As of: February 9, 2024, 4:47 a.m
By: Sascha Mehr
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The group phase of the Nations League has been drawn.
Germany meets, among others, the Netherlands.
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The group stage of the UEFA Nations League has been drawn.
Germany meets the Netherlands, Hungary and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the A-League
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.: The draw is over.
The Nations League starts later this year, after the European Championships in Germany.
The individual games will be scheduled promptly.
+++ 6.49 p.m
.: Bosnia and Herzegovina is the last opponent for the German national team.
A very feasible group in which the Netherlands, together with the DFB team, will certainly be favorites.
League A, Group 1 |
League A, Group 2 |
League A, Group 3 |
League A, Group 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
Croatia |
Italy |
Netherlands |
Spain |
Portugal |
Belgium |
Hungary |
Denmark |
Poland |
France |
Germany |
Switzerland |
Scotland |
Israel |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Serbia |
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Germany moves into the group and meets the Netherlands and Hungary.
But one team is still missing.
+++ 6.46 p.m
.: Group 2 with Italy and Belgium is particularly tough.
Where will the German team be drawn now?
+++ 6.43 p.m.:
The group heads have been decided.
We continue with the second draw pot.
+++ 6.41 p.m
.: Now things are getting exciting from a German perspective, because League A will now be drawn.
Juan Mata will be the godfather and draw the balls.
Will he bring luck to the DFB team?
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.: League B is now complete.
Quite exciting duels.
Group 2 in particular should promise interesting games, but also Group 3 with Austria and Norway.
League B, Group 1 |
League B, Group 2 |
League B, Group 3 |
League B, Group 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
Czech Republic |
England |
Austria |
Wales |
Ukraine |
Finland |
Norway |
Iceland |
Albania |
Ireland |
Slovenia |
Montenegro |
Georgia |
Greece |
Kazakhstan |
Türkiye |
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.: Ireland also comes into Group 2, where they will face England in the Battle of Britain.
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.: England will face the Finns in Group 2.
Austria faces Erling Haaland and Norway in Group 3.
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.: The Swedes don't get an easy group with Azerbaijan, Slovakia and Estonia.
Now it's League B's turn.
League C, Group 1 |
League C, Group 2 |
League C, Group 3 |
League C, Group 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
Sweden |
Romania |
Luxembourg |
Armenia |
Azerbaijan |
Kosovo |
Bulgaria |
Faroe Islands |
Slovakia |
Cyprus |
Northern Ireland |
North Macedonia |
Estonia |
Lithuania/Gibraltar |
Belarus |
Latvia |
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.: There are already more well-known associations in League C, such as Romania, Slovakia and Sweden.
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.: League D has been drawn.
By the way, there is still a playoff between Lithuania and Gibraltar.
We continue with League C.
League D, Group 1 |
League D, Group 2 |
|---|---|
Lithuania/Gibraltar |
Moldova |
San Marino |
Malta |
Liechtenstein |
Andorra |
+++ 6:09 p.m
.: The individual lottery sponsors who draw the balls from the lottery pots in the Paris Congress Center are introduced.
+++ 6 p.m
.: The draw begins.
First of all, of course, a few welcoming words and a singing performance.
About the procedure: First, League D is drawn, then it goes on to League A with Germany.
Update from Thursday, February 8th, 5:54 p.m.:
The draw for the group phase of the Nations League will start in a few minutes.
Who will be the opponents of the German national team?
First report: Frankfurt – For the DFB and the football fans in Germany, the European Championship in their own country is the highlight this year.
But even after the home European Championship, things will continue with the national team, which will then start the 2024/25 Nations League season.
The DFB selection faces strong opponents in the A-League draw.
Germany is waiting for its opponents in the Nations League
Germany is sorted into pot three along with Switzerland, France and Poland.
An opponent from pots one, two and four will be drawn for the DFB selection.
Among other things, the constellation with Nations League feared opponents Spain, Portugal and Serbia is possible.
The game will be played on six matchdays in the second half of 2024, two-legged.
Pot 1 |
Pot 2 |
Pot 3 |
Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
Spain |
Denmark |
Germany |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Italy |
Portugal |
France |
Israel |
Croatia |
Hungary |
Switzerland |
Serbia |
Netherlands |
Belgium |
Poland |
Scotland |
The A league is the last to be drawn after leagues D, C and B.
The complete pots are drawn first - when the Germany ball is drawn, two opponents have already been determined.
The restrictions set by UEFA, such as Armenia and Azerbaijan not being allowed to meet, do not affect the A-League.
The group phase of the Nations League will be drawn.
© IMAGO/Pius Koller
In the 2024/25 season, a quarter-final will be played for the first time in the Nations League, through which four of the 16 European starting places for the 2026 World Cup will be awarded.
The four group winners of the A-League are no longer automatically qualified for the final tournament of the best four nations in the summer.
Playoffs will be held together with the group runners-up in March 2025 and will be drawn in November.
DFB selection with a weak history in the Nations League
In the past, the German national team was unable to convince in the Nations League.
In the premiere season of 2018/19, Germany took last place in the then smaller group of three and was only saved from relegation by a later increase.
In 2020/21, the DFB team under the then national coach Jogi Löw managed to place second in the group, but what was particularly remembered was the 6-0 defeat against Spain.
Löw's successor Hansi Flick only finished third in the group with his team in 2022/23 and also failed to qualify for the semi-finals.
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smr with dpa
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