The draw for the 2022/23 Nations League group stage has been completed.
The competition was introduced in 2018 and pits teams of similar strength against each other in competitive matches.
There are four leagues, which are then divided into four separate groups. Group winners get promoted, while last-placed sides get relegated.
Meanwhile, teams who finish top of League A progress into the knockout stage. This consists of two single-legged semi-finals and a final. Portugal were the first winners in 2018/19, and France took the trophy for 2020/21.
In addition, Nations League group winners can get a second chance in qualifying for the World Cup and European Championships.
Group A3 seems like the most exciting group of the draw. Italy and England will meet again for the first time since the Euro 2020 final, and both will also compete against Germany and Hungary.
There is also a repeat of the 2018 World Cup final in Group A1, as France and Croatia were drawn against each other along with Austria and Denmark.
The first four matchdays will be in June 2022, and the final two matchdays will take place in September 2022.
Full UEFA Nations League group stage draw
League A
Group A1
Austria
Croatia
Denmark
France
Group A2
Czech Republic
Switzerland
Portugal
Spain
Group A3
Hungary
England
Germany
Italy
Group A4
Wales
Poland
Netherlands
Belgium
League B
Group B1
Armenia
Republic of Ireland
Scotland
Ukraine
Group B2
Albania
Israel
Russia
Iceland
Group B3
Montenegro
Romania
Finland
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Group B4
Slovenia
Serbia
Norway
Sweden
League C
Group C1
Faroe Islands
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Turkey
Group C2
Cyprus/Estonia*
Kosovo
Greece
Northern Ireland
Group C3
Kazakhstan/Moldova*
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Slovakia
Group C4
Gibraltar
Georgia
North Macedonia
Bulgaria
League D
Group D1
Latvia
Andorra
Kazakhstan/Moldova*
Liechtenstein
Group D2
San Marino
Cyprus/Estonia*
Malta
*As League D only has two groups, only two teams from League C get relegated. These are decided by play-outs, which will be played in March.
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