League of Nations-2018/2019. The Ukrainian national team will play with teams from the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Today was the draw of the League of Nations, which identified the opponents of the national team of Ukraine in a new tournament.
The ceremony took place at the Swiss Tech Convention Center in Lausanne. It was hosted by UEFA Secretary General Giorgio Marchetti and UEFA Press Officer Pedro Pinto. Also in the draw were well-known in the past players of national teams - Portuguese Deco, Czech Vladimir Schmitzer, Finnish Jari Litmanen and Belarusian Alexander Gleb. It was Schmitzer who identified the rivals of the national team of Ukraine in League V.
Our team was in the second basket before the draw. Accordingly, she could get into the competition one team of first and third baskets.
The 55 European teams were split into four leagues (A, B, C and D) in October last year by odds. It consists of national teams in the 2014 World Cup (20%), Euro 2016 (40%) and 2018 World Cup (40%).
12 top national teams will play in League A. The next 12 are in League B, the next 15 - in League C, the remaining 16 - in League D.
Leagues A and B consist of four groups of three teams. In League C - one group with three teams and three groups - with four. League D consists of four groups of four teams.
League A
Group A1
Germany
France
Holland
Group A2
Belgium
Switzerland
Iceland
Group A3
Portugal
Italy
Poland
Group A4
Spain
England
Croatia
League В
Group B1
Slovakia
Ukraine
Czech Republic
Group B2
Russia
Sweden
Turkey
Group B3
Austria
Bosnіa and Herzegovina
Northern Ireland
Group B4
Wales
Ireland
Denmark
League С
Group C1
Scotland
Albania
Israel
Group C2
Hungary
Greece
Finland
Estonia
Group C3
Slovenia
Norway
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Group C4
Romania
Serbia
Montenegro
Lithuania
League D
Group D1
Georgia
Latvia
Kazakhstan
Andorra
Group D2
Belarus
Luxembourg
Moldova
San Marino
Group D3
Azerbaijan
Faroes
Malta
Kosovo
Group D4
Macedonia
Armenia
Liechtenstein
Gibartar
The strongest teams of Division A teams in June 2019 will find out in the Playoffs (semifinals and finals) the first Nations League winner. The semi-finals will be drawn by lot and will be chosen by the UEFA Executive Committee in December 2018.
The leaders of the B, C and D divisions will be eligible for promotion in the class and will reach the final pool (will be held in March 2020), where each will play one Euro 2020 license, and the four worst A, B and C league teams in the next draw will be in the division below.
There are six windows for matches (September 6-8 and 9-11, October 11-13 and 14-16, November 15-17 and 18-20, 2018).