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UEFA Nations League knockout stage, playoff draw: Results, fixture schedule for quarterfinals and relegation games

The 2024/25 UEFA Nations League group stage concluded during the November international break.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal and Euro 2024 winners Spain were among the teams to secure qualification for the knockout phase and the opportunity to lift the trophy in 2025.

Some heroic performances from Scotland over the final matchdays ensured they avoided automatic relegation to League B and will instead contest a relegation playoff tie. Belgium will also face a two-legged tie to determine which tier they will play in for the next campaign.

The Sporting News will have the full draw results and completed schedule below once the event takes place in UEFA headquarters in Switzerland.

MORE: Everything you need to know about how the UEFA Nations League draw works

UEFA Nations League knockout stage and playoffs: Full results

UEFA Nations League quarterfinal draw 2024/25

The seeded teams are those that finished top of their League A groups. They will host the second leg of their respective quarterfinal ties. The unseeded sides finished as runners-up in their groups.

Seeded teams: Portugal, France, Germany, Spain
Unseeded teams: Croatia, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark

Tie 1st Leg 2nd Leg
Netherlands vs. Spain 2-2 March 23, 2025
Italy vs. Germany 1-2 March 23, 2025
Denmark vs. Portugal 1-0 March 23, 2025
Croatia vs. France 2-0 March 23, 2025

Semifinal draw 2024/25

Tie Date
Quarterfinal winner vs. Quarterfinal winner June 4-5, 2025
Quarterfinal winner vs. Quarterfinal winner June 4-5, 2025

League A/B playoff draw 2024/25

The seeded teams for this draw are those that finished third in their League A groups. The unseeded sides were the runners-up in the four League B pools.

Seeded teams: Scotland, Serbia, Hungary, Belgium
Unseeded teams: Greece, Austria, Turkey, Ukraine

Tie 1st Leg 2nd Leg
Turkey vs. Hungary 3-1 March 23, 2025
Ukraine vs. Belgium 3-1 March 23, 2025
Austria vs. Serbia 1-1 March 23, 2025
Greece vs. Scotland 0-1 March 23, 2025

League B/C playoff draw 2024/25

The seeded teams came third in their League B groups; the unseeded nations were runners-up in League C.

Seeded teams: Slovenia, Georgia, Iceland, Republic of Ireland
Unseeded teams: Slovakia, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Armenia

Tie 1st Leg 2nd Leg
Kosovo vs. Iceland 2-1 March 23, 2025
Bulgaria vs. Rep. of Ireland 1-2 March 23, 2025
Armenia vs. Georgia 0-3 March 23, 2025
Slovakia vs. Slovenia 0-0 March 23, 2025

League C/D playoff draw 2024/25

The two best-ranked fourth-placed teams from League C are the seeds in this draw. The runners-up from League D are unseeded.

Seeded teams: Latvia, Luxembourg
Unseeded teams: Malta, Gibraltar

Tie 1st Leg 2nd Leg
Gibraltar vs. Latvia March 26, 2025 March 31, 2025
Malta vs. Luxembourg March 26, 2025 March 31, 2025

MORE: Final standings and results from 2024/25 UEFA Nations League

When are the UEFA Nations League knockouts and relegation playoffs?

The relegation playoffs for League B/C and League A/B, and the quarterfinals of the knockout phase, are scheduled to place in March 2025. The first legs are set for Thursday, March 20, with the return games on Sunday, March 23.

The League C/D playoffs are slated for Thursday, March 26, and Tuesday, March 31.

The knockout semifinals will then be held in the subsequent international break in June 2025, with those games scheduled for June 4-5. The final is on Sunday, June 8. 

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