2020–21 UEFA Nations League A#Group 2
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = UEFA Nations League A
| year = 2020–21
| dates = {{nowrap|League phase:
3 September – 18 November 2020
Nations League Finals:
6–10 October 2021}}
| num_teams = 16
| champion = FRA
| count = 1
| second = ESP
| third = ITA
| fourth = BEL
| relegated = {{fb|BIH}}
{{fb|ISL}}
{{fb|SWE}}
{{fb|UKR}}
| matches = 51
| goals = 143
| attendance = {{#expr: + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 1600 + 9200 + 623 + 8152 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 60 + 0 + 60 + 0 + 141 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 2020 + 1000 + 6266 + 5000 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 17753 + 0 + 10495 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 33524 + 12409 + 16724 + 31511}}
| top_scorer = {{nowrap|{{fbicon|BEL}} Romelu Lukaku
{{fbicon|ESP}} Ferran Torres
(6 goals each}})
| prevseason = 2018–19
| nextseason = 2022–23
}}
The 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A was the top division of the 2020–21 edition of the UEFA Nations League, the second season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0253-0d7f508f2f07-50b5c70c1601-1000--uefa-nations-league-receives-green-light/ |title=UEFA Nations League receives associations' green light |publisher=UEFA |date=27 March 2014}} League A culminated with the Nations League Finals in October 2021 to determine the champions of the competition.
Portugal were the defending champions, having won the inaugural 2019 finals. However, they failed to qualify for the 2021 finals after finishing second in their group behind France.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54945371 |title=Portugal 0–1 France: N'Golo Kante winner sends Blues into finals |work=BBC Sport |date=14 November 2020 |access-date=17 November 2020}} None of the teams that had qualified for the previous UEFA Nations League Finals qualified for the 2021 edition.
France won the final 2–1 against Spain for their first UEFA Nations League title.
Format
Following a format change from the first season, League A was expanded from 12 to 16 teams.{{cite news|date=24 September 2019|title=Format change for 2020/21 UEFA Nations League|website=UEFA|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0255-0e99f578e557-a64ea0ed91c9-1000--format-change-for-2020-21-uefa-nations-league/|access-date=24 September 2019}} The league consisted of the top ranked UEFA members from 1–16 in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League overall ranking, split into four groups of four. Each team played six matches within their group, using the home-and-away round-robin format on double matchdays in September, October and November 2020.{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=2079553.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226113242/https://www.uefa.com/news/newsid%3D2079553.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 December 2019 |title=UEFA Nations League: all you need to know |website=UEFA |date=24 September 2019 |access-date=24 September 2019}} The winners of each group advanced to the 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals, and the fourth-placed team of each group was relegated to the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B.{{cite web |url=https://documents.uefa.com/v/u/kR6ThiGf9hdVYMlldxMAMw |title=Regulations of the UEFA Nations League, 2020/21 |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |format=PDF |date=13 October 2019 |access-date=13 October 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116082336/https://documents.uefa.com/internal/api/webapp/documents/jJTWTpzi2KN9D8VRYz~Bpg/content |archive-date=16 November 2020}}
The Nations League Finals was played in a knockout format, consisting of the semi-finals, third place play-off, and final. The semi-final pairings were determined by means of an open draw. Host country Italy was selected among the four qualified teams by the UEFA Executive Committee, with the winners of the final crowned as the champions of the UEFA Nations League. Though originally planned for 2–6 June 2021, the Nations League Finals were moved to October 2021 following the rescheduling of UEFA Euro 2020 to June and July 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/025b-0f8e76b585dc-2d8b4cc9af94-1000--resolution-of-the-european-football-family-on-a-coordinated/ |title=Resolution of the European football family on a coordinated response to the impact of the COVID-19 on competitions |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=17 March 2020 |access-date=17 March 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/WorldCup/02/64/22/19/2642219_DOWNLOAD.pdf |title=European Qualifiers: FIFA World Cup – Qualifying draw procedure |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |format=PDF |date=18 June 2020 |access-date=18 June 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0261-107376966207-6a2ea096698b-1000/ |title=Two triple-headers approved for 2021 March and September national team windows |work=UEFA |date=24 September 2020 |access-date=24 September 2020}}
The four group winners were drawn into groups of five teams for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (in order to accommodate for the Nations League Finals).
