Everything you need to know about the UEFA Nations League draw

Today, the UEFA Nations League draw will take place at the SwissTech Convention Centre in Lausanne. A DFB delegation including the likes of DFB President and UEFA Vice-President Reinhard Grindel and Germany national team head coach Joachim Löw will be present. Here’s all you need to know about today’s draw.

Will the draw be streamed live?

Yes. UEFA will be live streaming the draw from 12pm CET at uefa.com.

Who could each team possibly face?

The 55 participating teams have been divided according to their national team’s UEFA coefficient ranking. The teams ranked 1-12 make up League A, 13-24 in League B, 25-39 in League C and 40-55 in League D. Within each league, the team are split into a pot of three (in the case of Leagues A and B) or four (Leagues C and D) once again based on their ranking.

Which nations are in which pot?

League A

Pot 1: Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Spain

Pot 2: France, England, Switzerland, Italy

Pot 3: Poland, Iceland, Croatia, Netherlands

League B

Pot 1: Austria, Wales, Russia, Slovakia

Pot 2: Sweden, Ukraine, Republic of Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pot 3: Northern Ireland, Denmark, Czech Republic, Turkey

League C

Pot 1: Hungary, Romania, Scotland, Slovenia

Pot 2: Greece, Serbia, Albania, Norway

Pot 3: Montenegro, Israel, Bulgaria, Finland

Pot 4: Cyprus, Estonia, Lithuania

League D

Pot 1: Azerbaijan, Macedonia, Belarus, Georgia

Pot 2: Armenia, Latvia, Faroe Islands, Luxembourg

Pot 3: Kazakhstan, Moldova, Liechtenstein, Malta

Pot 4: Andorra, Kosovo, San Marino, Gibraltar

How will the draw work?

The draw starts with pot 4 in League D and the four teams within that pot will be placed into either group D1, D2, D3 or D4. Then, the draw will continue to distribute the teams in pot 3, pot 2 and lastly pot 1 into the respective groups within League D. The draw works in the same way for each League aside from the fact that no team in Pot 4 in League C can enter Group C1 because this group – as well as all the groups in League B and A - only consist of three teams.

Are there any restrictions?

The following teams may not be drawn into the same group:

League B: Ukraine and Russia

League D: Armenia and Azerbaijan

When are the UEFA Nations League matchdays?

Matchday 1: 6th to 8th September 2018

Matchday 2: 9th to 11th September 2018

Matchday 3: 11th to 13th October 2018

Matchday 4: 14th to 16th October 2018

Matchday 5: 15th to 17th November 2018

Matchday 6: 18th to 20th November 2018

Finals draw: December 2018

Finals: 5th to 9th June 2019