UEFA Nations League 2026-27 Tips, Predictions & Match Previews

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The UEFA Nations League returns for its fifth edition in 2026-27, with Europe's national teams battling across four leagues for promotion, survival and a place in the knockout stages.

The league phase runs from September to November 2026, with the headline League A groups featuring heavyweights including Portugal, Spain, France, England, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.

The top two teams from each League A group will advance to the quarter-finals in March 2027, with the four winners progressing to the Nations League Finals from June 9-13.

Portugal enter the tournament as defending champions, while the competition also carries added significance ahead of UEFA EURO 2028, with Nations League results expected to provide some nations with another pathway into the qualifying play-offs.

Stay tuned to this page as our team of football experts provide their best betting tips and predictions for key matches throughout the competition.

UEFA Nations League Best Bookmakers

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UEFA Nations League Betting Odds

France are the slight betting favourites ahead of World Cup winners Spain heading into the 2026-27 competition.

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You can find the odds for all teams below.

TeamOdds
France$3.75
Spain$4.00
England$5.50
Germany$5.50
Portugal$9.00
Netherlands$13.00
Norway$15.00
Belgium$19.00
Denmark$34.00
Italy$34.00
Croatia$51.00
Serbia$81.00
Türkiye$81.00
Greece$101.00
Czechia$151.00
Wales$151.00
Odds from Ladbrokes. Correct from 21/9/26.

UEFA Nations League Fixtures Schedule

You can find the upcoming fixtures schedule for the 2026-27 Nations League below.

DateGameVenueTime
Friday, 25 SeptemberAustria vs IsraelRaiffeisen Arena, Linz4:45 AM
Friday, 25 SeptemberKosovo vs Republic of IrelandStadiumi Fadil Vokrri, Prishtina4:45 AM
Friday, 25 SeptemberLiechtenstein vs LithuaniaRheinpark Stadion, Vaduz4:45 AM
Friday, 25 SeptemberNetherlands vs GermanyJohan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam4:45 AM
Friday, 25 SeptemberNorway vs DenmarkUllevaal Stadion, Oslo4:45 AM
Friday, 25 SeptemberPortugal vs WalesEstádio José Alvalade, Lisbon4:45 AM
Friday, 25 SeptemberSerbia vs GreeceRajko Mitic Stadium, Belgrade4:45 AM
Saturday, 26 SeptemberArmenia vs LatviaVazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan2:00 AM
Saturday, 26 SeptemberGeorgia vs Northern IrelandBoris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi2:00 AM
Saturday, 26 SeptemberHungary vs UkrainePuskás Aréna, Budapest4:45 AM
Saturday, 26 SeptemberItaly vs BelgiumOlimpico, Rome4:45 AM
Saturday, 26 SeptemberMontenegro vs CyprusPodgorica City Stadium, Podgorica4:45 AM
Saturday, 26 SeptemberPoland vs Bosnia-HerzegovinaPGE Narodowy, Warsaw4:45 AM
Saturday, 26 SeptemberSweden vs RomaniaFriends Arena, Stockholm4:45 AM
Saturday, 26 SeptemberTürkiye vs FranceYildiz Entegre Kocaeli Stadyumu, Kocaeli4:45 AM
Saturday, 26 SeptemberSlovenia vs ScotlandStadion Stozice, Ljubljana11:00 PM
Sunday, 27 SeptemberBulgaria vs LuxembourgHristo Botev Stadium, Plovdiv2:00 AM
Sunday, 27 SeptemberFaroe Islands vs KazakhstanTórsvollur, Tórshavn2:00 AM
Sunday, 27 SeptemberIceland vs EstoniaLaugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik2:00 AM
Sunday, 27 SeptemberSan Marino vs FinlandSan Marino Stadium, Serravalle2:00 AM
Sunday, 27 SeptemberAlbania vs BelarusAir Albania Stadium, Tirana4:45 AM
Sunday, 27 SeptemberCzechia vs CroatiaFortuna Arena, Prague4:45 AM
Sunday, 27 SeptemberEngland vs SpainWembley Stadium, London4:45 AM
Sunday, 27 SeptemberNorth Macedonia vs SwitzerlandToše Proeski Arena, Skopje4:45 AM
Sunday, 27 SeptemberSlovakia vs MoldovaFutbal Tatran Arena, Prešov4:45 AM
Sunday, 27 SeptemberLithuania vs AzerbaijanS. Darius and S. Gireno Stadium, Kaunas11:00 PM
Monday, 28 SeptemberAustria vs KosovoErnst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna2:00 AM
Monday, 28 SeptemberDenmark vs WalesParken Stadium, Copenhagen2:00 AM
Monday, 28 SeptemberGibraltar vs AndorraEuropa Point Stadium, Gibraltar2:00 AM
Monday, 28 SeptemberSerbia vs NetherlandsRajko Mitic Stadium, Belgrade2:00 AM
Monday, 28 SeptemberGermany vs GreeceWWK Arena, Augsburg4:45 AM
Monday, 28 SeptemberIsrael vs Republic of IrelandNagyerdei Stadium, Debrecen4:45 AM
Monday, 28 SeptemberNorway vs PortugalUllevaal Stadion, Oslo4:45 AM
Tuesday, 29 SeptemberArmenia vs MontenegroVazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan2:00 AM
Tuesday, 29 SeptemberGeorgia vs UkraineBoris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi2:00 AM
Tuesday, 29 SeptemberLatvia vs CyprusSkonto Stadions, Riga2:00 AM
Tuesday, 29 SeptemberBelgium vs FranceKing Baudouin Stadium, Brussels4:45 AM
Tuesday, 29 SeptemberNorthern Ireland vs HungaryWindsor Park, Belfast4:45 AM
Tuesday, 29 SeptemberRomania vs Bosnia-HerzegovinaNational Arena, Bucharest4:45 AM
Tuesday, 29 SeptemberSweden vs PolandFriends Arena, Stockholm4:45 AM
Tuesday, 29 SeptemberTürkiye vs ItalyYüzüncü Yil Atatürk Stadyumu, Bursa4:45 AM
Wednesday, 30 SeptemberFinland vs BelarusHelsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki2:00 AM
Wednesday, 30 SeptemberMoldova vs Faroe IslandsStadionul Zimbru, Chisinau2:00 AM
Wednesday, 30 SeptemberBulgaria vs EstoniaHristo Botev Stadium, Plovdiv4:45 AM
Wednesday, 30 SeptemberCzechia vs EnglandFortuna Arena, Prague4:45 AM
Wednesday, 30 SeptemberLuxembourg vs IcelandStade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City4:45 AM
Wednesday, 30 SeptemberSan Marino vs AlbaniaSan Marino Stadium, Serravalle4:45 AM
Wednesday, 30 SeptemberScotland vs SwitzerlandHampden Park, Glasgow4:45 AM
Wednesday, 30 SeptemberSlovakia vs KazakhstanKošická futbalová aréna, Kosice4:45 AM
Wednesday, 30 SeptemberSlovenia vs North MacedoniaStadion Stozice, Ljubljana4:45 AM

