2022–23 UEFA Nations League A#Group 2
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = UEFA Nations League A
| year = 2022–23
| dates = League phase:
{{nowrap|1 June – 27 September 2022}}
Nations League Finals:
14–18 June 2023
| num_teams = 16
| champion = ESP
| count = 1
| second = CRO
| third = ITA
| fourth = NED
| relegated = {{fb|AUT}}
{{fb|CZE}}
{{fb|ENG}}
{{fb|WAL}}
| matches = 52
| goals = 140
| attendance = {{#expr: + 13994 + 75833 + 30000 + 18700 + 44800 + 35862 + 35230 + 77410 + 22715 + 70188 + 45700 + 36064 + 12236 + 41236 + 18245 + 42325 + 44100 + 25875 + 30389 + 26300 + 19322 + 31809 + 28196 + 13353 + 26935 + 23754 + 66289 + 14942 + 1782 + 55948 + 28839 + 44144 + 39513 + 50640 + 78949 + 57300 + 35214 + 38327 + 27409 + 23395 + 39382 + 27188 + 37247 + 56803 + 28463 + 56673 + 52314 + 31520 + 39359 + 24558 + 21292 + 41110}}
| top_scorer = {{fbicon|BEL}} Michy Batshuayi
{{fbicon|CRO}} Luka Modrić
{{fbicon|NED}} Steven Bergwijn
{{fbicon|NED}} Memphis Depay
(3 goals each)
| prevseason = 2020–21
| nextseason = 2024–25
}}
The 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A was the top division of the 2022–23 edition of the UEFA Nations League, the third season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA. League A culminated with the Nations League Finals in June 2023 to determine the champions of the competition.
Following their win in 2021, defending champions France were unable to retain their title in the finals after finishing third in their group.{{cite news |date=13 June 2022 |title=France's Nations League final four hopes vanish with Croatia defeat |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/frances-nations-league-final-four-hopes-vanish-with-croatia-defeat-2022-06-13/ |access-date=14 December 2022}}{{cite news |date=13 June 2022 |title=Croatia end France's Nations League hopes |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61791291 |access-date=17 December 2022}}
Spain won the final against Croatia, 5–4 on penalties following a 0–0 draw after extra time, for their first UEFA Nations League title.
Format
League A consisted of the 16 top-ranked UEFA members in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League access list, split into four groups of four. Each team played six matches within their group, using the home-and-away round-robin format in June (four matchdays) and September 2022 (two matchdays).{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/026e-13698f20e8cb-8372848125f5-1000/ |title=2022/23 UEFA Nations League: All you need to know |website=UEFA |date=16 December 2021 |access-date=16 December 2021}} The winners of each group advanced to the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals, and the fourth-placed team from each group was relegated to the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B.{{cite web |url=https://documents.uefa.com/r/Regulations-of-the-UEFA-Nations-League-2022/23-Online |title=Regulations of the UEFA Nations League, 2022/23 |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |format=PDF |date=1 October 2021 |access-date=16 December 2021}}
The Nations League Finals took place in June 2023 and 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. The host country 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.
The four group winners were drawn into groups of five teams for UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying (in order to accommodate for the Nations League Finals).
Teams
=Team changes=
The following were the team changes in League A from the 2020–21 season:{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0262-109dceab090c-f5600189f016-1000/ |title=Who reached the Nations League finals? Who was promoted? Who was relegated? |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=3 December 2020 |access-date=16 December 2021}}
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| Promoted from Nations League B |
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| Relegated to Nations League B |
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=Seeding=
In the 2022–23 access list, UEFA ranked teams based on the 2020–21 Nations League overall ranking.{{cite web |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/026e-1377ed21d2e8-930ad19855ca-1000/unl_rankings.pdf |title=Overall ranking of the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=16 December 2021}} The seeding pots for the league phase were confirmed on 22 September 2021,{{cite web |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/026f-13c8969faed7-97e87ebed01b-1000/dp2.pdf |title=2022/23 UEFA Nations League – league phase draw procedure |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=September 2021 |access-date=16 December 2021}} and were based on the access list ranking.
