The teams which finished bottom of their group in Leagues A and B, as well as the losers from the relegation play-outs of League C, from the2022–23 season moved down a league, while the group winners of Leagues B, C and D moved up. The remaining teams stayed in their respective leagues.[14]
In an interview with the Polish websitemeczyki.pl, UEFA vice-presidentZbigniew Boniek said that all ten teams fromCONMEBOL, South America's football federation, could join the UEFA Nations League from the 2024–25 edition of the competition.[15] The plans, which would act as a response toFIFA's biennial World Cup plans, were intended as part of enhanced cooperation between the two organisations following the signing of amemorandum of understanding and the opening of a joint office inLondon.[16] However, such an expansion was not possible after CONMEBOL submitted a request to FIFA to maintain theround-robin qualification format for the2026 FIFA World Cup.[17] On 25 January 2023, the UEFA Executive Committee confirmed the format for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League, with no South American teams to be added.[3]
In the 2022–23 access list, UEFA ranked teams based on the2022–23 UEFA Nations League overall ranking,[18] with slight modifications: teams that were relegated in the previous season were ranked immediately below those who were promoted, and rankings shifted with the removal of Russia.[6] The seeding pots for the league phase were based on the access list ranking. The seeding pots, draw procedure, and fixture list procedures were confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting inHamburg, Germany, on 2 December 2023.[19]
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The draw for the league phase took place at theMaison de la Mutualité inParis, France, on 8 February 2024, 18:00CET.[20][21][22] The draw, originally planned to take place inMadrid, was relocated due to theLuis Rubiales scandal.[23][24]
For political reasons, Armenia and Azerbaijan (due to theNagorno-Karabakh conflict) could not be drawn into the same group. Due to excessive travel restrictions, only one of England, Iceland, the Republic of Ireland or Wales could be drawn with Kazakhstan. No winter venue restrictions were necessary for countries with a risk of severe winter weather, and several other potential political and excessive travel restrictions were not required because the teams concerned were either in different leagues or the same draw pot.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 14 | Advance toquarter-finals | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | |
| 2 | Croatia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Scotland(R) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | Qualification forrelegation play-offs | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–3 | |
| 4 | Poland(R) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 4 | Relegation toLeague B | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–2 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | France | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 13[a] | Advance toquarter-finals | — | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| 2 | Italy | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 13[a] | 1–3 | — | 2–2 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | Belgium(O) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4[b] | Qualification forrelegation play-offs | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | |
| 4 | Israel(R) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4[b] | Relegation toLeague B | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | Germany | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 14 | Advance toquarter-finals | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Netherlands | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 | 2–2 | — | 4–0 | 5–2 | ||
| 3 | Hungary(R) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 6 | Qualification forrelegation play-offs | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina(R) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 2 | Relegation toLeague B | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | Spain | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 16 | Advance toquarter-finals | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | |
| 2 | Denmark | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Serbia(O) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 6 | Qualification forrelegation play-offs | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | |
| 4 | Switzerland(R) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 2 | Relegation toLeague B | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — |
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| Croatia | 2 | 0 | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||
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| France | 2 | ||||||||||||||
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 22 November 2024, 12:00CET, at the UEFA headquarters inNyon, Switzerland, along with the draw for thesemi-finals andpromotion/relegation play-offs.[25][26] In the draw, teams from the same group could not be drawn against each other.[27]The first legs were played on 20 March, and the second legs were played on 23 March 2025.[10]
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Netherlands | 5–5 (4–5p) | Spain | 2–2 | 3–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Croatia | 2–2 (4–5p) | France | 2–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Denmark | 3–5 | Portugal | 1–0 | 2–5 (a.e.t.) |
| Italy | 4–5 | Germany | 1–2 | 3–3 |
UEFA appointed the winner of the quarter-final tie betweenItaly andGermany, which Germany ultimately won, as the host for the final tournament.[28][29] The semi-finals pairings were determined by means of an open draw on 22 November 2024, 12:00CET, at the UEFA headquarters inNyon, Switzerland, along with the draw for theLeague A quarter-finals andpromotion/relegation play-offs.[25][26] For scheduling purposes, the host team was allocated to semi-final 1 as the administrative home team.[27]
Times areCEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA.
