England and Scotland to face off in inaugural UEFA Women's Nations League as group stage draw is made

Updated 02/05/2023 at 13:51 GMT

England and Scotland have been drawn together in Group A1 for the first Women's Nations League. The neighbours will also face the Netherlands and Belgium, with a place in next February's finals and a potential spot at the 2024 Paris Olympics up for grabs for the group winner. Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland were also pitted together in Group B1.

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England and Scotland have been drawn together in the League A section of the first ever UEFA Women’s Nations League.

The tournament will kick off this autumn and follows a similar format to the men’s Nations League, with three leagues containing groups ranked by coefficient.

European champions England face northern neighbours Scotland, Belgium and the Netherlands in Group A1.

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Wales are in Group A3 alongside Germany, Denmark and Iceland, while Northern Ireland will face the Republic of Ireland in Group B1, as well as Hungary and Albania.

Matches begin in September and will culminate in December, while the finals and promotion/relegation games take place in February 2024.

The four League A group winners will progress to the finals, while the bottom side is relegated to League B and the third-placed team faces a promotion/relegation play-off against a second-placed team from League B.

The two Nations League finalists will qualify automatically for the 2024 Paris Olympics, but if hosts France – who are already guaranteed a place on home soil – reach the final, the third-placed team will take the extra slot.

Promotion/relegation play-offs will be decided over two legs, with the third-placed team being seeded and therefore hosting the second leg.