Data map: The Portuguese national team won the UEFA championship. Picture source: Osports All Sports Pictures
China News Network, March 4th. In the early hours of Beijing time on the 4th, the results of the second European National League grouping were released. Among them, the Netherlands encountered Italy, England fought Belgium, Spain played against Germany, and Portugal joined France and Croatia. Interestingly, Portugal and France were also divided into a group in this year's European Cup.
The European National League is a national tournament hosted by UEFA and participating member associations. This event entered planning in 2013 and officially landed in 2018, greatly replacing the previous friendly match. The 55 UEFA member associations are divided into four levels (A, B, C, D) according to the rankings.
In terms of the reward and punishment mechanism, the first place in each level will get the chance to advance to the final of the European Football Championship. At the same time, the league will adopt a relegation system. Four groups of champions will be upgraded.
On June 10, 2019, Beijing time, the first UEFA National League final was played at the Dragon Stadium. Portugal defeated the Netherlands 1: 0 and successfully won the first UEFA championship. (Finish)
Attachment: European National League draw results
Class A
Group 1: Netherlands, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland
Group 2: England, Belgium, Denmark, Iceland
Group 3: Portugal, France, Sweden, Croatia
Group 4: Switzerland, Spain, Ukraine, Germany
Class B
Group 1: Austria, Norway, Northern Ireland, Romania
Group 2: Czech, Scotland, Slovakia, Israel
Group 3: Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Hungary
Group 4: Wales, Finland, Ireland, Bulgaria
Class C
Group 1: Montenegro, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan
Group 2: Georgia, Northern Macedonia, Estonia, Armenia
Group 3: Greece, Kosovo, Slovenia, Moldova
Group 4: Albania, Belarus, Lithuania, Kazakhstan
Class D
Group 1: Faroe Islands, Latvia, Andorra, Malta
Group 2: Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, San Marino