Zcode System Automated Winning Sports Picks | UEFA Nations League: International soccer tournament kicks off in June

The UEFA Nations League is one of the newest international soccer tournaments on the annual calendar. The competition replaces pointless exhibition matches with high-profile matches featuring the top teams in Europe.

This summer, Zcode System will have picks and predictions for the UEFA Nations League matches courtesy of the Soccer Buddy app. Before the tournament kicks off in June, let’s take a look at the tournament.

What is the UEFA Nations League?

The UEFA Nations League will kick off its third edition in June 2022. The tournament’s group stage will be played in June and September with the finals being played in June 2023.

The competition will feature three leagues of 16 teams each. A fourth league will consist of seven national teams. Leagues A, B, and C will feature 16 teams. The three leagues will be divided up into four groups with four teams each.

League D will have two groups. One group will feature three teams and the other will have four teams.

National teams will play each of their group opponents home and away. The games will take place in June and September. Four of the six matchdays will be played in June. UEFA will fit these four matchdays into June because the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be played in the autumn/winter.

League A’s four group winners will move on to the knockout finals in June 2023. The group winners of the other three Nations League’s leagues will be promoted for the edition of the competition.

The teams that finish fourth in Leagues A and B’s groups will be relegated to the league below. The teams that finish fourth in the groups in League C will play the play-outs in March 2024. The play-outs’ losing teams will move to League D.

What are the UEFA Nations League’s leagues for 2021-22?

League A

Group A1: France, Denmark, Croatia, Austria
Group A2: Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Czech Republic
Group A3: Italy, Germany, England, Hungary
Group A4: Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Wales

League B

Group B1: Ukraine, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Armenia
Group B2: Iceland, Russia, Israel, Albania
Group B3: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, Romania, Montenegro
Group B4: Sweden, Norway, Serbia, Slovenia

League C

Group C1: Turkey, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Faroe Islands
Group C2: Northern Ireland, Greece, Kosovo, Cyprus
Group C3: Slovakia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan
Group C4: Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Georgia, Gibraltar

League D

Group D1: Liechtenstein, Moldova, Andorra, Latvia
Group D2: Malta, Estonia, San Marino

What are the dates for the UEFA Nations League 2022-23?

Matchdays 1 & 2: 1–8 June 2022
Matchdays 3 & 4: 9–14 June 2022
Matchdays 5 & 6: 22–27 September 2022
Semi-finals: 14 & 15 June 2023
Final & third-place match: 18 June 2023
Play-outs: 21–23 & 24–26 March 2024

Who won the previous UEFA Nations League tournaments?

This will be the third edition of the UEFA Nations League tournament. Portugal won the inaugural edition of the competition in 2018-19. France won the competition in 2020-21.