UEFA Nations League 2026-27 Teams & Leagues

The 2026-27 UEFA Nations League features 54 national teams divided across four leagues based on the competition's access list. Leagues A, B and C each contain 16 teams split into four groups of four, while League D features six teams across two groups of three. Teams play each opponent in their group home and away, meaning six league-phase matches for nations in Leagues A-C and four for those in League D.

League A contains Europe's highest-ranked Nations League sides and determines the eventual champion, with the top two teams from each group progressing to the quarter-finals. The lower leagues also carry significant promotion and relegation implications, although the format has been adjusted ahead of the planned move to a three-league system from 2028-29. League B and C group winners earn automatic promotion, while all six League D teams will move into League C for the following edition.

LeagueGroupTeams
League AA1France, Italy, Belgium, Türkiye
League AA2Germany, Netherlands, Serbia, Greece
League AA3Spain, Croatia, England, Czechia
League AA4Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Wales
League BB1Scotland, Switzerland, Slovenia, North Macedonia
League BB2Hungary, Ukraine, Georgia, Northern Ireland
League BB3Israel, Austria, Republic of Ireland, Kosovo
League BB4Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Sweden
League CC1Albania, Finland, Belarus, San Marino
League CC2Montenegro, Armenia, Cyprus, Latvia
League CC3Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Faroe Islands, Moldova
League CC4Iceland, Bulgaria, Estonia, Luxembourg
League DD1Gibraltar, Malta, Andorra
League DD2Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein

UEFA Nations League Live Streaming

BeIN Sports Australia have obtained the rights for the 2026-27 UEFA Nations League and will broadcast every match live.

Previous UEFA Nations League Winners

Portugal are the defending champions and have won the most trophies in the competition's short history with two.

SeasonWinnerScoreRunner-Up
2024–25Portugal2–2 (5–3 pens)Spain
2022–23Spain0–0 (5–4 pens)Croatia
2020–21France2–1Spain
2018–19Portugal1–0Netherlands

Latest UEFA Nations League News

You can find all the latest UEFA Nations League scores, match reports, player interviews, schedule information and more at the official website.

UEFA Nations League FAQs

  • When does the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League start?

    The 2026/27 UEFA Nations League begins on September 24, 2026. The opening four matchdays will be played during an extended international window through to October 6, before the final two rounds take place from November 12-17.

  • How many teams are competing in the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League?

    A total of 54 national teams are competing. The tournament is divided into four levels, with 16 teams apiece in Leagues A, B and C and six teams in League D.

  • How does the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League format work?

    Leagues A, B and C each contain four groups of four teams, while League D contains two groups of three. Every team plays its group opponents home and away, giving teams in Leagues A-C six league-phase matches and League D nations four.

  • Who are the defending UEFA Nations League champions?

    Portugal are the defending champions after defeating Spain in the 2025 final. The match finished 2-2 after extra time before Portugal won the penalty shootout 5-3, giving them their second Nations League title.

  • How do teams qualify for the Nations League quarter-finals?

    The winner and runner-up from each of the four League A groups qualify for the quarter-finals. The eight qualifiers then contest two-legged ties in March 2027, with the four winners progressing to the Nations League Finals.

  • When are the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League Finals?

    The Nations League Finals will be held from June 9-13, 2027. The tournament will feature the four League A quarter-final winners and consist of two semi-finals, a third-place play-off and the final.

  • How does promotion and relegation work in the 2026/27 Nations League?

    The system has been adjusted ahead of the Nations League moving from four leagues to three from 2028/29. League B and C group winners earn automatic promotion, while additional places are decided through promotion/relegation play-offs. All six League D teams will move into League C as part of the restructure.

  • What are the biggest groups in the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League?

    League A features several heavyweight matchups. Group A1 contains France, Italy, Belgium and Türkiye, while Group A3 features Spain, Croatia, England and Czechia. Defending champions Portugal have been drawn alongside Denmark, Norway and Wales in Group A4.

  • When are the UEFA Nations League quarter-finals?

    The League A quarter-finals will be played across March 25-30, 2027. Each tie is played over two legs, with the League A group winners seeded against runners-up from a different group.

  • Does the 2026/27 Nations League affect EURO 2028 qualification?

    Yes. UEFA says the 2026/27 Nations League is expected to be linked with qualification for EURO 2028, with Nations League results providing some teams with an additional route into the EURO 2028 qualifying play-offs.

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