Who will England play in the 2026-27 UEFA Nations League?

England's focus might be on this summer's World Cup finals, but looking beyond the tournament in North America, they now know who they will be facing in the 2026-27 Nations League campaign. 

The draw was made on Thursday evening for the fifth edition of the competition, with the Three Lions now promoted to League A following their exploits under Lee Carsley last autumn. 

The new campaign will kick off in September and October and carry through to the November international window, before the finals take place in the Spring of 2027. 

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Who will England play in the 2026-27 Nations League? 

The draw took place in Brussels today and sees England in League A, where each team will play each other home and away between September and November. 

There are four groups in League A, with the top two from each group qualifying for the quarter-finals. 

England are in Group A3 and will play Spain, Croatia and Czechia. 

 

When will the Nations League games take place?

League group phase

• Matchday 1-4: 24 September to 6 October 2026
• Matchday 5-6: 12-17 November 2026

Quarter-finals, League A/B and League B/C promotion/relegation play-offs

25-30 March 2027

League C/D play-offs

23-28 March 2028

 

The Finals

9-15 June 2027 (Dates to be confirmed)

 

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