Uefa Nations League draw LIVE as England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland opponents decided

Robert Pires and Gaizka Mendieta are on hand to help out with the draw, as representatives of last season’s final between France and Spain.

While we await the draw, here’s a reminder of the all important pots for League A.

Pot 1: France (2021 Finals), Spain (2021 Finals), Italy (2021 Finals), Belgium (2021 Finals)

Pot 2: Portugal, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany

Pot 3: England, Poland, Switzerland, Croatia,

Pot 4: Wales (promoted), Austria (promoted), Czech Republic (promoted), Hungary (promoted)

Khalida Popal, Juan Mata and the German Football Association are the three winners of Uefa’s Equal Game Awards.

Popal played a crucial role in the evacuation of Afghanistan’s women’s national team following the Taliban takeover while Mata is being recognised for his Common Goal charity.

The good people from Uefa are live on stage and the draw for the Nations League will begin shortly*.

Of course, it would not be a Uefa draw without a considerable amount of preamble.

Nations League 2022/23 dates:

Matchdays 1 & 2: 2–8 June 2022

Matchdays 3 & 4: 8–14 June 2022

Matchdays 5 & 6: 22–27 September 2022

World Cup: 21 November – 18 December 2022

Nations League semi-finals: 14 & 15 June 2023

Final & third-place match: 18 June 2023

England manager Gareth Southgate extended his Three Lions contract shortly after they booked their place in the 2022 World Cup finals.

The Nations League, with the group stage scheduled to be held in June and September 2022, will offer England valuable experience before the tournament.

“The last five years have been a fantastic challenge, we have created some great memories for England fans,” Southgate said after signing his contract.

“We are hugely excited about what we are doing and what we have done. It was important to get qualified so that was all out of the way and there was never a suggestion our focus was somewhere else.

“In the end that is the dream. We feel we can continue to grow. England should be competitive for years to come.”

All very important questions. Although the competition itself is quite confusing - especially once we get into play-off paths, etc, - the draw should be straight-forward enough.

That said, the last time Uefa conducted a major draw, chaos ensued.

Wales

Best: Spain, Denmark, Switzerland

Worst: France, Germany, England

Scotland

Best: Iceland, Ireland, Armenia

Worst: Sweden, Serbia, Slovenia

Northern Ireland

Best: North Macedonia, Kosovo, Faroe Islands

Worst: Greece, Lithuania, (play-out winner)

England

Best: Spain, Denmark, Austria

Worst: France, Germany, Czech Republic

After reaching the Finals of the inaugural Nations League in 2018/19, England entered the 2020/21 edition of the competition as one of the top seeds in Legaue A.

They were drawn with Belgium, Denmark and Iceland in Group A, but a home defeat to the Danes and an away loss to Roberto Martinez’s side was a blow to their hopes.

Gareth Southgate’s side finished the group third, losing out to Denmark on the head-to-head, which is why they have found themselves seeded in pot 3 this time around.