The draw for the league phase of the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League took place in Brussels on February 12, 2026. This fifth edition assigns teams to groups across four leagues, with Spain facing Croatia, England and Czechia in League A Group A3. Holders Portugal will play Denmark, Norway and Wales in Group A4.
The ceremony in Brussels outlined the structure for the competition's league phase, where each team will play home and away matches against others in their group. League A features four groups: Group A1 with France, Italy, Belgium and Türkiye; Group A2 including Germany, Netherlands, Serbia and Greece; Group A3 comprising Spain, Croatia, England and Czechia; and Group A4 with Portugal, Denmark, Norway and Wales.
League B groups are: Group B1 (Scotland, Switzerland, Slovenia, North Macedonia); Group B2 (Hungary, Ukraine, Georgia, Northern Ireland); Group B3 (Israel, Austria, Republic of Ireland, Kosovo); and Group B4 (Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Sweden).
In League C, Group C1 includes Albania, Finland, Belarus and San Marino; Group C2 has Montenegro, Armenia, Cyprus and either Latvia or Gibraltar, pending March 2025 play-offs; Group C3 features Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Faroe Islands and Moldova; Group C4 consists of Iceland, Bulgaria, Estonia and either Luxembourg or Malta.
League D has Group D1 with either Gibraltar or Latvia, either Malta or Luxembourg, and Andorra; Group D2 includes Lithuania, Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein.
The league phase schedule spans Matchdays 1-4 from September 24 to October 6, 2026, and Matchdays 5-6 from November 12-17, 2026. Quarter-finals and League A/B promotion/relegation play-offs are set for March 25-30, 2027, with League C/D play-offs in March 2028 and finals from June 9-13, 2027.
Group winners and runners-up from League A advance to quarter-finals, while promotions and relegations occur based on rankings, including play-offs between specific teams.
