Italy or Germany to stage 2025 Nations League finals UEFA Nations League

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Spain are the defending champions, having won the 2023 finals. Player of the Tournament and Goal of the Tournament awards are presented for players' performances in the UEFA Nations League Finals. Liberty, meanwhile, ranked second in Conference USA in scoring offense at 30.7 points per game.

The winners advance to the final on Sunday 8 June, while the two beaten semi-finalists will contest the match for third place earlier the same day. All 55 UEFA national teams are able to submit an entry into the competition. However, Russia were suspended indefinitely on 28 February 2022 from participating in UEFA and FIFA competitions due to their country's invasion of Ukraine.6 Therefore, it is unclear whether they will compete in the Nations League. The UEFA Nations League is reaching the pivotal stage and Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, France, and Spain have all qualified for the quarterfinals of League A, with two more teams scrapping to make it. In October 2013, Norwegian Football Association president Yngve Hallén confirmed that talks had been held to create a third full national-team international tournament for UEFA members4 in addition to the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship.

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The League would be made up of a Assembly (representing all member states), a Council (with membership limited to major powers), and a permanent Secretariat. Gregg Berhalter has called in 23 players to represent the U.S. men's national team in the Concacaf Nations League finals this month. There will also be play-offs between the two best-ranked fourth-placed teams from League C and the two runners-up from League D. The fourth-placed teams in Leagues A and B are automatically relegated to League B and C respectively. The two lowest-ranked fourth-placed teams in League C, meanwhile, are relegated to League D.

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In each tie, group winners will face a runner-up from a different group, with the group winner hosting the second leg. The four quarter-final winners will qualify for the Nations League Finals, retaining its previous format, which is played in a knockout format, consisting of the semi-finals, third place play-off and final. The host country for the Nations League Finals will be selected from among the four qualified teams by the UEFA Executive Committee, with the winners of the final crowned as the Nations League champions. The four group winners from League A qualified for the finals, played in Portugal in June 2019. The competition replaces the international friendly matches previously played on the FIFA International Match Calendar, with European national teams engaging in more frequent competitive matches against other European national teams of comparable level.

Running backs Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen are averaging close to 7.0 yards per carry each, and Mackey Award-winning tight end Tyler Warren has 10 catches through two CFP games, coming off a two-touchdown performance against Boise State. Star edge rusher Abdul Carter is one of the best defensive players in the country, but an injury against Boise State knocked him out of the game, and his availability for the Orange Bowl is uncertain. Penn State drew a favorable path in the bracket and has taken care of business with a win against No. 11 seed SMU at home in the first round and a win against No. 3 seed Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl quarterfinal.

Now they will have the opportunity to see their teams play in more competitive matches, take part in a new competition and get a second chance to qualify for the major tournaments. There will certainly be fewer friendly internationals and undoubtedly fewer meaningless friendlies. However, there will still be space in the calendar for friendly internationals – particularly warm-up matches for final tournaments. UEFA is also keen that European teams will still have the chance to play opponents from other confederations. The League's primary goals were stated in its eponymous Covenant.