Nations League: League A fixtures, results, how it works

Spain and Germany go into Matchday 5 already certain of places in the new UEFA Nations League quarter-finals.

Group A1

Portugal remain in pole position after both Matchday 4 fixtures in the section ended level, but they are not yet mathematically certain of a place in the last eight. Second-ranked Croatia led 3-1 in Warsaw but were pegged back by Poland, and had to hold on at the end after being reduced to ten men.

Fixtures and results
05/09 Portugal 2-1 Croatia
05/09 Scotland 2-3 Poland
08/09 Croatia 1-0 Poland
08/09 Portugal 2-1 Scotland
12/10 Croatia 2-1 Scotland
12/10 Poland 1-3 Portugal
15/10 Poland 3-3 Croatia
15/10 Scotland 0-0 Portugal
15/11 Portugal vs Poland
15/11 Scotland vs Croatia
18/11 Croatia vs Portugal
18/11 Poland vs Scotland

Group A2

Italy are setting the pace following a classy 4-1 win against Israel on Matchday 4, but France remain on their shoulders having extended their winning streak against neighbours Belgium with a 2-1 triumph in Brussels. The top two meet again on Matchday 6.

Fixtures and results
06/09 Belgium 3-1 Israel
06/09 France 1-3 Italy
09/09 France 2-0 Belgium
09/09 Israel 1-2 Italy
10/10 Italy 2-2 Belgium
10/10 Israel 1-4 France
14/10 Belgium 1-2 France
14/10 Italy 4-1 Israel
14/11 Belgium vs Italy
14/11 France vs Israel
17/11 Israel vs Belgium
17/11 Italy vs France

Group A3

Germany are sure of a place in the Nations League quarter-finals after a 1-0 win against Netherlands on Matchday 4 guaranteed them a top-two finish in their section. Hungary joined the Dutch on five points with a 2-0 victory in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Fixtures and results
07/09 Germany 5-0 Hungary
07/09 Netherlands 5-2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
10/09 Hungary 0-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
10/09 Netherlands 2-2 Germany
11/10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-2 Germany
11/10 Hungary 1-1 Netherlands
14/10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-2 Hungary
14/10 Germany 1-0 Netherlands
16/11 Germany vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
16/11 Netherlands vs Hungary
19/11 Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Netherlands
19/11 Hungary vs Germany 

Group A4

Spain are certain of a top-two finish in the section following a solid 3-0 success against ten-man Serbia. Denmark are second in the table on seven points having fought back to earn a 2-2 draw in Switzerland.

Fixtures and results
05/09 Denmark 2-0 Switzerland
05/09 Serbia 0-0 Spain
08/09 Denmark 2-0 Serbia
08/09 Switzerland 1-4 Spain
12/10 Serbia 2-0 Switzerland
12/10 Spain 1-0 Denmark
15/10 Spain 3-0 Serbia
15/10 Switzerland 2-2 Denmark
15/11 Denmark vs Spain
15/11 Switzerland vs Serbia
18/11 Serbia vs Denmark
18/11 Spain vs Switzerland

How League A of the 2024/25 Nations League works

League A contains 16 teams, drawn into four groups of four. Teams play all their group opponents home and away in September, October and November 2024. Where they finish determines what happens next:

1st and 2nd: Qualify for the two-legged quarter-final stage in March 2025, with the four winners progressing to the Finals in June.

3rd: Face runners-up from League B in home-and-away promotion/relegation play-offs. The aggregate winners will be in League A for 2026/27, with the losers in League B.

4th: Relegated to League B

League A groups

Group A1: Croatia, Portugal, Poland, Scotland
Group A2: Italy, Belgium, France, Israel
Group A3: Netherlands, Hungary, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Group A4: Spain, Denmark, Switzerland, Serbia