Teams
=Team changes=
The following were the team changes of League A from the 2018–19 season:
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| Promoted from Nations League B |
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The following team changes were initially set to occur in League A, but did not after no teams were relegated due to the format change by UEFA:
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| Initially relegated to Nations League B |
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=Seeding=
In the 2020–21 access list, UEFA ranked teams based on the 2018–19 Nations League overall ranking, with a slight modification: teams that were originally relegated in the previous season were ranked immediately below teams promoted prior to the format change.{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0253-0d821c7c9ca8-3e97e8cc9b99-1000--2020-21-nations-league-who-will-play-who/ |title=How the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League will line up |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=24 September 2019 |access-date=24 September 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/OfficialDocument/competitions/UNL/02/62/52/95/2625295_DOWNLOAD.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105032003/https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/OfficialDocument/competitions/UNL/02/62/52/95/2625295_DOWNLOAD.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 November 2019 |title=UEFA Nations League 2021/21 overall ranking |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |format=PDF |date=24 September 2019 |access-date=24 September 2019}} The seeding pots for the league phase were confirmed 4 December 2019,{{cite news|date=27 November 2019|title=UEFA Executive Committee agenda for Nyon meeting|website=UEFA|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0257-0f8e728a25fa-ff255df68294-1000--uefa-executive-committee-agenda-for-nyon-meeting/|access-date=28 November 2019}} and were based on the access list ranking.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/General/02/63/57/88/2635788_DOWNLOAD.pdf |title=2020/21 UEFA Nations League – league phase draw procedure |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |format=PDF |date=4 December 2019 |access-date=4 December 2019}}
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| + Pot 1 |
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! {{Tooltip|Rank|Ranking (all UEFA teams)}} |
|---|
| {{fb|POR}} (title holders)
| style="text-align:center" | 1 |
| {{fb|NED}}
| style="text-align:center" | 2 |
| {{fb|ENG}}
| style="text-align:center" | 3 |
| {{fb|SUI}}
| style="text-align:center" | 4 |
|
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| + Pot 2 |
| width="190" | Team
! {{Tooltip|Rank|Ranking (all UEFA teams)}} |
|---|
| {{fb|BEL}}
| style="text-align:center" | 5 |
| {{fb|FRA}}
| style="text-align:center" | 6 |
| {{fb|ESP}}
| style="text-align:center" | 7 |
| {{fb|ITA}}
| style="text-align:center" | 8 |
|
| class="wikitable" |
| + Pot 3 |
| width="190" | Team
! {{Tooltip|Rank|Ranking (all UEFA teams)}} |
|---|
| {{fb|BIH}}
| style="text-align:center" | 9 |
| {{fb|UKR}}
| style="text-align:center" | 10 |
| {{fb|DEN}}
| style="text-align:center" | 11 |
| {{fb|SWE}}
| style="text-align:center" | 12 |
|
| class="wikitable" |
| + Pot 4 |
| width="190" | Team
! {{Tooltip|Rank|Ranking (all UEFA teams)}} |
|---|
| {{fb|CRO}}
| style="text-align:center" | 13 |
| {{fb|POL}}
| style="text-align:center" | 14 |
| {{fb|GER}}
| style="text-align:center" | 15 |
| {{fb|ISL}}
| style="text-align:center" | 16 |
|}
The draw for the league phase took place at the Beurs van Berlage Conference Centre in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 3 March 2020, 18:00 CET.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/draws/2001192/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322124925/https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/draws/2001192/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 March 2020 |title=League Phase Draw |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=27 February 2020}}{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0258-0f8e72d16d81-dbec7fd2f2cf-1000--game-changer-group-stage-for-uefa-women-s-champions-league/ |title=Game changer: group stage for UEFA Women's Champions League |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=4 December 2019 |access-date=4 December 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0258-0e2c81a543f9-6ea26061c2b5-1000/ |title=2020/21 UEFA Nations League: League Phase draw |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=9 December 2019 |access-date=13 December 2019}}{{cite news|date=4 February 2020|title=44th Ordinary UEFA Congress in Amsterdam|website=UEFA|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/025a-0f8e74d6a3ac-9be065909bd6-1000--44th-ordinary-uefa-congress-in-amsterdam/|access-date=4 February 2020}} Each group contained one team from each pot.
