Nations League: Northern Ireland and the Republic find out group stage opponents

The tournament begins this September

Author: Gareth McCulloughPublished 8th Feb 2024
Last updated 8th Feb 2024

Northern Ireland the Republic of Ireland now know who they will be facing in this year's Nations League.

The tournament, which kicks off in September, see Michael O'Neill's Northern Ireland side down in League C. They've been drawn alongside Luxembourg, Bulgaria and Belarus in League C3.

Meanwhile, the Republic, who have yet to appoint a successor to Stephen Kenny as Manager, are in League B2 and will meet England, Finland and Greece.

The group phase of the competition runs from the Thursday September 5th to Saturday September 7th for Matchday 1 and finishes with Matchday 6th from Sunday November 17th to Tuesday November 19th.

Meanwhile, Wales will take on Iceland, Montenegro and Turkey in B4

The new knockout round play-offs have been scheduled to be played between March 20th-25th.

NATIONS LEAGUE DRAW

League B2

Finland, England, Republic of Ireland, Greece

League C3

Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Northern Ireland, Belarus

Fixture details are set to be scheduled in the coming days.