The draw took place on December 16th in Nyon, Switzerland
The 2022-23 UEFA Nations League begins on Wednesday, with all home nations in action over the next two weeks.
The competition fills the gap created by the postponement of the World Cup in Qatar to November.
England and Northern Ireland play four group games, Wales four and a World Cup play-off final.
Scotland, who meet Ukraine in one World Cup Playoff Semifinals Three Nations League games are scheduled for Wednesday, including the Republic of Ireland in Dublin.
The Nations League is a biennial competition in its third edition. It was first won by Portugal in 2019, and France are the defending champions after beating Spain in the 2021 final.
So who’s playing, what’s the format and what’s the point?
Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe scored as France won 0-1 against Spain 2-1 in the 2020/21 final
How does it work?
As with the 2020-21 edition, the 2022-23 competition consists of three leagues with 16 teams and a fourth with seven.
League A – the top division – and Leagues B and C are divided into four groups of four, while League D consists of one group of four and one group of three.
The winners of each group in League A qualify for next year’s final tournament, while the winners of each group in Leagues B, C and D secure promotion to the next higher league.
Teams finishing bottom of their group in Leagues A and B are relegated, and those in League C enter a play-off to decide who falls in League D.
Russia, which was banned by Uefa for invading Ukraine, is already bottom of Group B2.
There are 55 Uefa nations all in Nations League but Russia are not allowed to play their games
When are the games?
Four rounds of matches will take place between June 1st and 14th, and the final two matches will be played between September 22nd and 27th.
The semi-finals will be played on June 14 and 15, 2023, with the final and third place match on June 18.
Wales, Belgium, the Netherlands and Poland have all applied to host the finals.
Who do the British and Irish teams play?
Wales have been promoted to the top flight for the first time, but Northern Ireland are in Group Three for the first time after being relegated.
England remain in League A, while Scotland and the Republic of Ireland are back in League B.
| A3 | A4 | B1 | C2 |
| Italy | Belgium | Ukraine | Northern Ireland |
| Germany | Netherlands | Scotland | Greece |
| England | Poland | Irish republic | Kosovo |
| Hungary | Wales | Armenia | Cyprus |
Wednesday June 1st
Poland – Wales (17:00)
Thursday June 2nd
Northern Ireland v Greece (19:45)
Saturday June 4th
Hungary v England (17:00)
Armenia – Republic of Ireland (14:00)
Sunday June 5th
Cyprus – Northern Ireland (17:00)
Tuesday June 7th
Germany – England (19:45)
Wednesday June 8th
Wales – Netherlands (19:45)
Republic of Ireland v Ukraine (19:45)
Scotland – Armenia (19:45)
Thursday June 9th
Kosovo – Northern Ireland (19:45)
Saturday June 11th
England – Italy (19:45)
Wales – Belgium (19:45)
Republic of Ireland v Scotland (17:00)
Sunday June 12th
Northern Ireland v Cyprus (14:00)
Tuesday 14 June
England – Hungary (19:45)
Armenia – Scotland (17:00)
Ukraine – Republic of Ireland (19:45)
*All times are BST and are subject to change
What other games are worth following?
All European heavyweights are in action for the next few days and some are playing against each other.
Spain host rivals Portugal on June 2 and European champions Italy host four-time world champions Germany in Bologna on June 4. The second half of the season will take place in Mönchengladbach on June 14th.
Belgium, second in the Fifa rankings, hosts the Netherlands in Brussels on June 3rd.
How does this affect qualifying for Euro 2024?
We do not know yet.
The first Nations League produced all the play-off teams for Euro 2020 – and the second edition provided two play-off places for the 2022 World Cup.
UEFA will announce the format of the Euro 2024 qualifiers in June.
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