The UEFA Nations League draw took place today. Sport24.az reports that the event was held in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, and started at 21:00 Baku time.
The event was attended by AFFA Secretary General Jahangir Farajullayev, Executive Vice-President's Advisor Orkhan Ahmadov, head coach of the Azerbaijan national team Aykhan Abbasov and director of the A national team Ilgar Gurbanov.
The opponents of the Azerbaijani national team have also been determined at the ceremony. Our national team, coached by Aykhan Abbasov, is in the 1st basket of League D. Our team is in the 2nd group of League D. Our team will compete with the Lithuanian and Liechtenstein national teams in this stage. According to the rules, 2 groups with 3 teams each will be formed in League D. Each team will play 4 matches in its group.
It should be noted that the new season in the UEFA Nations League will start on September 24.
UEFA Nations League 2026/2027 season
League A
1st group: France, Italy, Belgium, Turkey
2nd group: Germany, Netherlands, Serbia, Greece
3rd group: Spain, Croatia, England, Czech Republic
4th group: Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Wales
League B
1st group: Scotland, Switzerland, Slovenia, North Macedonia
2nd group: Hungary, Ukraine, Georgia, Northern Ireland
3rd group: Israel, Austria, Ireland, Kosovo
4th group: Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Sweden
League C
1st group: Albania, Finland, Belarus, San Marino
2nd group: Montenegro, Armenia, Cyprus, winner of Latvia/Gibraltar pair
3rd group: Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Faroe Islands, Moldova
4th group: Iceland, Bulgaria, Estonia, winner of Luxembourg/Malta pair
League D
1st group: Loser of Latvia/Gibraltar pair, loser of Luxembourg/Malta pair, Andorra
2nd group: Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein