Confusion greets Nations League as Uefa hopes to revive internationals

The new 55-nation, four-league tournament has a format to makes the brain ache but Europe’s governing body maintains it will be an improvement on the drudge of friendlies

Type Uefa Nations League into an internet search engine and you will be greeted by a plethora of bewildered voices. From Harry Maguire who admitted the England team were baffled, to Gareth Southgate who struggled to wrap his head around the complicated format; not to mention the fans, many of whom had little knowledge of it happening until this week.

So what is the Nations League and should we even care? When Uefa unveiled the inaugural tournament structure in October 2017 it was met with much confusion. The format is enough to make the brain ache but the basic premise is that the 55 European nations are divided into four leagues, determined by each country’s Uefa ranking last November.

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