UEFA Nations League Draw: England Face Spain And Croatia, Wales Play Ireland

The UEFA Nations League draw was revealed in Lausanne, Switzerland on Wednesday, and England was paired with Spain and Croatia.

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Meanwhile, Wales will face Ireland and Denmark in League B. Northern Ireland were grouped with Austria and Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Scotland — which has been missing a manager since Gordon Strachan left — were drawn in League C with Albania and Israel.

The first group games will be held in September this year, with the finals scheduled for June 2019.

Here is the full draw:

League A, Group 1

• Netherlands
• France
• Germany

League A, Group 2

• Iceland
• Switzerland
• Belgium

League A, Group 3

• Poland
• Italy
• Portugal

League A, Group 4

• Croatia
• England
• Spain

League B, Group 1

• Czech Republic
• Ukraine
• Slovakia

League B, Group 2

• Turkey
• Sweden
• Russia

League B, Group 3

• Northern Ireland
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Austria

League B, Group 4

• Denmark
• Republic of Ireland
• Wales

League C, Group 1 (three teams only)

• Israel
• Albania
• Scotland

League C, Group 2

• Estonia
• Finland
• Greece
• Hungary

League C, Group 3

• Cyprus
• Bulgaira
• Norway
• Slovenia

League C, Group 4

• Lithuania
• Montenegro
• Serbia
• Romania

League D, Group 1

• Andorra
• Kazakhstan
• Latvia
• Georgia

League D, Group 2

• San Marino
• Moldova
• Luxembourg
• Belarus

League D, Group 3

• Kosovo
• Malta
• Faroe Islands
• Azerbaijan

League D, Group 4

• Gibraltar
• Liechtenstein
• Armenia
• Macedonia

The UEFA Nations League is the culmination of six years of planning by European soccer’s governing body.

LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 08: Ryan Bertrand of England in action during the FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier Group F match between England and Malta at Wembley Stadium on October 8, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)