UEFA will introduce a quarter-final stage and promotion/relegation play-offs to the men’s Nations League from 2024, with future World Cup and Euro qualifying groups to be capped at no more than five teams each. The League A semi-finals and final will continue to be single-leg ties played in June in non-tournament years as they are now. The first Nations League using this format will begin in September next year and run through to the finals in June 2025. However, players at clubs competing in the Club World Cup whose countries are also involved in the Nations League final four would face a busy summer in 2025. Russia’s clubs and national teams are currently barred from UEFA competitions following the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

Source: The Herald January 26, 2023 02:30 UTC