Friday 22/November/2024 – 05:43 AM
All eyes are on the Swiss city of Nyon, where the draw for the knockout rounds of the tournament will be held European Nations LeagueAs we learn about the quarter-final matches, and the teams’ journey until the final match.
The date of the European Nations League quarter-final draw
The draw for the quarter-finals of the European Nations League begins today, Friday, at exactly one o’clock in the afternoon Cairo time, two o’clock Saudi Arabia time.
Teams qualifying for the quarter-finals of the European Nations League
8 teams qualified for the quarter-finals:
- First place holders: France, Germany, Portugal, and Spain
- Second place holders: Italy, the Netherlands, Croatia, and Denmark
European Nations League knockout round system
The system for the knockout stages of the European Nations League is as follows:
- The quarter-finals will be held in a home-and-away system, with the first match taking place on March 20, 2025, while the second match will be on the 23rd of the same month.
- The semi-finals will be held on June 4 and 5, 2025, in one match.
- The final match will be held on June 8, 2025.
This is the fourth edition of the European Nations League, which began the 2018-2019 season, as no team has ever won the title twice, which is what the defending champion Spain aspires to change in the last edition at the expense of Croatia on penalties.
Portugal won the first edition of the European Nations League at the expense of the Netherlands, while France won the second edition at the expense of Spain.