The UEFA Nations League continues this week with the last two days of matchday 2, all of matchday 3 from Thursday to Saturday, and the opening games of matchday 4 on Sunday. All times are South African Standard Time (SAST).
Matchday 2
Monday, 28 September
Georgia vs Ukraine (18:00)
Armenia vs Montenegro (18:00)
Latvia vs Cyprus (18:00)
Belgium vs France (20:45)
Türkiye vs Italy (20:45)
Northern Ireland vs Hungary (20:45)
Romania vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (20:45)
Sweden vs Poland (20:45)
Belgium and France, both winners on matchday 1, meet in League A’s Group 1, while Italy travel to Türkiye looking to respond to their 2-0 defeat by Belgium.
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Tuesday, 29 September
Finland vs Belarus (18:00)
Moldova vs Faroe Islands (18:00)
Czechia vs England (20:45)
Spain vs Croatia (20:45)
Scotland vs Switzerland (20:45)
Slovenia vs North Macedonia (20:45)
San Marino vs Albania (20:45)
Slovakia vs Kazakhstan (20:45)
Bulgaria vs Estonia (20:45)
Luxembourg vs Iceland (20:45)
England, beaten 3-2 by Spain last time out, travel to Czechia, while Spain host Croatia in a meeting of Group 3’s two winners.
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Matchday 3
Thursday, 1 October
Azerbaijan vs Liechtenstein (18:00)
Germany vs Serbia (20:45)
Greece vs Netherlands (20:45)
Denmark vs Portugal (20:45)
Wales vs Norway (20:45)
Israel vs Kosovo (20:45)
Republic of Ireland vs Austria (20:45)
Malta vs Gibraltar (20:45)
Portugal, who have won both of their games, visit Denmark, and Greece, who stunned Germany on Sunday, host the Netherlands.
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Friday, 2 October
Kazakhstan vs Moldova (16:00)
Cyprus vs Armenia (18:00)
Latvia vs Montenegro (18:00)
Belgium vs Türkiye (20:45)
France vs Italy (20:45)
Hungary vs Georgia (20:45)
Ukraine vs Northern Ireland (20:45)
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sweden (20:45)
Poland vs Romania (20:45)
Faroe Islands vs Slovakia (20:45)
The pick of the night is France against Italy in Group 1.
Saturday, 3 October
Finland vs Albania (15:00)
Croatia vs England (18:00)
Belarus vs San Marino (18:00)
Estonia vs Luxembourg (18:00)
Iceland vs Bulgaria (18:00)
Spain vs Czechia (20:45)
North Macedonia vs Scotland (20:45)
Switzerland vs Slovenia (20:45)
England travel to Croatia at 18:00, before Spain host Czechia in the evening.
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Matchday 4
Sunday, 4 October
Azerbaijan vs Lithuania (15:00)
Kosovo vs Austria (18:00)
Malta vs Andorra (18:00)
Greece vs Germany (20:45)
Netherlands vs Serbia (20:45)
Portugal vs Norway (20:45)
Wales vs Denmark (20:45)
Republic of Ireland vs Israel (20:45)
Matchday 4 begins with the return fixtures in League A’s Groups 2 and 4, including Portugal against Norway and Greece against Germany.
It concludes on Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 October, with the league phase finishing on 17 November. In League A, the group winners and runners-up will go through to the quarter-finals in March 2027.
Photo: REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
