Ukraine learned its opponent in the Nations League playoffs: who they will play against and when the matches will take place

Today, November 22, the draw ceremony for the UEFA Nations League 2024/2025 playoffs took place in Nyon, Switzerland, as a result of which the opponent of the Ukrainian national team was determined, UNN writes with reference to UAF.

Details

In the play-off for promotion to League A, we will play against Belgium. On March 20, 2025, we will host the opponent at home, and on the 23rd, we will play away.

According to the regulations, in the play-offs for places in League A of the 2026/2027 cycle, the third-placed teams of League A groups and the second-placed teams of League B groups will meet. The latter, including Ukraine, will play their first matches at home. The matches are scheduled for March 20 and 23, 2025. Thus, the team will play against Belgium in a two-match confrontation.

The Ukrainian national team has met the Belgian team, which became its opponent in the UEFA Nations League 2024/2025 play-offs for places in Division A next season, once in history and drew with them nil-nil.

In the group stage of the LN-2024/2025, the Belgians played in Quartet A2 and showed the following results: Belgium — Israel — 3:1, France — Belgium — 2:0, Italy — Belgium — 2:2, Belgium — France — 1:2, Belgium — Italy — 0:1, Israel — Belgium — 1:0.

Addition

In the last round of the group stage of the UEFA Nations League 2024/2025, the Ukrainian national team defeated Albania in Tirana — 2:1, thanks to which it finished in second place in Quartet B1.

UEFA Nations League 2024/2025. Play-offs

Quarter-finals

• Netherlands — Spain;
• Croatia — France;
• Denmark — Portugal;
• Italy — Germany;

Matches — March 20 and 23, 2025.

Semi-finals

• Italy/Germany — Denmark/Portugal;
• Netherlands/Spain — Croatia/France;
• Semi-finals — June 4/5, 2025, final/3rd place match — June 8, 2025.

For places in League A

• Turkey — Hungary;
• Ukraine — Belgium;
• Austria — Serbia;
• Greece — Scotland;

Matches — March 20 and 23, 2025.

For places in League B

• Kosovo — Iceland;
• Bulgaria — Ireland;
• Armenia — Georgia;
• Slovakia — Slovenia;

Matches — March 20 and 23, 2025.

For places in League C

• Gibraltar — Latvia;
• Malta — Luxembourg;

Matches — March 26 and 31, 2026.