2022–23 UEFA Nations League A

The 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A is the top division of the 2022–23 edition of the UEFA Nations League, the third season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA. League A will culminate with the Nations League Finals in June 2023 to determine the champions of the competition.

Following their win in 2021, defending champions France were unable to retain their title in the finals after finishing third in their group.

Format

League A consists of the 16 top-ranked UEFA members in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League access list, split into four groups of four. Each team played six matches within their group, using the home-and-away round-robin format in June (four matchdays) and September 2022 (two matchdays). The winners of each group advanced to the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals, and the fourth-placed team from each group was relegated to the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B.

The Nations League Finals will take place in June 2023 and be played in a knockout format, consisting of the semi-finals, third place play-off and final. The semi-final pairings will be determined by means of an open draw. The host country will be selected among the four qualified teams by the UEFA Executive Committee, with the winners of the final crowned as the champions of the UEFA Nations League.

The four group winners were drawn into groups of five teams for UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying (in order to accommodate for the Nations League Finals).

Teams

Team changes

The following are the team changes of League A from the 2020–21 season:

Incoming Promoted from Nations League B Austria Czech Republic Hungary Wales

Outgoing Relegated to Nations League B Bosnia and Herzegovina Iceland Sweden Ukraine

Seeding

In the 2022–23 access list, UEFA ranked teams based on the 2020–21 Nations League overall ranking. The seeding pots for the league phase were confirmed on 22 September 2021, and were based on the access list ranking.

Pot 1 Team Rank France (title holders) 1 Spain 2 Italy 3 Belgium 4

Pot 2 Team Rank Portugal 5 Netherlands 6 Denmark 7 Germany 8

Pot 3 Team Rank England 9 Poland 10 Switzerland 11 Croatia 12

Pot 4 Team Rank Wales 13 Austria 14 Czech Republic 15 Hungary 16

The draw for the league phase took place at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 16 December 2021, 18:00 CET. Each group contained one team from each pot.

Groups

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 17 December 2021, the day following the draw. The fixture list for Group 4 was amended due to the postponement of Path A of UEFA qualifying for the World Cup.

Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group 1

Croatia v Austria

3 June 2022 (2022-06-03) 20:45

Croatia	0–3	Austria
	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034426/	Arnautović  41' Gregoritsch  54' Sabitzer  57'

Gradski Vrt Stadium, Osijek Attendance: 13,994 Referee: Chris Kavanagh (England)

France v Denmark

3 June 2022 (2022-06-03) 20:45

France	1–2	Denmark
Benzema  51'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034423/	Cornelius  68', 88'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 75,833 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

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Croatia v France

6 June 2022 (2022-06-06) 20:45

Croatia	1–1	France
Kramarić  83' (pen.)	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034449/	Rabiot  52'

Stadion Poljud, Split Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

Austria v Denmark

6 June 2022 (2022-06-06) 22:15

Austria	1–2	Denmark
Schlager  67'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034451/	Højbjerg  28' Stryger Larsen  84'

Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Attendance: 18,700 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

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Austria v France

10 June 2022 (2022-06-10) 20:45

Austria	1–1	France
Weimann  37'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034478/	Mbappé  83'

Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Attendance: 44,800 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Denmark v Croatia

10 June 2022 (2022-06-10) 20:45

Denmark	0–1	Croatia
	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034480/	Pašalić  69'

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen Attendance: 35,862 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

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Denmark v Austria

13 June 2022 (2022-06-13) 20:45

Denmark	2–0	Austria
Wind  21' Skov Olsen  37'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034509/

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen Attendance: 35,230 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)

France v Croatia

13 June 2022 (2022-06-13) 20:45

France	0–1	Croatia
	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034504/	Modrić  5' (pen.)

Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 77,410 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

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Croatia v Denmark

22 September 2022 (2022-09-22) 20:45

Croatia	2–1	Denmark
Sosa  49' Majer  79'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034523/	Eriksen  77'

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb Attendance: 22,715 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

France v Austria

22 September 2022 (2022-09-22) 20:45

France	2–0	Austria
Mbappé  56' Giroud  65'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034520/

Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 70,188 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

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Austria v Croatia

25 September 2022 (2022-09-25) 20:45

Austria	1–3	Croatia
Baumgartner  9'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034552/	Modrić  6' Livaja  69' Lovren  72'

Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Attendance: 45,700 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Denmark v France

25 September 2022 (2022-09-25) 20:45

Denmark	2–0	France
Dolberg  34' Skov Olsen  39'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034554/

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen Attendance: 36,064 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Group 2

Czech Republic v Switzerland

2 June 2022 (2022-06-02) 20:45

Czech Republic	2–1	Switzerland
Kuchta  11' Sow  58' (o.g.)	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034413/	Okafor  44'

Sinobo Stadium, Prague Attendance: 12,236 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Spain v Portugal

2 June 2022 (2022-06-02) 20:45

Spain	1–1	Portugal
Morata  25'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034412/	Horta  82'

Benito Villamarín, Seville Attendance: 41,236 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

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Czech Republic v Spain

5 June 2022 (2022-06-05) 20:45

Czech Republic	2–2	Spain
Pešek  4' Kuchta  66'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034443/	Gavi  45+3' Martínez  90'

Sinobo Stadium, Prague Attendance: 18,245 Referee: François Letexier (France)

Portugal v Switzerland

5 June 2022 (2022-06-05) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

Portugal	4–0	Switzerland
Carvalho  15' Ronaldo  35', 39' Cancelo  68'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034442/

Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon Attendance: 42,325 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

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Portugal v Czech Republic

9 June 2022 (2022-06-09) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

Portugal	2–0	Czech Republic
Cancelo  33' Guedes  38'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034466/

Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon Attendance: 44,100 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Switzerland v Spain

9 June 2022 (2022-06-09) 20:45

Switzerland	0–1	Spain
	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034465/	Sarabia  13'

Stade de Genève, Geneva Attendance: 25,875 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

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Spain v Czech Republic

12 June 2022 (2022-06-12) 20:45

Spain	2–0	Czech Republic
Soler  24' Sarabia  75'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034498/

La Rosaleda, Málaga Attendance: 30,389 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Switzerland v Portugal

12 June 2022 (2022-06-12) 20:45

Switzerland	1–0	Portugal
Seferovic  1'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034497/

Stade de Genève, Geneva Attendance: 26,300 Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)

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Czech Republic v Portugal

24 September 2022 (2022-09-24) 20:45

Czech Republic	0–4	Portugal
	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034542/	Dalot  33', 52' Fernandes  45+2' Jota  82'

Fortuna Arena, Prague Attendance: 19,322 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Spain v Switzerland

24 September 2022 (2022-09-24) 20:45

Spain	1–2	Switzerland
Alba  55'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034541/	Akanji  21' Embolo  59'

La Romareda, Zaragoza Attendance: 31,809 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

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Portugal v Spain

27 September 2022 (2022-09-27) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

Portugal	0–1	Spain
	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034566/	Morata  88'

Estádio Municipal, Braga Attendance: 28,196 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Switzerland v Czech Republic

27 September 2022 (2022-09-27) 20:45

Switzerland	2–1	Czech Republic
Freuler  29' Embolo  30'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034565/	Schick  45'

Kybunpark, St. Gallen Attendance: 13,353 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Group 3

Hungary v England

4 June 2022 (2022-06-04) 18:00

Hungary	1–0	England
Szoboszlai  66' (pen.)	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034431/

Puskás Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 26,935 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Italy v Germany

4 June 2022 (2022-06-04) 20:45

Italy	1–1	Germany
Pellegrini  70'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034434/	Kimmich  73'

Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna Attendance: 23,754 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

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Germany v England

7 June 2022 (2022-06-07) 20:45

Germany	1–1	England
Hofmann  50'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034458/	Kane  88' (pen.)