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| + Pot 1 |
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| {{fb|FRA}} (title holders)
| style="text-align:center" | 1 |
| {{fb|ESP}}
| style="text-align:center" | 2 |
| {{fb|ITA}}
| style="text-align:center" | 3 |
| {{fb|BEL}}
| style="text-align:center" | 4 |
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| + Pot 2 |
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! {{Tooltip|Rank|Ranking (all UEFA teams)}} |
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| {{fb|POR}}
| style="text-align:center" | 5 |
| {{fb|NED}}
| style="text-align:center" | 6 |
| {{fb|DEN}}
| style="text-align:center" | 7 |
| {{fb|GER}}
| style="text-align:center" | 8 |
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| class="wikitable" |
| + Pot 3 |
| width="190" | Team
! {{Tooltip|Rank|Ranking (all UEFA teams)}} |
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| {{fb|ENG}}
| style="text-align:center" | 9 |
| {{fb|POL}}
| style="text-align:center" | 10 |
| {{fb|SUI}}
| style="text-align:center" | 11 |
| {{fb|CRO}}
| style="text-align:center" | 12 |
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| + Pot 4 |
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! {{Tooltip|Rank|Ranking (all UEFA teams)}} |
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| {{fb|WAL}}
| style="text-align:center" | 13 |
| {{fb|AUT}}
| style="text-align:center" | 14 |
| {{fb|CZE}}
| style="text-align:center" | 15 |
| {{fb|HUN}}
| style="text-align:center" | 16 |
|}
The draw for the league phase took place at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 16 December 2021, 18:00 CET.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/draws/2023/2001599/ |title=2022/23 UEFA Nations League: League phase draw |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=16 December 2021}}{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/026f-13c83126e65f-3ab9c4e54708-1000/ |title=2022/23 UEFA Nations League: League phase draw |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=16 December 2021 |access-date=16 December 2021}} Each group contained one team from each pot.
Groups
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 17 December 2021, the day following the draw.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0270-13fa7d271b2d-786414f61047-1000/ |title=2022/23 Nations League: all the fixtures |website=UEFA |date=17 December 2021 |access-date=17 December 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.figc.it/media/154418/unl-2022-23-fixture-list_per-league.pdf |title=UEFA Nations League 2022–23: Fixture list per league |work=UEFA |date=17 December 2021 |access-date=17 December 2021}} The fixture list for Group 4 was amended due to the postponement of Path A of UEFA qualifying for the World Cup.{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0274-14e82d6d4065-efac4664bdef-1000/ |title=New match schedule for European Qualifiers Play-offs and several UEFA Nations League matches agreed |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=14 April 2022 |access-date=15 April 2022}}
Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
=Group 1=
{{2022–23 UEFA Nations League A tables|Group 1|show_matches=yes}}
{{Football box
|id=Croatia v Austria
|date={{Start date|2022|6|3|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|CRO}}
|score=0–3
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034426/
|team2={{fb|AUT}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Arnautović {{goal|41}}
- Gregoritsch {{goal|54}}
- Sabitzer {{goal|57}}
|stadium=Gradski Vrt Stadium, Osijek
|attendance=13,994{{UEFA match attendance|2034426|Croatia vs. Austria|date=3 June 2022|access-date=3 June 2022}}
|referee=Chris Kavanagh (England)
}}
{{Football box
|id=France v Denmark
|date={{Start date|2022|6|3|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|FRA}}
|score=1–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034423/
|team2={{fb|DEN}}
|goals1=
- Benzema {{goal|51}}
|goals2=
- Cornelius {{goal|68||88}}
|stadium= Stade de France, Saint-Denis
|attendance=75,833{{UEFA match attendance|2034423|France vs. Denmark|date=3 June 2022|access-date=3 June 2022}}
|referee=Felix Zwayer (Germany)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Croatia v France
|date={{Start date|2022|6|6|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|CRO}}
|score=1–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034449/
|team2={{fb|FRA}}
|goals1=
- Kramarić {{goal|83|pen.}}
|goals2=
- Rabiot {{goal|52}}
|stadium=Stadion Poljud, Split
|attendance=30,000{{UEFA match attendance|2034449|Croatia vs. France|date=6 June 2022|access-date=6 June 2022}}
|referee=Marco Guida (Italy)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Austria v Denmark
|date={{Start date|2022|6|6|df=y}}
|time=22:15{{refn|group=note|The Austria v Denmark match, originally scheduled to kick-off at 20:45, was delayed to 22:15 due to a power outage in the stadium area.}}
|team1={{fb-rt|AUT}}
|score=1–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034451/
|team2={{fb|DEN}}
|goals1=
- Schlager {{goal|67}}
|goals2=
- Højbjerg {{goal|28}}
- Stryger Larsen {{goal|84}}
|stadium=Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
|attendance=18,700{{UEFA match attendance|2034451|Austria vs. Denmark|date=6 June 2022|access-date=6 June 2022}}