Groups
The original fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 3 March 2020 following the draw.{{cite web |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/025b-0ed7e6dacfbb-9e8567b03e90-1000/2020-21_-_unl_-_fixtures_list_league.pdf |title=2020–21 UEFA Nations League fixture list |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |format=PDF |date=3 March 2020 |access-date=3 March 2020}} On 17 June 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee adjusted the league phase schedule for October and November 2020 to allow for the completion of the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs.{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/025e-0faccb483f9d-02db0e10675a-1000/ |title=Nations League group stage in September, October and November |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=17 June 2020 |access-date=17 June 2020}}{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/025e-0fb6101cfdbf-8b878372d79d-1000--uefa-competitions-to-resume-in-august/ |title=UEFA competitions to resume in August |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=17 June 2020 |access-date=17 June 2020}} Following the change, a revised schedule for the October and November 2020 fixtures was released by UEFA on 26 June 2020.{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/025e-0faccb483f9d-02db0e10675a-1000/ |title=Nations League group stage in September, October and November |work=UEFA |date=26 June 2020 |access-date=27 June 2020}}{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/025b-0ed7ed02a153-4a89ef7e7eff-1000/ |title=2020/21 Nations League: All the confirmed fixtures |work=UEFA |date=26 June 2020 |access-date=27 June 2020}}
Times are CET/CEST,{{refn|group=note|CEST (UTC+2) for matchdays 1–4 (September and October 2020), CET (UTC+1) for matchdays 5–6 (November 2020).}} as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
=Group 1=
{{2020–21 UEFA Nations League A tables|Group 1|show_matches=yes}}
{{Football box
|id=Italy v Bosnia and Herzegovina
|date={{Start date|2020|9|4|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|ITA}}
|score=1–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2029980/
|team2={{fb|BIH}}
|goals1=
- Sensi {{goal|67}}
|goals2=
- Džeko {{goal|57}}
|stadium=Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2029980|Italy vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina|date=4 September 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=September behind closed doors|Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, all matches scheduled for September 2020 were played behind closed doors.{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0260-102b2c2ace44-637fb4a08f89-1000/ |title=UEFA meets general secretaries of member associations |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=19 August 2020 |access-date=1 September 2020}}{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0260-103712e48c82-4059778ef426-1000/ |title=UEFA Super Cup to test partial return of spectators |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=25 August 2020 |access-date=1 September 2020}}}}
|referee=Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Netherlands v Poland
|date={{Start date|2020|9|4|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|NED}}
|score=1–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2029979/
|team2={{fb|POL}}
|goals1=
- Bergwijn {{goal|61}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2029979|Netherlands vs. Poland|date=4 September 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=September behind closed doors}}
|referee=Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Bosnia and Herzegovina v Poland
|date={{Start date|2020|9|7|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|BIH}}
|score=1–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030010/
|team2={{fb|POL}}
|goals1=
- Hajradinović {{goal|24|pen.}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Bilino Polje, Zenica
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2030010|Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Poland|date=7 September 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=September behind closed doors}}
|referee=Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Netherlands v Italy
|date={{Start date|2020|9|7|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|NED}}
|score=0–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030007/
|team2={{fb|ITA}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Barella {{goal|45+1}}
|stadium=Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2030007|Netherlands vs. Italy|date=7 September 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=September behind closed doors}}
|referee=Felix Brych (Germany)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Bosnia and Herzegovina v Netherlands
|date={{Start date|2020|10|11|df=y}}
|time=18:00
|team1={{fb-rt|BIH}}
|score=0–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030025/
|team2={{fb|NED}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Bilino Polje, Zenica
|attendance=1,600{{UEFA match attendance|2030025|Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Netherlands|date=11 October 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}
|referee=István Kovács (Romania)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Poland v Italy
|date={{Start date|2020|10|11|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|POL}}
|score=0–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030024/
|team2={{fb|ITA}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk
|attendance=9,200{{UEFA match attendance|2030024|Poland vs. Italy|date=11 October 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}
|referee=José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Italy v Netherlands
|date={{Start date|2020|10|14|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|ITA}}
|score=1–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030054/
|team2={{fb|NED}}
|goals1=
- Pellegrini {{goal|16}}
|goals2=
- Van de Beek {{goal|25}}
|stadium=Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo
|attendance=623{{UEFA match attendance|2030054|Italy vs. Netherlands|date=14 October 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}
|referee=Anthony Taylor (England)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Poland v Bosnia and Herzegovina
|date={{Start date|2020|10|14|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|POL}}
