2024/25 UEFA Nations League knockout stage and play-off draw

The 2024/25 UEFA Nations League knockout stage and play-off draws took place in Nyon, Switzerland, from midday CET on Friday 22 November.

What draws took place?

There were four draws in all:

League C/D play-offs: This determined the two play-off ties taking place between the two best-ranked fourth-placed teams from League C and the two runners-up from League D.

League B/C play-offs: This determined the four promotion/relegation play-off ties taking place between the third-ranked teams from League B and the runners-up from League C.

League A/B play-offs: This determined the four promotion/relegation play-off ties taking place between the third-ranked teams from League A and the runners-up from League B.

League A knockout stage: This determined the four quarter-final ties taking place between the League A group winners and runners-up. It also determined the June semi-finals.

How did the draws work?

League C/D play-offs

The first draw determined the League C/D play-offs. The two best-ranked fourth-placed teams from League C were seeded and placed in Pot 1. They were then drawn against one of the two runners-up from League D, who were in placed in Pot 2. The teams from Pot 2 were drawn first and placed into the first available positions. Once both unseeded teams had been drawn, the two Pot 1 teams completed the play-off pairs. The Pot 1 teams will play at home in the second legs.

League C/D play-off ties
Gibraltar vs Latvia
Malta vs Luxembourg

League B/C play-offs

The second draw determined the League B/C play-off pairings. The four third-placed teams from League B were seeded and formed Pot 1, with the four runners-up from League C in Pot 2. The teams from Pot 2 were drawn first, with the seeded Pot 1 teams then drawn to complete the play-off ties. The Pot 1 teams will play at home in the second legs.

League B/C play-off ties
Kosovo vs Iceland
Bulgaria vs Republic of Ireland
Armenia vs Georgia
Slovakia vs Slovenia

League A/B play-offs

The third draw determined the League A/B play-off pairings. The four third-placed teams from League A were seeded and formed Pot 1, with the four runners-up from League B in Pot 2. The teams from Pot 2 were drawn first, with the seeded Pot 1 teams then drawn to complete the play-off ties. The Pot 1 teams will play at home in the second legs.

League A/B play-off ties
Türkiye vs Hungary
Ukraine vs Belgium
Austria vs Serbia
Greece vs Scotland

League A knockout stage

The fourth and final draw determined the composition of the League A knockout stage. To draw the quarter-final pairings, the four League A group winners were seeded and placed in Pot 1. The four runners-up formed Pot 2 and were drawn first. The Pot 1 teams were drawn subsequently, with the restriction that group winners could not be drawn against the runner-up they already faced during the league phase.

Quarter-final ties
Netherlands vs Spain
Croatia vs France
Denmark vs Portugal
Italy vs Germany

Semi-final ties
Italy/Germany vs Denmark/Portugal
Netherlands/Spain vs Croatia/France

For the semi-final draw, another pot was prepared, containing four placeholders that represented the quarter-final winners. The placeholder drawn first represented the home team of the first semi-final. The second team drawn represented the home team of the other semi-final. The placeholder drawn in third position represented the away team of the first pairing, and the last placeholder drawn completed the remaining pairing.

When are the play-off matches?

The League B/C play-offs and League A/B play-offs, as well as the League A quarter-finals, will in principle all take place on Thursday 20 and Sunday 23 March 2025.

The League A semi-finals will take place on Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 June, with the match for third place and final to follow on Sunday 8 June.

The League C/D play-offs will take place on Thursday 26 and Tuesday 31 March 2026.