|referee=Willie Collum (Scotland)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Austria v France
|date={{Start date|2022|6|10|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|AUT}}
|score=1–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034478/
|team2={{fb|FRA}}
|goals1=
- Weimann {{goal|37}}
|goals2=
- Mbappé {{goal|83}}
|stadium=Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
|attendance=44,800{{UEFA match attendance|2034478|Austria vs. France|date=10 June 2022|access-date=10 June 2022}}
|referee=Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Denmark v Croatia
|date={{Start date|2022|6|10|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|DEN}}
|score=0–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034480/
|team2={{fb|CRO}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Pašalić {{goal|69}}
|stadium=Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
|attendance=35,862{{UEFA match attendance|2034480|Denmark vs. Croatia|date=10 June 2022|access-date=10 June 2022}}
|referee=Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Denmark v Austria
|date={{Start date|2022|6|13|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|DEN}}
|score=2–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034509/
|team2={{fb|AUT}}
|goals1=
- Wind {{goal|21}}
- Skov Olsen {{goal|37}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
|attendance=35,230{{UEFA match attendance|2034509|Denmark vs. Austria|date=13 June 2022|access-date=13 June 2022}}
|referee=Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
}}
{{Football box
|id=France v Croatia
|date={{Start date|2022|6|13|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|FRA}}
|score=0–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034504/
|team2={{fb|CRO}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Modrić {{goal|5|pen.}}
|stadium=Stade de France, Saint-Denis
|attendance=77,410{{UEFA match attendance|2034504|France vs. Croatia|date=13 June 2022|access-date=13 June 2022}}
|referee=Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Croatia v Denmark
|date={{Start date|2022|9|22|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|CRO}}
|score=2–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034523/
|team2={{fb|DEN}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Eriksen {{goal|77}}
|stadium=Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
|attendance=22,715{{UEFA match attendance|2034523|Croatia vs. Denmark|date=22 September 2022|access-date=22 September 2022}}
|referee=Davide Massa (Italy)
}}
{{Football box
|id=France v Austria
|date={{Start date|2022|9|22|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|FRA}}
|score=2–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034520/
|team2={{fb|AUT}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Stade de France, Saint-Denis
|attendance=70,188{{UEFA match attendance|2034520|France vs. Austria|date=22 September 2022|access-date=22 September 2022}}
|referee=Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Austria v Croatia
|date={{Start date|2022|9|25|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|AUT}}
|score=1–3
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034552/
|team2={{fb|CRO}}
|goals1=
- Baumgartner {{goal|9}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
|attendance=45,700{{UEFA match attendance|2034552|Austria vs. Croatia|date=25 September 2022|access-date=25 September 2022}}
|referee=Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Denmark v France
|date={{Start date|2022|9|25|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|DEN}}
|score=2–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034554/
|team2={{fb|FRA}}
|goals1=
- Dolberg {{goal|34}}
- Skov Olsen {{goal|39}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
|attendance=36,064{{UEFA match attendance|2034554|Denmark vs. France|date=25 September 2022|access-date=25 September 2022}}
|referee=István Kovács (Romania)
}}
=Group 2=
{{2022–23 UEFA Nations League A tables|Group 2|show_matches=yes}}
{{Football box
|id=Czech Republic v Switzerland
|date={{Start date|2022|6|2|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|CZE}}
|score=2–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034413/
|team2={{fb|SUI}}
|goals1=
|goals2=Okafor {{goal|44}}
|stadium=Sinobo Stadium, Prague
|attendance=12,236{{UEFA match attendance|2034413|Czech Republic vs. Switzerland|date=2 June 2022|access-date=2 June 2022}}
|referee=Daniel Siebert (Germany){{refn|group=note|Daniel Siebert was substituted by the fourth official Harm Osmers (Germany) due to injury on the 75th minute.}}
}}
{{Football box
|id=Spain v Portugal
|date={{Start date|2022|6|2|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|ESP}}
|score=1–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034412/
|team2={{fb|POR}}
|goals1=
- Morata {{goal|25}}
|goals2=
- Horta {{goal|82}}
|stadium=Benito Villamarín, Seville
|attendance=41,236{{UEFA match attendance|2034412|Spain vs. Portugal|date=2 June 2022|access-date=2 June 2022}}
|referee=Michael Oliver (England)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Czech Republic v Spain
|date={{Start date|2022|6|5|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|CZE}}
|score=2–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034443/
|team2={{fb|ESP}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Sinobo Stadium, Prague
|attendance=18,245{{UEFA match attendance|2034443|Czech Republic vs. Spain|date=5 June 2022|access-date=5 June 2022}}