|score=3–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030055/
|team2={{fb|BIH}}
|goals1=
- Lewandowski {{goal|40||52}}
- Linetty {{goal|45+1}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Stadion Miejski, Wrocław
|attendance=8,152{{UEFA match attendance|2030055|Poland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina|date=14 October 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}
|referee=Craig Pawson (England)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Netherlands v Bosnia and Herzegovina
|date={{Start date|2020|11|15|df=y}}
|time=18:00
|team1={{fb-rt|NED}}
|score=3–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030098/
|team2={{fb|BIH}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Prevljak {{goal|63}}
|stadium= Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2030098|Netherlands vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina|date=15 November 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}
|referee=François Letexier (France)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Italy v Poland
|date={{Start date|2020|11|15|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|ITA}}
|score=2–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030099/
|team2={{fb|POL}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Stadio Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2030099|Italy vs. Poland|date=15 November 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}
|referee=Clément Turpin (France)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Bosnia and Herzegovina v Italy
|date={{Start date|2020|11|18|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|BIH}}
|score=0–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030124/
|team2={{fb|ITA}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2030124|Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Italy|date=18 November 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}
|referee=Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Poland v Netherlands
|date={{Start date|2020|11|18|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|POL}}
|score=1–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030121/
|team2={{fb|NED}}
|goals1=
- Jóźwiak {{goal|6}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Silesian Stadium, Chorzów
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2030121|Poland vs. Netherlands|date=18 November 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}
|referee=Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
}}
=Group 2=
{{2020–21 UEFA Nations League A tables|Group 2|show_matches=yes}}
{{Football box
|id=Iceland v England
|date={{Start date|2020|9|5|df=y}}
|time=18:00 {{small|(16:00 UTC±0)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|ISL}}
|score=0–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2029987/
|team2={{fb|ENG}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Sterling {{goal|90+1|pen.}}
|stadium=Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2029987|Iceland vs. England|date=5 September 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=September behind closed doors}}
|referee=Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Denmark v Belgium
|date={{Start date|2020|9|5|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|DEN}}
|score=0–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2029993/
|team2={{fb|BEL}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2029993|Denmark vs. Belgium|date=5 September 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=September behind closed doors}}
|referee=Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Belgium v Iceland
|date={{Start date|2020|9|8|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|BEL}}
|score=5–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030017/
|team2={{fb|ISL}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- H. Friðjónsson {{goal|11}}
|stadium=King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2030017|Belgium vs. Iceland|date=8 September 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=September behind closed doors}}
|referee=Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Denmark v England
|date={{Start date|2020|9|8|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|DEN}}
|score=0–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030019/
|team2={{fb|ENG}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2030019|Denmark vs. England|date=8 September 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=September behind closed doors}}
|referee=István Kovács (Romania)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=England v Belgium
|date={{Start date|2020|10|11|df=y}}
|time=18:00 {{small|(17:00 UTC+1)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|ENG}}
|score=2–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030034/
|team2={{fb|BEL}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Lukaku {{goal|16|pen.}}
|stadium=Wembley Stadium, London
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2030034|England vs. Belgium|date=11 October 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors|Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.}}
|referee=Tobias Stieler (Germany)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Iceland v Denmark
|date={{Start date|2020|10|11|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(18:45 UTC±0)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|ISL}}
|score=0–3
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030033/
|team2={{fb|DEN}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Sigurjónsson {{goal|45|o.g.}}
- Eriksen {{goal|46}}
- Skov {{goal|61}}
|stadium=Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
|attendance=60{{UEFA match attendance|2030033|Iceland vs. Denmark|date=11 October 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}
|referee=Bojan Pandžić (Sweden)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=England v Denmark
|date={{Start date|2020|10|14|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(19:45 UTC+1)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|ENG}}
|score=0–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030062/
|team2={{fb|DEN}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Eriksen {{goal|35|pen.}}
|stadium=Wembley Stadium, London
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2030062|England vs. Denmark|date=14 October 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}
|referee=Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Iceland v Belgium