Allianz Arena, Munich Attendance: 66,289 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

Italy v Hungary

7 June 2022 (2022-06-07) 20:45

Italy	2–1	Hungary
Barella  30' Pellegrini  45'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034459/	Mancini  61' (o.g.)

Stadio Dino Manuzzi, Cesena Attendance: 14,942 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

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England v Italy

11 June 2022 (2022-06-11) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

England	0–0	Italy
	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034487/

Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton Attendance: 1,782 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Hungary v Germany

11 June 2022 (2022-06-11) 20:45

Hungary	1–1	Germany
Zs. Nagy  6'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034488/	Hofmann  9'

Puskás Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 55,948 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)

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England v Hungary

14 June 2022 (2022-06-14) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

England	0–4	Hungary
	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034513/	Sallai  16', 70' Zs. Nagy  80' Gazdag  89'

Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton Attendance: 28,839 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Germany v Italy

14 June 2022 (2022-06-14) 20:45

Germany	5–2	Italy
Kimmich  10' Gündoğan  45+4' (pen.) Müller  51' Werner  68', 69'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034512/	Gnonto  78' Bastoni  90+4'

Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach Attendance: 44,144 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

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Germany v Hungary

23 September 2022 (2022-09-23) 20:45

Germany	0–1	Hungary
	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034531/	Szalai  17'

Red Bull Arena, Leipzig Attendance: 39,513 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Italy v England

23 September 2022 (2022-09-23) 20:45

Italy	1–0	England
Raspadori  68'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034532/

San Siro, Milan Attendance: 50,640 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

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England v Germany

26 September 2022 (2022-09-26) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

England	3–3	Germany
Shaw  72' Mount  75' Kane  83' (pen.)	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034557/	Gündoğan  52' (pen.) Havertz  67', 87'

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 78,949 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Hungary v Italy

26 September 2022 (2022-09-26) 20:45

Hungary	0–2	Italy
	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034560/	Raspadori  27' Dimarco  52'

Puskás Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 57,300 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Group 4

Poland v Wales

1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) 18:00

Poland	2–1	Wales
Kamiński  72' Świderski  85'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034425/	J. Williams  52'

Stadion Wrocław, Wrocław Attendance: 35,214 Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)

Belgium v Netherlands

3 June 2022 (2022-06-03) 20:45

Belgium	1–4	Netherlands
Batshuayi  90+3'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034424/	Bergwijn  40' Depay  51', 65' Dumfries  61'

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 38,327 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)

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Belgium v Poland

8 June 2022 (2022-06-08) 20:45

Belgium	6–1	Poland
Witsel  42' De Bruyne  59' Trossard  73', 80' Dendoncker  83' Openda  90+3'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034447/	Lewandowski  28'

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 27,409 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

Wales v Netherlands

8 June 2022 (2022-06-08) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

Wales	1–2	Netherlands
Norrington-Davies  90+2'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034452/	Koopmeiners  50' Weghorst  90+4'

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 23,395 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

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Netherlands v Poland

11 June 2022 (2022-06-11) 20:45

Netherlands	2–2	Poland
Klaassen  51' Dumfries  54'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034476/	Cash  18' Zieliński  49'

De Kuip, Rotterdam Attendance: 39,382 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

Wales v Belgium

11 June 2022 (2022-06-11) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

Wales	1–1	Belgium
Johnson  86'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034479/	Tielemans  51'

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 27,188 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

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Netherlands v Wales

14 June 2022 (2022-06-14) 20:45

Netherlands	3–2	Wales
Lang  17' Gakpo  23' Depay  90+3'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034505/	Johnson  26' Bale  90+2' (pen.)

