UEFA Nations League 2026/27: Full League Phase Fixtures, Dates and Kick-Off Times
The UEFA Nations League 2026/27 league phase runs from 24 September to 17 November 2026. Matchdays 1 to 4 are packed into 24 September – 6 October, with 104 matches across the four leagues, and matchdays 5 and 6 close the phase in the 12–17 November window. League A opens on Thursday 24 September with Netherlands v Germany and Portugal v Wales. This page carries every League A fixture with the date and kick-off time in CEST, BST and US Eastern, plus the four groups and the route to the June 2027 finals.
What Is New in the 2026/27 Nations League
This is the fifth edition of the competition and the first with quarter-finals in League A — the single biggest structural change since the tournament was introduced.
- 54 teams. Every UEFA member association enters, so there is no qualification round and no team sits the competition out.
- Leagues A, B and C hold 16 teams each, drawn into four groups of four. Each team plays six matches, home and away against the other three.
- League D holds six teams in two groups of three. Those teams play four matches each and sit out two of the six matchdays.
- League A now feeds into quarter-finals. The top two from each group advance to a two-legged knockout round in March 2027 instead of only the four group winners reaching the finals.
- The finals move to June 2027, played over five days in a single host country to be appointed during the season.
The draw was made in Brussels on 12 February 2026. Portugal arrive as defending champions.
League A Groups for 2026/27
League A carries the competition's headline fixtures. Group A3 is the one the draw handed a proper tournament feel: Spain, Croatia and England in the same group of four, with Czechia completing it.
| Group | Teams |
|---|---|
| A1 | France · Italy · Belgium · Türkiye |
| A2 | Germany · Netherlands · Serbia · Greece |
| A3 | Spain · Croatia · England · Czechia |
| A4 | Portugal · Denmark · Norway · Wales |
Group A3 is the one to diary. England face Spain and Croatia twice each inside four matchdays, and all three reached the knockout stage of the last major tournament.
All 16 League A Nations at a Glance
Every nation competing in League A this season, with the group it was drawn into. Two teams from each group reach the new March quarter-finals, so the group letter on each card is what decides who plays knockout football in 2027.
FRAFranceGroup A1
ITAItalyGroup A1
BELBelgiumGroup A1
TURTürkiyeGroup A1
GERGermanyGroup A2
NEDNetherlandsGroup A2
SRBSerbiaGroup A2
GREGreeceGroup A2
ESPSpainGroup A3
CROCroatiaGroup A3
ENGEnglandGroup A3
CZECzechiaGroup A3
PORPortugalGroup A4
DENDenmarkGroup A4
NORNorwayGroup A4
WALWalesGroup A4League Phase Dates: Two Windows, Six Matchdays
The league phase is split into two international windows. Four matchdays land in late September and early October; the last two arrive in mid-November.
| Matchday | European dates | Matches | What it settles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24–26 Sep 2026 | 26 | Opening round across all four leagues |
| 2 | 27–29 Sep 2026 | 26 | Second round, three days later |
| 3 | 1–3 Oct 2026 | 26 | Reverse fixtures begin |
| 4 | 4–6 Oct 2026 | 26 | The October window closes the first half |
| 5–6 | 12–17 Nov 2026 | 52 | League phase concludes; relegations decided |
Across matchdays 1 to 4 that is 26 matches per matchday — eight each in Leagues A, B and C, and two in League D — for 104 matches before November adds the rest.
League A Fixtures With Kick-Off Times
All 32 League A matches across matchdays 1 to 4, in the order they are played. CEST is the local time in Germany, Italy, Spain and France; BST is one hour behind; US Eastern is six hours behind CEST.