|date={{Start date|2020|10|14|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(18:45 UTC±0)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|ISL}}
|score=1–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030060/
|team2={{fb|BEL}}
|goals1=
- Sævarsson {{goal|17}}
|goals2=
- Lukaku {{goal|9||38|pen.}}
|stadium=Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
|attendance=60{{UEFA match attendance|2030060|Iceland vs. Belgium|date=14 October 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}
|referee=Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Belgium v England
|date={{Start date|2020|11|15|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|BEL}}
|score=2–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030079/
|team2={{fb|ENG}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2030079|Belgium vs. England|date=15 November 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}
|referee=Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Denmark v Iceland
|date={{Start date|2020|11|15|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|DEN}}
|score=2–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030082/
|team2={{fb|ISL}}
|goals1=
- Eriksen {{goal|12|pen.|90+2|pen.}}
|goals2=
- Kjartansson {{goal|85}}
|stadium=Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
|attendance=141{{UEFA match attendance|2030082|Denmark vs. Iceland|date=15 November 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}
|referee=Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Belgium v Denmark
|date={{Start date|2020|11|18|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|BEL}}
|score=4–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030104/
|team2={{fb|DEN}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2030104|Belgium vs. Denmark|date=18 November 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}
|referee=Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
}}
{{Football box
|id=England v Iceland
|date={{Start date|2020|11|18|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(19:45 UTC±0)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|ENG}}
|score=4–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030105/
|team2={{fb|ISL}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Wembley Stadium, London
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2030105|England vs. Iceland|date=18 November 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}
|referee=Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)
}}
=Group 3=
{{2020–21 UEFA Nations League A tables|Group 3|show_matches=yes}}
{{Football box
|id=Portugal v Croatia
|date={{Start date|2020|9|5|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(19:45 UTC+1)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|POR}}
|score=4–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2029991/
|team2={{fb|CRO}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Petković {{goal|90+1}}
|stadium=Estádio do Dragão, Porto
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2029991|Portugal vs. Croatia|date=5 September 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=September behind closed doors}}
|referee=Davide Massa (Italy)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Sweden v France
|date={{Start date|2020|9|5|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|SWE}}
|score=0–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2029992/
|team2={{fb|FRA}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Mbappé {{goal|41}}
|stadium=Friends Arena, Solna
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2029992|Sweden vs. France|date=5 September 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=September behind closed doors}}
|referee=Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=France v Croatia
|date={{Start date|2020|9|8|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|FRA}}
|score=4–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030016/
|team2={{fb|CRO}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Stade de France, Saint-Denis
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2030016|France vs. Croatia|date=8 September 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=September behind closed doors}}
|referee=Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Sweden v Portugal
|date={{Start date|2020|9|8|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|SWE}}
|score=0–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030018/
|team2={{fb|POR}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Ronaldo {{goal|45+1||72}}
|stadium=Friends Arena, Solna
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2030018|Sweden vs. Portugal|date=8 September 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=September behind closed doors}}
|referee=Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Croatia v Sweden
|date={{Start date|2020|10|11|df=y}}
|time=18:00
|team1={{fb-rt|CRO}}
|score=2–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030035/
|team2={{fb|SWE}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Berg {{goal|66}}
|stadium=Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
|attendance=2,020{{UEFA match attendance|2030035|Croatia vs. Sweden|date=11 October 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}
|referee=John Beaton (Scotland)
}}
{{Football box
|id=France v Portugal
|date={{Start date|2020|10|11|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|FRA}}
|score=0–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030032/
|team2={{fb|POR}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Stade de France, Saint-Denis
|attendance=1,000{{UEFA match attendance|2030032|France vs. Portugal|date=11 October 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}
|referee=Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Croatia v France
|date={{Start date|2020|10|14|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|CRO}}
|score=1–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030063/
|team2={{fb|FRA}}
|goals1=
- Vlašić {{goal|64}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
|attendance=6,266{{UEFA match attendance|2030063|Croatia vs. France|date=14 October 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}
|referee=Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Portugal v Sweden
|date={{Start date|2020|10|14|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(19:45 UTC+1)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|POR}}
