England will take on the Netherlands, Belgium, and Scotland during the group stage of the inaugural UEFA Women’s Nations League.
The competition will begin in the autumn of 2023 and will work similarly to the men’s tournament, with active promotion and relegation between the leagues concluding in February 2024.
Those leagues — A, B, and C — will be split into four or five groups, with the four winners of League A progressing to the Nations League finals, consisting of two single-leg semi-finals and a final.
Matchdays 1–2: 20–26 September 2023
Matchdays 3–4: 25–31 October 2023
Matchdays 5–6: 29 November–5 December 2023
Promotion/relegation matches – Between 21 and 28 February 2024
Finals – Between 21 and 28 February 2024
The UEFA Women’s Nations League group stage draw in full:
*numbers in brackets represent team’s international FIFA rankings *
Group A1
England (4)
Netherlands (8)
Belgium (19)
Scotland (23)
Group A2
France (5)
Norway (12)
Austria (18)
Portugal (21)
Group A3
Germany (2)
Denmark (15)
Iceland (14)
Wales (31)
Group A4
Sweden (3)
Spain (7)
Italy (16)
Switzerland (20)
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