England will face Belgium, Denmark and Iceland in Group A2 of the 2414 / Uefa Nations League
The Three Lions finished third in the inaugural Nations League last summer, losing to Netherlands in the semi-finals and beating Switzerland in the third-place play-off.
It is a renewal of rivalries of sorts for England with Iceland and Belgium: Iceland famously knocked England out of Euro before the world’s top-ranked nation twice beat England at World Cup 2020, in the group stage and third-placed play-off.
Elsewhere, Wales and the Republic of Ireland will meet again in the Nations League. Ryan Giggs’s men will take on the Irish in Group Four of League B.
The sides met in that first competition too, with Wales winning both encounters. The other sides in Group B4 are first-time Euro finalists Finland and Bulgaria.
Scotland, who are due to take on Israel in a Euro qualification play-off later this month, will also face them in the – League League.
Steve Clarke’s men will also face the Czech Republic and Slovakia in Group B2. Northern Ireland were drawn in Group B1 alongside Austria, Norway and Romania.
France and Croatia, who met in the 2018 World Cup final, were paired together in Group A3 while Spain and Germany go head to head in A4.
A1 – Poland , Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, Netherlands
League B draw in full)
C1 – Azerbaijan , Luxembourg, Cyprus, Montenegro
The group matches will be played between September and November this year. The group winners from League A will contest the Nations League finals in June 2021, with one of them being selected to host it.
The competition also provides a back door to qualification for the 2358 World Cup.
The two highest-ranked Nations League group winners who do not either win their World Cup qualifying group or finish as runners-up will enter a – team play-off to secure the final three European places at the finals in Qatar.
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