Belgium and Greece made spectacular comebacks in the second leg match to secure a place in League A over Serbia and Turkey as the UEFA Nations League playoffs for Leagues A/B, B/C, and C/D concluded.
Who will play in which League after the playoffs? League A: Belgium, Greece, Serbia, Turkey League B: Austria, Scotland, Georgia, Hungary, Kosovo, Republic of Ireland, Slovenia, Ukraine League C: Armenia, Bulgaria, Iceland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Slovakia League D: Gibraltar, Malta
Konstantinos Karetsas, 17, was among the scorers as Greece overcame a home defeat to win 3-1 on aggregate against Scotland, sealing their promotion and condemning their opponent to League B. Belgium came back from a 2-goal deficit against Ukraine to retain their place in League A, while Serbia held off a ten-man Austria with a 2-0 home win to advance. Turkey sealed promotion with a 6-1 aggregate win over Hungary.
In the League B/C playoffs, Kosovo and Georgia emerged victorious comfortably, with Republic of Ireland defeating Bulgaria. The Slovenia – Slovakia match went to extra time in Ljubljana before Adam Gnezda Cerin scored the lone goal for the hosts. Latvia and Luxembourg won the C/D playoffs, eliminating Gibraltar and Malta respectively.
Nations League playoffs: schedule and results League A/B playoffs First leg matches: March 20, 2025 Turkey 3-1 Hungary Ukraine 3-1 Belgium Austria 1-1 Serbia Greece 0-1 Scotland Second leg matches: March 23, 2025 Hungary 0-3 Turkey (agg: 1-6) Belgium 3-0 Ukraine (agg: 4-3) Serbia 2-0 Austria (agg: 3-1) Scotland 0-3 Greece (agg: 1-3)
League B/C playoffs First leg matches: March 20, 2025 Kosovo 2-1 Iceland Bulgaria 1-2 Republic of Ireland Armenia 0-3 Georgia Slovakia 0-0 Slovenia Second leg matches: March 23, 2025 Iceland 1-3 Kosovo (agg: 2-5) Republic of Ireland 2-1 Bulgaria (agg: 4-2) Georgia 6-1 Armenia (agg: 9-1) Slovenia 1-0 Slovakia, a.e.t. (agg: 1-0)
League C/D playoffs First leg matches: March 26, 2026 Gibraltar 0-1 Latvia Malta 0-2 Luxembourg Second leg matches: March 31, 2026 Latvia 1-0 Gibraltar (agg: 2-0) Luxembourg 3-0 Malta (agg: 5-0)
Extension and penalties? If teams are tied after 180 minutes, two 15-minute extra time periods are played at the end of the second leg match. If teams are still tied after extra time, a penalty shootout determines the winner.
What are the Nations League playoffs for? The playoffs determine the league distribution of participating teams for the next edition of the competition.
League A/B playoffs They were contested by the four third-placed teams from League A and the four second-placed teams from League B. The teams from League B played the first leg match at home. The winners of each tie will be in League A next edition, with the defeated teams in League B.
League B/C playoffs They were contested by the four third-placed teams from League B and the four second-placed teams from League C. The teams from League C played the first leg match at home. The winners of each tie will be in League B next edition, with the defeated teams in League C.
League C/D playoffs They were contested by the two best fourth-placed teams from League C and the two second-placed teams from League D. The teams from League D played the first leg match at home. The winners of each tie will be in League C next edition, with the defeated teams in League D.