| Matchday | Fixture | Kick-off (CEST) | UK (BST) | US Eastern |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD1 | Netherlands v Germany | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD1 | Serbia v Greece | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD1 | Norway v Denmark | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD1 | Portugal v Wales | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD1 | Italy v Belgium | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD1 | Turkiye v France | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD1 | Czechia v Croatia | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD1 | England v Spain | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD2 | Serbia v Netherlands | 17:00 | 12:00 | |
| MD2 | Denmark v Wales | 17:00 | 12:00 | |
| MD2 | Germany v Greece | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD2 | Norway v Portugal | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD2 | Belgium v France | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD2 | Turkiye v Italy | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD2 | Czechia v England | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD2 | Spain v Croatia | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD3 | Germany v Serbia | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD3 | Greece v Netherlands | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD3 | Denmark v Portugal | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD3 | Wales v Norway | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD3 | Belgium v Turkiye | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD3 | France v Italy | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD3 | Croatia v England | 17:00 | 12:00 | |
| MD3 | Spain v Czechia | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD4 | Greece v Germany | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD4 | Netherlands v Serbia | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD4 | Portugal v Norway | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD4 | Wales v Denmark | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD4 | France v Belgium | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD4 | Italy v Turkiye | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD4 | Croatia v Spain | 19:45 | 14:45 | |
| MD4 | England v Czechia | 19:45 | 14:45 |
Leagues B, C and D: League Phase Fixtures
Leagues B and C mirror League A exactly — four groups of four, six matches per team. League D has two groups of three, which is why you will find two fixtures per matchday there rather than eight.
Matchday 1
- B3 · Austria v Israel · CEST
- B3 · Kosovo v Republic of Ireland · CEST
- B2 · Georgia v Northern Ireland · CEST
- B2 · Hungary v Ukraine · CEST
- B4 · Poland v Bosnia and Herzegovina · CEST
- B4 · Sweden v Romania · CEST
- B1 · Slovenia v Scotland · CEST
- B1 · North Macedonia v Switzerland · CEST
- C2 · Armenia v Latvia/Gibraltar · CEST
- C2 · Montenegro v Cyprus · CEST
- C1 · San Marino v Finland · CEST
- C3 · Faroe Islands v Kazakhstan · CEST
- C4 · Bulgaria v Luxembourg/Malta · CEST
- C4 · Iceland v Estonia · CEST
- C1 · Albania v Belarus · CEST
- C3 · Slovakia v Moldova · CEST
- D1 · Andorra v Malta/Luxembourg · CEST
- D2 · Liechtenstein v Lithuania · CEST
Matchday 2
- B3 · Austria v Kosovo · CEST
- B3 · Israel v Republic of Ireland · CEST
- B2 · Georgia v Ukraine · CEST
- B2 · Northern Ireland v Hungary · CEST
- B4 · Romania v Bosnia and Herzegovina · CEST
- B4 · Sweden v Poland · CEST
- B1 · Scotland v Switzerland · CEST
- B1 · Slovenia v North Macedonia · CEST
- C2 · Armenia v Montenegro · CEST
- C2 · Latvia/Gibraltar v Cyprus · CEST
- C1 · Finland v Belarus · CEST
- C1 · San Marino v Albania · CEST
- C3 · Moldova v Faroe Islands · CEST
- C3 · Slovakia v Kazakhstan · CEST
- C4 · Bulgaria v Estonia · CEST
- C4 · Luxembourg/Malta v Iceland · CEST
- D2 · Lithuania v Azerbaijan · CEST
- D1 · Gibraltar/Latvia v Andorra · CEST
Matchday 3
- B3 · Israel v Kosovo · CEST
- B3 · Republic of Ireland v Austria · CEST
- B2 · Hungary v Georgia · CEST
- B2 · Ukraine v Northern Ireland · CEST
- B4 · Bosnia and Herzegovina v Sweden · CEST
- B4 · Poland v Romania · CEST
- B1 · North Macedonia v Scotland · CEST
- B1 · Switzerland v Slovenia · CEST
- C3 · Kazakhstan v Moldova · CEST
- C2 · Cyprus v Armenia · CEST
- C2 · Latvia/Gibraltar v Montenegro · CEST
