The representatives of the European continent convened for the second event of the League of Nations, drawing the group stage for the 2024-2025 edition, its 4th iteration, on Thursday evening in the capital of France, Paris. Albania, positioned in the second level, League B, has discovered its opponents in the group, constituting what could be termed an Eastern European group. Therefore, Coach Sylvinho’s red and black team will encounter the Czech Republic, Ukraine, and Georgia in the first group, B1, opponents more or less familiar to Albania.

With the Czechs, the National Team was in the European 2024 Eliminator group, securing a draw at home and convincingly defeating them at the ‘National Arena’ Stadium, thus leaving them in second place on the road to Germany. Meanwhile, Kosovo has also learned its opponents in the League of Nations, positioned in the 3rd level group, League C, where it will compete against Romania, Cyprus, and the winner of the “play-off” match to be contested in March between Lithuania and Gibraltar.

As already announced, the first match of the group stage will take place on September 5-7, 2024, followed by the second match on September 8-10. The third match is scheduled for October 10-12, the fourth match on October 13-15, the fifth match on November 14-16, and the sixth and final match on November 17-19, 2024.

A positive aspect for Albania is that, aside from securing first place in the group, which guarantees automatic promotion to the A League, the second-place team in the B League groups also enters a “play-off” with the third-place team in the A League, providing another opportunity for promotion.

Below is the complete calendar of Albania’s matches in the UEFA Nations League:

League B

Group 1: Czech Republic, Ukraine, Albania, Georgia

Group 2: England, Finland, Ireland, Greece

Group 3: Austria, Norway, Slovenia, Kazakhstan

Group 4: Wales, Iceland, Montenegro, Turkey

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