The #UEFANationsLeague 2022/23 group stage will be played in June and September 2022. The UEFA Nations League enters its third – Season , where the overall victory and qualification for the 2024 – EUropeanChampionship are at stake. In Group A2, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland and the Czech Republic will play for a place in the Final Four, where the Nations League winner will be decided. The last team in the group has to go down to the lower League B.
Spain was the group winner in the 2nd Nations League – Season . Portugal, on the other hand, was the overall winner in the 1st Nations League – Season . Switzerland and Czech Republic have outside chances. The international matches in Group A2 will take place between June 2 and June 12 and between September 24 and 27, 2022. When are the individual matchdays in Group A2? Who could make the Final Four? Who could be relegated from Group A2 of the 2022/23 UEFA Nations League to League B?
Portugal’s forward Cristiano Ronaldo (L) fights for the ball with Northern Macedonia’s defender Darko Velkovski during the first leg match between Portugal and Northern Macedonia at the Dragao stadium in Porto on March 29, 2022 in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. (Photo: MIGUEL RIOPA / AFP)
In Nations League Group A2, the Spanish national soccer team leads with 8 points ahead of the Portuguese national team with 7 points. The direct duel of the Iberian neighbors on matchday 1 ended 1-1 and everything points to a duel for the group victory. Things will get really exciting if the favorites Spain and Portugal both pick up a win in the long-distance duel on Matchday 5. Then it will be a direct duel on Matchday 6 for Spain and Portugal to win the group. In Group A2, the Czech national team has 4 points and the Swiss national team 3 points. Here, it could be a matter of relegation between Switzerland and the Czech Republic on Matchday 6.
A surprising result in Group A2 was Switzerland’s 1-0 home win over Portugal on Matchday 4. The Swiss were able to pick up their first points and sent a sign of life, because without this three-goal win, Switzerland would have been more clearly relegated. The Czech Republic also picked up a point against Spain in a 2-2 draw on Matchday 2.
It’s possible that everything in Group A2 comes down to a matchday 6 decision. Spain and Portugal could extend their lead on Matchday 5 with favorite victories. Then it would come down to direct duels on the last matchday for group victory for Spain or Portugal and relegation for the Czech Republic or Switzerland.
Who will play in UEFA Nations League Group A2?
The four national teams in UEFA Nations League Group A2 are Spain, Portugal, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. The group will be exciting because Iberian national teams Spain and Portugal are about the same strength – they are only one place apart on the FIFA World Ranking (March 2022). Besides, Switzerland is not that far away. The Swiss Nati achieved great success at Euro 2021 and World Cup 2022 qualification. The Czech national team comes as a promoted team and has to play very well not to be relegated right away.
When are the matchdays in UEFA Nations League 2022/23 Group A2?
The 6 matchdays in UEFA Nations League 2022/23 Group A2 will take place in two blocks. The first four matchdays are on June 2, June 5, June 9 and June 12, 2022, while matchdays 5 and 6 are on September 24 and 27, 2022. Portugal vs. Spain is on June 2 and September 27, 2022. Here is the complete UEFA Nations League match schedule.
1st matchday of the Nations League 22/23
From 02 to 04 June the 1st matchday of the UEFA Nations League 2022 will be played.
2nd matchday of the Nations League 22/23
From 05 to 7 June will be held the 2nd matchday of the UEFA Nations League 2022.
Matchday 3 of the Nations League 22/23
From 09 to 11 June the 3rd matchday of the UEFA Nations League 2022 will be played.
4th matchday of the Nations League 22/23
From 12 to 14 June the 4th matchday of the UEFA Nations League 2022 will be played.
Matchday 5 of the Nations League 22/23
From 22 to 24 September will be played the 5th matchday of the UEFA Nations League 2022.
6th matchday of the Nations League 22/23
From 25 to 27 September the 5th matchday of the UEFA Nations League 2022 will be played.
Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Czech Republic: Who will win Group A2?
The Spanish national soccer team Is slightly favored in group A2. Spain has the best position on the FIFA World Ranking (7th) and is in good form in the 2021/22 – Season . In the 2021 European Championship, Spain made it to the semifinals and in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, the team qualified directly. In addition, Spain was group winner of the UEFA Nations League 2020/21 ahead of Germany and Switzerland. Spain lost only in the final with 1:2 against France.
The Portuguese national soccer team is only one place behind Spain in the FIFA world rankings (8th). In addition, Portugal’s performances in 2021 were somewhat weaker overall. The 2021 European Championship ended in the round of 16, and Portugal had to go through the playoffs in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. However, Portugal has won the Nations League once so far and therefore knows how to do it.
The Swiss national soccer team could cause a surprise – the gap to the top teams on the FIFA world ranking is small (13th place). In 2021, there was the attention success in the European Championship 2021 round of 16 against France – in the quarterfinals, Switzerland was eliminated in a penalty shootout against Spain. Switzerland’s next success came in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, where they finished first ahead of Italy.
The Czech national soccer team is 33rd in the FIFA world rankings and has little chance of winning Group A2 of the 2022/23 UEFA Nations League. Czech Republic is promoted from Group B2, where they were better than Scotland, Israel and Slovakia.
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