{"id":3416,"date":"2026-02-12T19:08:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3416"},"modified":"2026-02-12T19:08:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:08:48","slug":"nations-league-2026-27-draw-england-learn-their-opponents-joe-co-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3416","title":{"rendered":"Nations League 2026\/27 Draw: England learn their opponents &#8211; JOE.co.uk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Nations League 2026\/27 Draw: England learn their opponents\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAACEN3D\/AAAAL0lEQVR42mP4z8DAwMiAARgZGJhY+P\/\/PwMDAwPDfwYGBgaGhgYGhgYGAAD9Hwlr5xRngAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Website-Image-Full-Bleed-45.png?height=660&amp;width=1180\"\/><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>The draw is complete<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>The draw for the 2026\/27 Nations League competition has taken place, confirming the opponents that England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and Northern Ireland will face in this year&#8217;s tournament.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Following promotion last time out, England and Wales compete in the top League A, while the likes of Scotland, Ireland, and Northern Ireland will all play teams in the lower division, League B. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><oc-connect-widget slot-id=\"97dDCX3NiPvxFMRHGvaDS\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Fresh from extending his Three Lions contract earlier on Thursday, Thomas Tuchel was in attendance in Brussels for the draw ceremony.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The conclusions of the draw are as follows: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Group B1:\u00a0Scotland, Switzerland, Slovenia, North Macedonia, <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Group B2:Hungary, Ukraine, Georgia, Northern Ireland,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Group B3:\u00a0Israel, Austria, Republic of Ireland, Kosovo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Group B4:\u00a0Poland,Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Sweden,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Group A1:\u00a0France, Italy, Belgium, Turkey<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Group A2:\u00a0Germany, Netherlands, Serbia, Greece, <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Group A3:\u00a0Spain, Croatia, England, Czech Republic<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Group A4:\u00a0Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Wales<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>England face a repeat of the 2024 European Championship final, facing Spain, as well as a fellow former rival in Croatia. And Wales will play Portugal, Denmark, Norway. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Nations #League #Draw #England #learn #opponents #JOE.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The draw is complete The draw for the 2026\/27 Nations League competition has taken place, confirming the opponents that England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and Northern Ireland will face in this year&#8217;s tournament. 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