The last time we witnessed a match of the UEFA Nations League was almost a year ago. But better late than never as the four European giants will be locking horns in the semi-finals coming this week. Among the eight highest-ranked teams globally, only four of them will face each other in the UEFA Nations League. The winner of group A1 is Italy, the winner of group A2 is Belgium and France won Group A3. Among these men’s teams, Belgium was ranked the best by the latest FIFA World Rankings.
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Dates for the upcoming matches:
The UEFA executive committee confirmed the dates for the final match of the tournament in September 2020. The dates for the semi-finals are 6th October and 7th October. And on 10th October the final match and the third-place playoff will take place.
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Venue for the upcoming matches:
The venue of all the four final games is the San Siro Stadium in Milan and Juventus Stadium in Turin. Also, these two are the two most famous venues in Italy.
- Italy v Spain: San Siro Stadium
- Belgium v France: Juventus Stadium
- Third place play-off: Juventus Stadium
- Final: San Siro Stadium
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Timing for the upcoming matches (IST):
- Italy v Spain: 12:15 am
- Belgium v France: 12:15 am
- Third place play-off: 6:30 pm
- Final: 12:15 am
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Will there be extra time and penalties in the UEFA Nations League finals?
If the match ends goalless or with the same number of goals, then the mandate 40 minutes extra time will take place. If the results draw even after that, then a penalty shoot-out is the ultimate step towards winning the trophy.
But there will be an exception for the third-place play-off. If the compulsory 90 minutes results in a draw, then the match will move forward straight to a penalty shoot-out.
