The lowdown on the Nations League – when, where, who qualified, key dates

ByEurosport

Updated 16/05/2019 at 14:41 GMT

All you need to know about the Nations League.

Netherlands' coach Ronald Koeman (L), England manager Gareth Southgate (2L), Portugal's manager Fernando Santos (2R) and Switzerland's head coach Vladimir Petkovic attend a press conference following the draws for the UEFA Nations League football competit

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DATES

The inaugural Nations League runs from 5 to 9 June 2019 in Portugal.

WHY ARE PORTUGAL HOSTS?

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Only League A teams could apply to host the tournament. In March 2018, Poland, Portugal and Italy registered an interest to host the finals. However, only qualified teams were eligible to host the finals. Therefore, on December 3 in Dublin, the UEFA Executive Committee ratified Portugal as hosts.

WHO ARE THE TEAMS?

Will be contested by the four group winners of Nations League A.

Group 1 winner: The Netherlands
Group 2 winner: Switzerland
Group 3 winner: Portugal
Group 4 winner: England

HOW DOES THE NATIONS LEAGUE WORK?

THE DRAW

5 June: Portugal v Switzerland (Porto, 19:45) – follow LIVE text commentary here.
6 June: Netherlands v England (Guimaraes, 19:45) – follow LIVE text commentary here.
9 June: Match for third place (Guimaraes, 14:00) – follow LIVE text commentary here.
9 June: Final (Porto, 19:45) – follow LIVE text commentary here.

THE STADIUMS

Estádio do Dragão, home of FC Porto, capacity: 50,083 (third largest stadium in Portugal)
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, home of Vitória de Guimarães, capacity: 30,000