{"id":19046,"date":"2024-02-08T13:09:50","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T18:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/nations-league-2024-25-draw-england-republic-of-ireland-drawn-together-in-group-b2-football-news\/08\/02\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-02-08T13:09:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T18:09:50","slug":"nations-league-2024-25-draw-england-republic-of-ireland-drawn-together-in-group-b2-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/nations-league-2024-25-draw-england-republic-of-ireland-drawn-together-in-group-b2-football-news\/08\/02\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Nations League 2024\/25 draw: England, Republic of Ireland drawn together in Group B2 | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"sdc-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>England and the Republic of Ireland will face one another in the league phase of the 2024\/25 Nations League after the draw was made in Paris on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>The two nations were drawn together in Group B2, following England&#8217;s relegation from League A in September 2022.<\/p>\n<p>They will also face Finland and Greece during the initial stage of the tournament, which begins in September.<\/p>\n<p>Gareth Southgate&#8217;s side last faced the Boys in Green in November 2020, when Harry Maguire, Jadon Sancho and Dominic Calvert-Lewin sealed a 3-0 friendly win behind closed doors at Wembley.<\/p>\n<p>Scotland have been drawn in Group A1 along with 2019 winners Portugal, Croatia and Poland.<\/p>\n<p>Wales are in Group B4 and will face Iceland, Montenegro and Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>Northern Ireland were placed in Group C3 along with Luxembourg, Bulgaria and Belarus.<\/p>\n<p><em>More to follow&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Nations League 2024\/25 draw in full<\/h3>\n<p><strong>League A<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Group A1<\/strong>: Croatia, Portugal, Poland, <strong>Scotland<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Group A2<\/strong>: Italy, Belgium, France, Israel.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Group A3<\/strong>: Netherlands, Hungary, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Group A4<\/strong>: Spain, Denmark, Switzerland, Serbia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>League B<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Group B1<\/strong>: Czech Republic, Ukraine, Albania, Georgia.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Group B2<\/strong>: <strong>England<\/strong>, Finland, <strong>Republic of Ireland<\/strong>, Greece.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Group B3<\/strong>: Austria, Norway, Slovenia, Kazakhstan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Group B4<\/strong>: <strong>Wales<\/strong>, Iceland, Montenegro, Turkey.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>League C<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Group C1<\/strong>: Sweden, Azerbaijan, Slovakia, Estonia.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Group C2<\/strong>: Romania, Kosovo, Cyprus, Gibraltar\/Lithuania*.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Group C3<\/strong>: Luxembourg, Bulgaria, <strong>Northern Ireland<\/strong>, Belarus.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Group C4<\/strong>: Armenia, Faroe Islands, North Macedonia, Latvia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*subject to a play-off to decide final placings<\/p>\n<p><strong>League D<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Group D1<\/strong>: Lithuania\/Gibraltar*, San Marino, Liechtenstein.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Group D2<\/strong>: Moldova, Malta, Andorra.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*subject to a play-off to decide final placings<\/p>\n<h3>Nations League 2024\/25 schedule<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Matchday 1:<\/strong> September 5-7 2024<\/li>\n<li><strong>Matchday 2:<\/strong> September 8-10 2024<\/li>\n<li><strong>Matchday 3:<\/strong> October 10-12 2024<\/li>\n<li><strong>Matchday 4:<\/strong> October 13-15 2024<\/li>\n<li><strong>Matchday 5:<\/strong> November 14-16 2024<\/li>\n<li><strong>Matchday 6: <\/strong>November 17-19 2024<\/li>\n<li><strong>Knockout round play-off draw:<\/strong> November 2024<\/li>\n<li><strong>Knockout round play-offs:<\/strong> March 20-25 2025<\/li>\n<li><strong>League A quarter-finals:<\/strong> March 20-25 2025<\/li>\n<li><strong>Final tournament:<\/strong> June 4-8 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Get Sky Sports on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can now start receiving messages and alerts for the latest breaking sports news, analysis, in-depth features and videos from our dedicated WhatsApp channel!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11095\/13056245\/sky-sports-on-whatsapp-how-to-follow-our-channel-for-the-latest-news-features-and-highlights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong><em>Find out more here&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a 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