|referee=François Letexier (France)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Portugal v Switzerland
|date={{Start date|2022|6|5|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(19:45 UTC+1)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|POR}}
|score=4–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034442/
|team2={{fb|SUI}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
|attendance=42,325{{UEFA match attendance|2034442|Portugal vs. Switzerland|date=5 June 2022|access-date=5 June 2022}}
|referee=Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Portugal v Czech Republic
|date={{Start date|2022|6|9|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(19:45 UTC+1)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|POR}}
|score=2–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034466/
|team2={{fb|CZE}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
|attendance=44,100{{UEFA match attendance|2034466|Portugal vs. Czech Republic|date=9 June 2022|access-date=9 June 2022}}
}}
{{Football box
|id=Switzerland v Spain
|date={{Start date|2022|6|9|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|SUI}}
|score=0–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034465/
|team2={{fb|ESP}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Sarabia {{goal|13}}
|stadium=Stade de Genève, Geneva
|attendance=25,875{{UEFA match attendance|2034465|Switzerland vs. Spain|date=9 June 2022|access-date=9 June 2022}}
|referee=Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Spain v Czech Republic
|date={{Start date|2022|6|12|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|ESP}}
|score=2–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034498/
|team2={{fb|CZE}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=La Rosaleda, Málaga
|attendance=30,389{{UEFA match attendance|2034498|Spain vs. Czech Republic|date=12 June 2022|access-date=12 June 2022}}
|referee=Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Switzerland v Portugal
|date={{Start date|2022|6|12|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|SUI}}
|score=1–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034497/
|team2={{fb|POR}}
|goals1=
- Seferovic {{goal|1}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Stade de Genève, Geneva
|attendance=26,300{{UEFA match attendance|2034497|Switzerland vs. Portugal|date=12 June 2022|access-date=12 June 2022}}
|referee=Fran Jović (Croatia)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Czech Republic v Portugal
|date={{Start date|2022|9|24|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|CZE}}
|score=0–4
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034542/
|team2={{fb|POR}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Fortuna Arena, Prague
|attendance=19,322{{UEFA match attendance|2034542|Czech Republic vs. Portugal|date=24 September 2022|access-date=24 September 2022}}
|referee=Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Spain v Switzerland
|date={{Start date|2022|9|24|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|ESP}}
|score=1–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034541/
|team2={{fb|SUI}}
|goals1=
- Alba {{goal|55}}
|goals2=
|stadium=La Romareda, Zaragoza
|attendance=31,809{{UEFA match attendance|2034541|Spain vs. Switzerland|date=24 September 2022|access-date=24 September 2022}}
|referee=Clément Turpin (France)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Portugal v Spain
|date={{Start date|2022|9|27|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(19:45 UTC+1)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|POR}}
|score=0–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034566/
|team2={{fb|ESP}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Morata {{goal|88}}
|stadium=Estádio Municipal, Braga
|attendance=28,196{{UEFA match attendance|2034566|Portugal vs. Spain|date=27 September 2022|access-date=27 September 2022}}
|referee=Daniele Orsato (Italy)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Switzerland v Czech Republic
|date={{Start date|2022|9|27|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|SUI}}
|score=2–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034565/
|team2={{fb|CZE}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Schick {{goal|45}}
|stadium=Kybunpark, St. Gallen
|attendance=13,353{{UEFA match attendance|2034565|Switzerland vs. Czech Republic|date=27 September 2022|access-date=27 September 2022}}
|referee=Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
}}
=Group 3=
{{2022–23 UEFA Nations League A tables|Group 3|show_matches=yes}}
{{Football box
|id=Hungary v England
|date={{Start date|2022|6|4|df=y}}
|time=18:00
|team1={{fb-rt|HUN}}
|score=1–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034431/
|team2={{fb|ENG}}
|goals1=
- Szoboszlai {{goal|66|pen.}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Puskás Aréna, Budapest
|attendance=26,935{{UEFA match attendance|2034431|Hungary vs. England|date=4 June 2022|access-date=4 June 2022}}{{refn|group=note|The Hungarian Football Federation were ordered to play behind closed doors due to sanctions by UEFA. They were permitted to distribute tickets to under-14s, with one adult supervising every ten children.{{cite web |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/why-is-hungary-vs-england-being-played-behind-closed-doors |title=Why is Hungary vs England being played behind closed doors? |last=White|first=Mark |date=3 June 2022 |website=FourFourTwo |publisher= |access-date=12 June 2022 |quote=}}}}