- C3 · Faroe Islands v Slovakia · CEST
- C1 · Finland v Albania · CEST
- C1 · Belarus v San Marino · CEST
- C4 · Estonia v Luxembourg/Malta · CEST
- C4 · Iceland v Bulgaria · CEST
- D2 · Azerbaijan v Liechtenstein · CEST
- D1 · Malta/Luxembourg v Gibraltar/Latvia · CEST
Matchday 4
- B3 · Kosovo v Austria · CEST
- B3 · Republic of Ireland v Israel · CEST
- B2 · Northern Ireland v Georgia · CEST
- B2 · Ukraine v Hungary · CEST
- B4 · Bosnia and Herzegovina v Poland · CEST
- B4 · Romania v Sweden · CEST
- B1 · Scotland v Slovenia · CEST
- B1 · Switzerland v North Macedonia · CEST
- C2 · Cyprus v Latvia/Gibraltar · CEST
- C2 · Montenegro v Armenia · CEST
- C3 · Kazakhstan v Faroe Islands · CEST
- C1 · Albania v San Marino · CEST
- C1 · Belarus v Finland · CEST
- C3 · Moldova v Slovakia · CEST
- C4 · Estonia v Iceland · CEST
- C4 · Luxembourg/Malta v Bulgaria · CEST
- D2 · Azerbaijan v Lithuania · CEST
- D1 · Malta/Luxembourg v Andorra · CEST
How the Route to the 2027 Finals Works
The new knockout layer is what makes this edition different, so it is worth following in order.
- League phase, September to November 2026. Six matchdays decide the final standings in all four leagues.
- League A quarter-finals, 25–30 March 2027. The eight teams that finished in the top two of their group meet in the knockout round, and the four winners go through.
- Relegation and promotion play-offs, 25–30 March 2027. Third place in League A groups plays off against a League B runner-up, and the same structure applies between Leagues B and C.
- Finals, 9–13 June 2027. Two semi-finals on 9 and 10 June, then the third-place play-off and the final on 13 June. The host is appointed by the UEFA Executive Committee in December 2026.
- League C and D play-offs, 23–28 March 2028. The bottom tier settles its promotion and relegation question in the following season's spring window.
Key Terms
League phase. The six-matchday group stage that runs from September to November and sets every team's position within its league.
Matchday (MD). One round of fixtures. Matchdays 1 to 4 are played in late September and early October; matchdays 5 and 6 in November.
CEST. Central European Summer Time, UTC+2 — the clock used for kick-off times in Germany, Italy, Spain, France and most of the continent through this window.
Relegation play-off. A two-legged tie in March 2027 between a third-placed team from the league above and a runner-up from the league below.
Sources
UEFA competition calendar and format documentation; the published 2026/27 league phase schedule; the 2027 Nations League Finals tournament page. Kick-off times were converted from the published Beijing-time listing to CEST, BST and US Eastern and checked against the European matchday windows. Last updated: .
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the UEFA Nations League 2026/27 start?
The league phase opens on Thursday 24 September 2026, with Netherlands v Germany and Portugal v Wales among the first fixtures. Matchdays 1 to 4 run until 6 October, and matchdays 5 and 6 are played in the 12–17 November window.
How many teams are in the 2026/27 Nations League?
All 54 UEFA member associations take part. Leagues A, B and C hold 16 teams each in four groups of four, and League D holds six teams in two groups of three.
What is the new format for 2026/27?
League A has added a quarter-final round. The top two from each League A group go into a knockout round on 25–30 March 2027, and those four winners contest the finals on 9–13 June 2027.
When are the Nations League finals in 2027?
The finals run from 9 to 13 June 2027, with semi-finals on 9 and 10 June and the third-place play-off and final on 13 June. The host is appointed in December 2026.
How many matches are in the Nations League 2026/27 league phase?
The league phase runs to 156 matches across six matchdays, 26 per matchday. Matchdays 1 to 4 in September and October carry 104 of them -- eight each in Leagues A, B and C and two in League D -- and matchdays 5 and 6 in November supply the remaining 52.
Can Nations League league phase matches end in a draw?
Yes. League phase fixtures can be drawn, because each group is settled on points over six matches rather than by elimination. A draw is worth one point to each side, and the group tables are decided on points first and then goal difference.
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