Nations League 2026/2027: Live Score, AI Match Predictions, Lineups & H2H

About Nations League 2026

Nations League 2026 is the 2026-27 edition of the international competition, the fifth season of UEFA's tournament involving the men's national teams of its member associations. The league phase is played from September to November 2026, followed by knockout rounds and promotion/relegation play-offs in 2027. The format also links to qualification for UEFA Euro 2028.

Competition Format

The competition runs from 24 September 2026 to 13 June 2027, with promotion/relegation play-offs for some leagues continuing into March 2028. A total of 54 national teams are split into four leagues.

• 54 UEFA national teams are divided into Leagues A, B, C, and D based on the previous edition's ranking.
• Leagues A, B, and C each feature 16 teams in four groups of four; League D has six teams in two groups of three.
• Each team plays a home-and-away round-robin within its group from September to November 2026.
• League A group winners and runners-up advance to two-legged quarter-finals in March 2027; the four winners reach the Nations League Finals in June 2027.
• Promotion and relegation are decided by group position and two-legged play-offs between leagues.

Teams and History

Portugal enter the competition as defending champions after winning the 2025 Nations League finals. The field includes major football nations such as France, Spain, Germany, Italy, England, and the Netherlands.

Launched in 2018, the Nations League has produced champions Portugal, France, Spain, and the Netherlands. Portugal became the first nation to win the title twice when they lifted the 2025 trophy.

Arena Sports Insights provides AI-powered match predictions and statistical analysis for every match in the international competition, with live scores, expected lineups and head-to-head data available for every match.