|referee=Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Italy v Germany
|date={{Start date|2022|6|4|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|ITA}}
|score=1–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034434/
|team2={{fb|GER}}
|goals1=
- Pellegrini {{goal|70}}
|goals2=
- Kimmich {{goal|73}}
|stadium= Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna
|attendance=23,754{{UEFA match attendance|2034434|Italy vs. Germany|date=4 June 2022|access-date=4 June 2022}}
|referee=Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Germany v England
|date={{Start date|2022|6|7|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|GER}}
|score=1–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034458/
|team2={{fb|ENG}}
|goals1=
- Hofmann {{goal|50}}
|goals2=
- Kane {{goal|88|pen.}}
|stadium=Allianz Arena, Munich
|attendance=66,289{{UEFA match attendance|2034458|Germany vs. England|date=7 June 2022|access-date=7 June 2022}}
|referee=Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Italy v Hungary
|date={{Start date|2022|6|7|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|ITA}}
|score=2–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034459/
|team2={{fb|HUN}}
|goals1=
- Barella {{goal|30}}
- Pellegrini {{goal|45}}
|goals2=
- Mancini {{goal|61|o.g.}}
|stadium= Stadio Dino Manuzzi, Cesena
|attendance=14,942{{UEFA match attendance|2034459|Italy vs. Hungary|date=7 June 2022|access-date=7 June 2022}}
|referee=Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=England v Italy
|date={{Start date|2022|6|11|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(19:45 UTC+1)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|ENG}}
|score=0–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034487/
|team2={{fb|ITA}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
|attendance=1,782{{UEFA match attendance|2034487|England vs. Italy|date=11 June 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}}{{refn|group=note|The Football Association were ordered to play behind closed doors due to sanctions by UEFA. They were permitted to distribute tickets to under-14s, with one adult supervising every ten children.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61754571|title=Why will England v Italy be played behind closed doors? |date=10 June 2022 |website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |access-date=12 June 2022}}}}
|referee=Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Hungary v Germany
|date={{Start date|2022|6|11|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|HUN}}
|score=1–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034488/
|team2={{fb|GER}}
|goals1=
- Zs. Nagy {{goal|6}}
|goals2=
- Hofmann {{goal|9}}
|stadium=Puskás Aréna, Budapest
|attendance=55,948{{UEFA match attendance|2034488|Hungary vs. Germany|date=11 June 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}}
|referee=José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=England v Hungary
|date={{Start date|2022|6|14|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(19:45 UTC+1)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|ENG}}
|score=0–4
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034513/
|team2={{fb|HUN}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
|attendance=28,839{{UEFA match attendance|2034513|England vs. Hungary|date=14 June 2022|access-date=14 June 2022}}
|referee=Clément Turpin (France)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Germany v Italy
|date={{Start date|2022|6|14|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|GER}}
|score=5–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034512/
|team2={{fb|ITA}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach
|attendance=44,144{{UEFA match attendance|2034512|Germany vs. Italy|date=14 June 2022|access-date=14 June 2022}}
|referee=István Kovács (Romania)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Germany v Hungary
|date={{Start date|2022|9|23|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|GER}}
|score=0–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034531/
|team2={{fb|HUN}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Szalai {{goal|17}}
|stadium=Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
|attendance=39,513{{UEFA match attendance|2034531|Germany vs. Hungary|date=23 September 2022|access-date=23 September 2022}}
|referee=Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Italy v England
|date={{Start date|2022|9|23|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|ITA}}
|score=1–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034532/
|team2={{fb|ENG}}
|goals1=
- Raspadori {{goal|68}}
|goals2=
|attendance=50,640{{UEFA match attendance|2034532|Italy vs. England|date=23 September 2022|access-date=23 September 2022}}
|referee=Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=England v Germany
|date={{Start date|2022|9|26|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(19:45 UTC+1)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|ENG}}
|score=3–3
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034557/
|team2={{fb|GER}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Wembley Stadium, London
