Nations League draw: England, Wales, Scotland, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland face tough draws – live!
Well, that was relatively straightforward
It turns out that the fear of the Nations League draw is far worse than the Nations League draw itself.
Now that the draw has been made and the groups decided, teams will play each other at home and away. The winners of League A proceed to the finals, while four teams will be relegated from Leagues A to B, B to C and C to D. Four will be promoted from Leagues D to C, C to B and B to A.
The group stage fixtures will take place in September and November 2018.
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Thanks for that Vladimir, putting my brave Republic of Ireland boys in with Wales again … then teeing us up for another hiding at the hands of Denmark. Yes, thanks very much indeed, Vladimir.
Here are the pots from which the League A groups will be decided, as picked randomly by another of my favourite former internationals: Portuguese legend Deco. Can he get through the draw without upsetting anyone or getting sent off? Here’s hoping he won’t.
Now we’re getting to the business end of proceedings and League B will be drawn next. Here are the pots from which the balls will be plucked by the former Czech Republic and Liverpool player Vladimir Smicer.
Pot 1: Austria, Wales, Russia, Slovakia
Pot 2: Sweden Ukraine, Rep of Ireland, Bosnia & Herzogovina
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