De Kuip, Rotterdam Attendance: 37,247 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)

Poland v Belgium

14 June 2022 (2022-06-14) 20:45

Poland	0–1	Belgium
	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034507/	Batshuayi  16'

Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw Attendance: 56,803 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

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Belgium v Wales

22 September 2022 (2022-09-22) 20:45

Belgium	2–1	Wales
De Bruyne  10' Batshuayi  37'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034521/	Moore  50'

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 28,463 Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

Poland v Netherlands

22 September 2022 (2022-09-22) 20:45

Poland	0–2	Netherlands
	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034522/	Gakpo  13' Bergwijn  60'

Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw Attendance: 56,673 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)

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Netherlands v Belgium

25 September 2022 (2022-09-25) 20:45

Netherlands	1–0	Belgium
Van Dijk  73'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034551/

Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam Attendance: 52,314 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Wales v Poland

25 September 2022 (2022-09-25) 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

Wales	0–1	Poland
	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034553/	Świderski  58'

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 31,520 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

Nations League Finals

Main article: 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals

The four nations from Group A4 (Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and Wales) bid to host the Nations League Finals. As the nation that qualified for the finals, the Netherlands was granted hosting rights. The semi-final pairings were determined by means of an open draw on 25 January 2023, 11:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. For scheduling purposes, the host team is allocated to semi-final 1 as the administrative home team.

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	14 June – Rotterdam
	Netherlands	2
					18 June – Rotterdam
	Croatia (a.e.t.)	4
					Croatia	0 (4)
	15 June – Enschede
					Spain (p)	0 (5)
	Spain	2
	Italy	1
					Third place play-off
					18 June – Enschede
					Netherlands	2
					Italy	3

Semi-finals

Netherlands v Croatia

14 June 2023 (2023-06-14) 20:45

Netherlands	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Croatia
Malen  34' Lang  90+6'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2035581/	Kramarić  55' (pen.) Pašalić  72' Petković  98' Modrić  116' (pen.)

De Kuip, Rotterdam Attendance: 39,359 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

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Spain v Italy

15 June 2023 (2023-06-15) 20:45

Spain	2–1	Italy
Pino  3' Joselu  88'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2035582/	Immobile  11' (pen.)

De Grolsch Veste, Enschede Attendance: 24,558 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Third-place play-off

Netherlands v Italy

18 June 2023 (2023-06-18) 15:00

Netherlands	2–3	Italy
Bergwijn  68' Wijnaldum  89'	https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2035583/	Dimarco  6' Frattesi  20' Chiesa  72'

De Grolsch Veste, Enschede Attendance: 21,292 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Overall ranking

The 16 League A teams will be ranked 1st to 16th overall in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League according to the following rules:

• The teams finishing first in the groups will be ranked 1st to 4th according to the results of the Nations League Finals.
• The teams finishing second in the groups were ranked 5th to 8th according to the results of the league phase.
• The teams finishing third in the groups were ranked 9th to 12th according to the results of the league phase.
• The teams finishing fourth in the groups were ranked 13th to 16th according to the results of the league phase.

Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs § Path A

The four best teams in League A according to the overall ranking that failed to qualify for UEFA Euro 2024 through the qualifying group stage, will compete against each other to win one extra qualification spot through the path A play-offs. If the qualifying group stage results in less than four un-qualified teams from League A, the first available slot for the teams participating in the path A play-offs, will be allocated to the best-ranked group winner of League D, subject to not already having qualified in the qualifying group stage. The remaining available slots will be allocated to the best ranked un-quallified teams from league B or league C (excluding group-winners of league B/C and teams previously chosen to participate in the path B play-offs and path C play-offs).

Key

• ^GW Group winner from Nations League A, B or C
•  (X)  Team is assured at least a play-off spot based on Nations League ranking, but may still qualify directly
•  (H)  UEFA Euro 2024 host, qualified automatically

The path A play-offs were previously held in a similar fashion to decide one extra qualification spot for UEFA Euro 2020.

External links

• Official website