There were 190 goals scored in 60 matches, for an average of 3.17 goals per match.
| Rank | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 8 |
| 2 | Randal Kolo Muani | 4 |
| Tim Kleindienst | ||
| Florian Wirtz | ||
| Mikel Oyarzabal | ||
| 6 | 10 players | 3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic(P) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 11 | Promotion toLeague A | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Ukraine | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | Qualification forpromotion play-offs | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| 3 | Georgia(O) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7[a] | Qualification forrelegation play-offs | 4–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | |
| 4 | Albania(R) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7[a] | Relegation toLeague C | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |  |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | England(P) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 15[a] | Promotion toLeague A | — | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Greece(O, P) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 15[a] | Qualification forpromotion play-offs | 0–3 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Republic of Ireland(O) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 6 | Qualification forrelegation play-offs | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Finland(R) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | Relegation toLeague C | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |  |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | Norway(P) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 13 | Promotion toLeague A | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Austria | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 11 | Qualification forpromotion play-offs | 5–1 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| 3 | Slovenia(O) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 | Qualification forrelegation play-offs | 1–4 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Kazakhstan(R) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 1 | Relegation toLeague C | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |  |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | Wales(P) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 | Promotion toLeague A | — | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Turkey(O, P) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 | Qualification forpromotion play-offs | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| 3 | Iceland(R) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 7 | Qualification forrelegation play-offs | 2–2 | 2–4 | — | 2–0 | |
| 4 | Montenegro(R) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | Relegation toLeague C | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — |
There were 128 goals scored in 48 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.
| Rank | Player | Goals |
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| 1 | Erling Haaland | 7 |
| 2 | Benjamin Šeško | 5 |
| 3 | Kerem Aktürkoğlu | 4 |
| Harry Wilson | ||
| 5 | Pavel Šulc | 3 |
| Harry Kane | ||
| Georges Mikautadze | ||
| Fotis Ioannidis | ||
| Orri Óskarsson | ||
| Nikola Krstović | ||
| Antonio Nusa | ||
| Alexander Sørloth |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation | |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | Sweden(P) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 16 | Promotion toLeague B | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | Slovakia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 | Qualification forpromotion play-offs | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Estonia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Azerbaijan(R) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 1 | Relegation toLeague D | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |  |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | Romania(P) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 18 | Promotion toLeague B | — | 3–0[a] | 4–1 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Kosovo(O, P) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 12 | Qualification forpromotion play-offs | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| 3 | Cyprus | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 6 | 0–3 | 0–4 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Lithuania(R) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 | Relegation toLeague D | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |  |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | Northern Ireland(P) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 11 | Promotion toLeague B | — | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 9 | Qualification forpromotion play-offs | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| 3 | Belarus | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 7 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Luxembourg | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | Qualification forrelegation play-offs | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |  |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | North Macedonia(P) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 16 | Promotion toLeague B | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Armenia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | Qualification forpromotion play-offs | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 4–1 | |
| 3 | Faroe Islands | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Latvia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 | Qualification forrelegation play-offs | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C4 | Latvia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 | Qualification forrelegation play-offs |
| 2 | C3 | Luxembourg | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
| 3 | C1 | Azerbaijan(R) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 1 | Relegation toLeague D |
| 4 | C2 | Lithuania(R) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 |
There were 115 goals scored in 48 matches, for an average of 2.4 goals per match.[note 1]
| Rank | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Gyökeres | 9 |
| 2 | Răzvan Marin | 6 |
| 3 | Isaac Price | 4 |
| David Strelec | ||
| Alexander Isak | ||
| 6 | Bojan Miovski | 3 |
| 7 | 15 players | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Marino(P) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Promotion toLeague C | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Gibraltar | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Qualification forpromotion play-offs | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | |
| 3 | Liechtenstein | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | Moldova(P) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Promotion toLeague C | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Malta | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | Qualification forpromotion play-offs | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | |
| 3 | Andorra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
There were 19 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 1.58 goals per match.