|score=3–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030061/
|team2={{fb|SWE}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
|attendance=5,000{{UEFA match attendance|2030061|Portugal vs. Sweden|date=14 October 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}
|referee=Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Portugal v France
|date={{Start date|2020|11|14|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(19:45 UTC±0)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|POR}}
|score=0–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030080/
|team2={{fb|FRA}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Kanté {{goal|54}}
|stadium=Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2030080|Portugal vs. France|date=14 November 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}
|referee=Tobias Stieler (Germany)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Sweden v Croatia
|date={{Start date|2020|11|14|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|SWE}}
|score=2–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030081/
|team2={{fb|CRO}}
|goals1=
- Kulusevski {{goal|36}}
- Danielson {{goal|45+2}}
|goals2=
- Danielson {{goal|82|o.g.}}
|stadium=Friends Arena, Solna
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2030081|Sweden vs. Croatia|date=14 November 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}
|referee=Daniel Siebert (Germany)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Croatia v Portugal
|date={{Start date|2020|11|17|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|CRO}}
|score=2–3
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030109/
|team2={{fb|POR}}
|goals1=
- Kovačić {{goal|29||65}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Stadion Poljud, Split
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2030109|Croatia vs. Portugal|date=17 November 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}
|referee=Michael Oliver (England)
}}
{{Football box
|id=France v Sweden
|date={{Start date|2020|11|17|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|FRA}}
|score=4–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030108/
|team2={{fb|SWE}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Stade de France, Saint-Denis
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2030108|France vs. Sweden|date=17 November 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}
|referee=Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
}}
=Group 4=
{{2020–21 UEFA Nations League A tables|Group 4|show_matches=yes}}
{{Football box
|id=Germany v Spain
|date={{Start date|2020|9|3|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|GER}}
|score=1–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2029969/
|team2={{fb|ESP}}
|goals1=
- Werner {{goal|51}}
|goals2=
- Gayà {{goal|90+6}}
|stadium=Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2029969|Germany vs. Spain|date=3 September 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=September behind closed doors}}
|referee=Daniele Orsato (Italy)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Ukraine v Switzerland
|date={{Start date|2020|9|3|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(21:45 UTC+3)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|UKR}}
|score=2–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2029970/
|team2={{fb|SUI}}
|goals1=
- Yarmolenko {{goal|14}}
- Zinchenko {{goal|68}}
|goals2=
- Seferovic {{goal|41}}
|stadium=Arena Lviv, Lviv
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2029970|Ukraine vs. Switzerland|date=3 September 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=September behind closed doors}}
|referee=Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Spain v Ukraine
|date={{Start date|2020|9|6|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|ESP}}
|score=4–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030001/
|team2={{fb|UKR}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Alfredo Di Stéfano, Madrid
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2030001|Spain vs. Ukraine|date=6 September 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=September behind closed doors}}
|referee=Benoît Bastien (France)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Switzerland v Germany
|date={{Start date|2020|9|6|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|SUI}}
|score=1–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030000/
|team2={{fb|GER}}
|goals1=
- Widmer {{goal|58}}
|goals2=
- Gündoğan {{goal|14}}
|stadium=St. Jakob-Park, Basel
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2030000|Switzerland vs. Germany|date=6 September 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=September behind closed doors}}
|referee=Michael Oliver (England)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Spain v Switzerland
|date={{Start date|2020|10|10|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|ESP}}
|score=1–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030046/
|team2={{fb|SUI}}
|goals1=
- Oyarzabal {{goal|14}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Alfredo Di Stéfano, Madrid
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2030046|Spain vs. Switzerland|date=10 October 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}
|referee=Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Ukraine v Germany
|date={{Start date|2020|10|10|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(21:45 UTC+3)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|UKR}}
|score=1–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030047/
|team2={{fb|GER}}
|goals1=
- Malinovskyi {{goal|77|pen.}}
|goals2=
|stadium= NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kyiv
|attendance=17,753{{UEFA match attendance|2030047|Ukraine vs. Germany|date=10 October 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}
|referee=Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Germany v Switzerland
|date={{Start date|2020|10|13|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|GER}}
|score=3–3
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030069/
|team2={{fb|SUI}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Gavranović {{goal|5||57}}
- Freuler {{goal|26}}
|stadium=RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2030069|Germany vs. Switzerland|date=13 October 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}
|referee=Ruddy Buquet (France)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Ukraine v Spain