|attendance=78,949{{UEFA match attendance|2034557|England vs. Germany|date=26 September 2022|access-date=26 September 2022}}
|referee=Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Hungary v Italy
|date={{Start date|2022|9|26|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|HUN}}
|score=0–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034560/
|team2={{fb|ITA}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Puskás Aréna, Budapest
|attendance=57,300{{UEFA match attendance|2034560|Hungary vs. Italy|date=26 September 2022|access-date=26 September 2022}}
|referee=Benoît Bastien (France)
}}
=Group 4=
{{2022–23 UEFA Nations League A tables|Group 4|show_matches=yes}}
{{Football box
|id=Poland v Wales
|date={{Start date|2022|6|1|df=y}}
|time=18:00
|team1={{fb-rt|POL}}
|score=2–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034425/
|team2={{fb|WAL}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- J. Williams {{goal|52}}
|stadium=Stadion Wrocław, Wrocław
|attendance=35,214{{UEFA match attendance|2034425|Poland vs. Wales|date=1 June 2022|access-date=1 June 2022}}
|referee=Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Belgium v Netherlands
|date={{Start date|2022|6|3|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|BEL}}
|score=1–4
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034424/
|team2={{fb|NED}}
|goals1=
- Batshuayi {{goal|90+3}}
|goals2=
|stadium=King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
|attendance=38,327{{UEFA match attendance|2034424|Belgium vs. Netherlands|date=3 June 2022|access-date=3 June 2022}}
|referee=José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Belgium v Poland
|date={{Start date|2022|6|8|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|BEL}}
|score=6–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034447/
|team2={{fb|POL}}
|goals1=
- Witsel {{goal|42}}
- De Bruyne {{goal|59}}
- Trossard {{goal|73||80}}
- Dendoncker {{goal|83}}
- Openda {{goal|90+3}}
|goals2=
- Lewandowski {{goal|28}}
|stadium=King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
|attendance=27,409{{UEFA match attendance|2034447|Belgium vs. Poland|date=8 June 2022|access-date=8 June 2022}}
|referee= Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Wales v Netherlands
|date={{Start date|2022|6|8|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(19:45 UTC+1)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|WAL}}
|score=1–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034452/
|team2={{fb|NED}}
|goals1=
- Norrington-Davies {{goal|90+2}}
|goals2=
- Koopmeiners {{goal|50}}
- Weghorst {{goal|90+4}}
|stadium=Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
|attendance=23,395{{UEFA match attendance|2034452|Wales vs. Netherlands|date=8 June 2022|access-date=8 June 2022}}
|referee= Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Netherlands v Poland
|date={{Start date|2022|6|11|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|NED}}
|score=2–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034476/
|team2={{fb|POL}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|attendance=39,382{{UEFA match attendance|2034476|Netherlands vs. Poland|date=11 June 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}}
|referee=Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Wales v Belgium
|date={{Start date|2022|6|11|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(19:45 UTC+1)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|WAL}}
|score=1–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034479/
|team2={{fb|BEL}}
|goals1=
- Johnson {{goal|86}}
|goals2=
- Tielemans {{goal|51}}
|stadium=Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
|attendance=27,188{{UEFA match attendance|2034479|Wales vs. Belgium|date=11 June 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}}
|referee=Benoît Bastien (France)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Netherlands v Wales
|date={{Start date|2022|6|14|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|NED}}
|score=3–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034505/
|team2={{fb|WAL}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|attendance=37,247{{UEFA match attendance|2034505|Netherlands vs. Wales|date=14 June 2022|access-date=14 June 2022}}
|referee=Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Poland v Belgium
|date={{Start date|2022|6|14|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|POL}}
|score=0–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034507/
|team2={{fb|BEL}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Batshuayi {{goal|16}}
|stadium=Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw
|attendance=56,803{{UEFA match attendance|2034507|Poland vs. Belgium|date=14 June 2022|access-date=14 June 2022}}
|referee=Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Belgium v Wales
|date={{Start date|2022|9|22|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|BEL}}
|score=2–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034521/
|team2={{fb|WAL}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Moore {{goal|50}}
|stadium=King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
|attendance=28,463{{UEFA match attendance|2034521|Belgium vs. Wales|date=22 September 2022|access-date=22 September 2022}}
|referee=Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Poland v Netherlands
|date={{Start date|2022|9|22|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|POL}}