The draw for the promotion/relegation play-offs was held on 22 November 2024, 12:00CET, at the UEFA headquarters inNyon, Switzerland, along with the draw for the League Aquarter-finals andsemi-finals.[25][27][26]The League A/B and B/C play-off matches were scheduled for 20 and 23 March 2025. To ensure enough teams were available for the March 2025 window ofWorld Cup qualifying, the League C/D play-off matches are scheduled for 26 and 31 March 2026.[10] Had any team participating in the League C/D play-offs qualified for theWorld Cup qualifying play-offs, then the League C/D play-offs would have been cancelled with the teams remaining in their respective leagues.[6][37]
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Turkey | 6–1 | Hungary | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Ukraine | 3–4 | Belgium | 3–1 | 0–3 |
| Austria | 1–3 | Serbia | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Greece | 3–1 | Scotland | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Kosovo | 5–2 | Iceland | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Bulgaria | 2–4 | Republic of Ireland | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Armenia | 1–9 | Georgia | 0–3 | 1–6 |
| Slovakia | 0–1 | Slovenia | 0–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Gibraltar | 1 | Latvia | 26 Mar | 31 Mar |
| Malta | 2 | Luxembourg | 26 Mar | 31 Mar |
There have been 46 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.88 goals per match (as of 23 March 2025).
| Rank | Player | Goals |
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| 1 | Georges Mikautadze | 4 |
| 2 | Romelu Lukaku | 3 |
| Vedat Muriqi | ||
| 4 | Orri Óskarsson | 2 |
| 5 | 33 players | 1 |
Starting from the 2024–25 season, the overall rankings were split into interim and final versions. While the interim overall rankings were based on league rankings, explicitly ordering teams from higher leagues over those from lower ones, the final overall rankings took into account the results of the League A knockout stage and promotion/relegation play-offs, updating the interim overall rankings accordingly.[6]
Following the conclusion of the league phase in November 2024, an interim overall ranking was established based on the results of each league.[6][38]
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The final overall ranking, established at the conclusion of the competition, adjusted the interim overall ranking by taking into account the results of the League A knockout stage and promotion/relegation play-offs. Teams that were promoted at the end of the 2024–25 season were ranked above those who were relegated, with the final rankings reflecting the composition of leagues for the2026–27 UEFA Nations League.[6][39]
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Based on theinterim overall ranking,[38] the four best-ranked Nations League group winners that finished outside the top two of theirWorld Cup qualifying group joined the twelve group runners-up in theWorld Cup qualification second round (play-offs). If fewer than four Nations League group winners had been selected, the remaining spot(s) would have been allocated to the best-ranked remaining team(s) in the Nations League interim overall ranking that finished outside the top two of their qualifying group.[40]
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| A | 1 | Spain& | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Germany& | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Portugal& | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | France& | D | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B | 17 | England& | K | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Norway& | I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Wales† | J | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Czech Republic† | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C | 33 | Romania‡ | H | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Sweden‡ | B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | North Macedonia‡ | J | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Northern Ireland‡ | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D | 49 | Moldova | I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | San Marino | H | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aufgrund des Hagelschauers verschiebt sich der Anstoß um zehn Minuten. "Aufgrund schlechter Wetterbedingungen verzögert sich das Spiel. Der Anpfiff ist jetzt 21.10 Uhr", teilten die Organisatoren mit.[The kick-off has been postponed by ten minutes due to the hailstorm. "The match has been delayed due to bad weather conditions. The kick-off time is now 21:10," the organisers announced.]
