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Published 18:22 12 Feb 2026 GMT
Updated 18:22 12 Feb 2026 GMT

The draw for the 2026/27 Nations League competition has taken place, confirming the opponents that England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and Northern Ireland will face in this year's tournament.
Following promotion last time out, England and Wales compete in the top League A, while the likes of Scotland, Ireland, and Northern Ireland will all play teams in the lower division, League B.
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Fresh from extending his Three Lions contract earlier on Thursday, Thomas Tuchel was in attendance in Brussels for the draw ceremony.
The conclusions of the draw are as follows:
League B draw
Group B1: Scotland, Switzerland, Slovenia, North Macedonia,
Group B2:Hungary, Ukraine, Georgia, Northern Ireland,
Group B3: Israel, Austria, Republic of Ireland, Kosovo
Group B4: Poland,Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Sweden,
League A draw
Group A1: France, Italy, Belgium, Turkey
Group A2: Germany, Netherlands, Serbia, Greece,
Group A3: Spain, Croatia, England, Czech Republic
Group A4: Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Wales
England face a repeat of the 2024 European Championship final, facing Spain, as well as a fellow former rival in Croatia. And Wales will play Portugal, Denmark, Norway.
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