|score=0–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034522/
|team2={{fb|NED}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw
|attendance=56,673{{UEFA match attendance|2034522|Poland vs. Netherlands|date=22 September 2022|access-date=22 September 2022}}
|referee=Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Netherlands v Belgium
|date={{Start date|2022|9|25|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|NED}}
|score=1–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034551/
|team2={{fb|BEL}}
|goals1=
- Van Dijk {{goal|73}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam
|attendance=52,314{{UEFA match attendance|2034551|Netherlands vs. Belgium|date=25 September 2022|access-date=25 September 2022}}
|referee=Anthony Taylor (England)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Wales v Poland
|date={{Start date|2022|9|25|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(19:45 UTC+1)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|WAL}}
|score=0–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034553/
|team2={{fb|POL}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Świderski {{goal|58}}
|stadium=Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
|attendance=31,520{{UEFA match attendance|2034553|Wales vs. Poland|date=25 September 2022|access-date=25 September 2022}}
|referee=Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
}}
Nations League Finals
{{Main|2023 UEFA Nations League Finals}}
The four nations from Group A4 (Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and Wales) bid to host the Nations League Finals.{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0274-14e640ea0817-97dd3dd8abcb-1000/ |title=Four bidders declare interest in hosting 2022/23 UEFA Nations League finals |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=13 April 2022 |access-date=15 April 2022}} As the nation that qualified for the finals, the Netherlands was granted hosting rights.{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/027b-16b46bcb7a2b-ce54df2cb399-1000/ |title=Netherlands to host 2023 UEFA Nations League finals |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=29 November 2022 |access-date=29 November 2022}} The semi-final pairings were determined by means of an open draw on 25 January 2023, 11:00 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/027c-16d517f6abec-47c9b21b02a4-1000/ |title=UEFA Nations League finals draw |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=1 December 2022 |access-date=17 December 2022}}
=Bracket=
{{#lst:2023 UEFA Nations League Finals|Bracket}}
=Semi-finals=
{{#lst:2023 UEFA Nations League Finals|Semi-final 1}}
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{{#lst:2023 UEFA Nations League Finals|Semi-final 2}}
=Third-place play-off=
{{#lst:2023 UEFA Nations League Finals|Third place play-off}}
=Final=
{{Main|2023 UEFA Nations League final}}
{{#lst:2023 UEFA Nations League final|Final}}
Goalscorers
{{#invoke:Goalscorers|main|2022–23 UEFA Nations League|round=group|group=A}}
Overall ranking
The 16 League A teams were ranked 1st to 16th overall in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League according to the following rules:{{cite web |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0279-1636ce1f2295-f77616bdffaa-1000/un.pdf.pdf |title=Overall ranking of the 2022/23 UEFA Nations League |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=27 September 2022 |access-date=28 September 2022}}
- 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.
{{2022–23 UEFA Nations League A tables|Overall}}
Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs
{{Main|UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs#Path A}}
The four best teams in League A according to the overall ranking that failed to qualify for UEFA Euro 2024 through the qualifying group stage were set to compete against each other to win one extra qualification spot through the path A play-offs. As Poland and Wales were the only unqualified teams from League A, the first available slot for the teams participating in the Path A play-off was allocated to the best-ranked group winner of League D, Estonia, as they had not already qualified in the qualifying group stage. The remaining available slot was allocated to the best ranked un-qualified team from league B (excluding group winners of league B and teams previously chosen to participate in the path B play-offs), Finland.{{cite web |url=https://documents.uefa.com/r/Regulations-of-the-UEFA-European-Football-Championship-2022-24-Online |title=Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship, 2022–24 |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=10 May 2022 |access-date=16 May 2022 }}
{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs|League A}}
Key
- GW Group winner from Nations League A
- {{color box|#BBF3BB|}} Team qualified directly to final tournament
- {{color box|#BBF3FF|}} Team in bold advanced to play-offs
- {{color box|#FEDCBA|{{dagger}}}} UEFA Euro 2024 host, qualified automatically
The path A play-offs were previously held similarly to decide one extra qualification spot for UEFA Euro 2020.
Notes
{{Reflist|group=note}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/}}
{{UEFA Nations League}}
{{2021–22 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{2022–23 in European football (UEFA)}}