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UEFA Nations League Standings
| Group A1 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +8 | 14 |
| Croatia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Scotland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| Poland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 4 |
| Group A2 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| France | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +6 | 13 |
| Italy | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 13 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| Israel | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 4 |
| Group A3 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Germany | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +14 | 14 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| Hungary | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -7 | 6 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -13 | 2 |
| Group A4 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Spain | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 16 |
| Denmark | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 8 |
| Serbia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 2 |
| Group B1 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Czechia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 11 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Georgia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 7 |
| Albania | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| Group B2 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| England | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +13 | 15 |
| Greece | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +7 | 15 |
| Republic of Ireland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -9 | 6 |
| Finland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -11 | 0 |
| Group B3 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Norway | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +8 | 13 |
| Austria | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +9 | 11 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 8 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -15 | 1 |
| Group B4 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Wales | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +5 | 12 |
| Turkey | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 11 |
| Iceland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 7 |
| Montenegro | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 3 |
| Group C1 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Sweden | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +15 | 16 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 13 |
| Estonia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 4 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -14 | 1 |
| Group C2 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Romania | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 18 |
| Kosovo | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 12 |
| Cyprus | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -11 | 6 |
| Lithuania | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 0 |
| Group C3 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +8 | 11 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 9 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 7 |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| Group C4 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| North Macedonia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 16 |
| Armenia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| Faroe Islands | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Latvia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 4 |
| Group D1 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| San Marino | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| Gibraltar | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 6 |
| Liechtenstein | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Group D2 | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Moldova | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
| Malta | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Andorra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 |