|date={{Start date|2020|10|13|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(21:45 UTC+3)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|UKR}}
|score=1–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030070/
|team2={{fb|ESP}}
|goals1=
- Tsyhankov {{goal|76}}
|goals2=
|stadium=NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kyiv
|attendance=10,495{{UEFA match attendance|2030070|Ukraine vs. Spain|date=13 October 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Germany v Ukraine
|date={{Start date|2020|11|14|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|GER}}
|score=3–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030086/
|team2={{fb|UKR}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Yaremchuk {{goal|12}}
|stadium=Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2030086|Germany vs. Ukraine|date=14 November 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}
|referee=Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Switzerland v Spain
|date={{Start date|2020|11|14|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|SUI}}
|score=1–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030087/
|team2={{fb|ESP}}
|goals1=
- Freuler {{goal|26}}
|goals2=
- Gerard {{goal|89}}
|stadium=St. Jakob-Park, Basel
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2030087|Switzerland vs. Spain|date=14 November 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}
|referee=Willie Collum (Scotland)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Spain v Germany
|date={{Start date|2020|11|17|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|ESP}}
|score=6–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030115/
|team2={{fb|GER}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=La Cartuja, Seville
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2030115|Spain vs. Germany|date=17 November 2020|access-date=19 November 2020}}{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}
|referee=Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Switzerland v Ukraine
|date={{Start date|2020|11|17|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|SUI}}
|score=3–0
|scorenote=Awarded{{refn|group=note|name=SUIvUKR|The Switzerland v Ukraine match was cancelled and awarded as a 3–0 win to Switzerland after the Ukraine national team were placed in quarantine by the Department of Health of the Canton of Lucerne due to positive SARS-CoV-2 tests in the squad.{{cite web |url=https://disciplinary.uefa.com/updates/0263-10f07669c421-a1b7e2cc6859-1000--ab-switzerland-v-ukraine/ |title=AB: Switzerland v Ukraine |work=UEFA |date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020}} The Ukrainian Association of Football appealed the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport,{{cite news |url=https://uaf.ua/article/40809 |title=Апеляційний комітет УЄФА зарахував збірній України технічну поразку за матч зі Швейцарією |trans-title=UEFA Appeals Body awarded a technical defeat to Ukraine for the match against Switzerland |work=Ukrainian Association of Football |date=25 November 2020 |access-date=26 November 2020 |language=uk}} which was subsequently dismissed.{{cite press release |url=https://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/CAS_Media_Release_7572_decision.pdf |title=The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismisses the appeal filed by the Ukrainian Association of Football and confirms that the match Switzerland-Ukraine is declared forfeited 3–0 |publisher=Court of Arbitration for Sport |location=Lausanne |format=PDF |date=19 March 2021 |access-date=8 June 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520205159/https://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/CAS_Media_Release_7572_decision.pdf |archive-date=20 May 2021}}}}
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030114/
|team2={{fb|UKR}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Swissporarena, Lucerne
|attendance=
|referee=Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
}}
Nations League Finals
{{Main|2021 UEFA Nations League Finals}}
The host of the Nations League Finals, Italy, was selected from the four qualified teams.{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0264-11008e81d161-577edb45950b-1000/ |title=Tirana to host first UEFA Europa Conference League Final |work=UEFA |date=3 December 2020 |access-date=3 December 2020}} The semi-final pairings were determined by means of an open draw on 3 December 2020, 17:30 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. For scheduling purposes, the host team was allocated to semi-final 1 as the administrative home team.{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0263-10f4734e7c57-804171122691-1000/ |title=UEFA Nations League finals draw |work=UEFA |date=27 November 2020 |access-date=27 November 2020}}
=Bracket=
{{#lst:2021 UEFA Nations League Finals|Bracket}}
=Semi-finals=
{{#lst:2021 UEFA Nations League Finals|Semi-final 1}}
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{{#lst:2021 UEFA Nations League Finals|Semi-final 2}}
=Third-place play-off=
{{#lst:2021 UEFA Nations League Finals|Third place play-off}}
=Final=
{{Main|2021 UEFA Nations League final}}
{{#lst:2021 UEFA Nations League final|Final}}
Goalscorers
{{#invoke:Goalscorers|main|2020–21 UEFA Nations League|round=group|group=A}}
Overall ranking
The 16 League A teams were ranked 1st to 16th overall in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League according to the following rules:{{cite web |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0264-10fc7133decc-0734cf828401-1000/unl_rankings_after_md6_with_criteria_1_december_2020_.pdf |title=Overall ranking of the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League |work=UEFA |format=PDF |date=1 December 2020 |access-date=1 December 2020}}
- The teams finishing first in the groups were ranked 1st to 4th according to the results of the Nations League Finals.
- The teams finishing second in the groups were ranked 5th to 8th according to the results of the league phase.
- The teams finishing third in the groups were ranked 9th to 12th according to the results of the league phase.
- The teams finishing fourth in the groups were ranked 13th to 16th according to the results of the league phase.
{{2020–21 UEFA Nations League A tables|Overall}}
Notes
{{Reflist|group=note}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/}}
{{UEFA Nations League}}
{{2020–21 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2020-21 UEFA Nations League A}}