“We were rewarded for advancing to the elite level of the League of Nations, which coach Šilhavý’s team fought hard and deservedly. Now he will measure his strength not only with the European, but also with the world’s top. Our fans also have something to look forward to next summer, “the first man in Czech football, Petr Fousek, was delighted by the lottery and his opponents.
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Not to mention that when Šilhavý’s team encounters two teams from the Iberian Peninsula, the Spaniards who reached the final of the League of Nations in the previous year, where they lost to France, are the same attraction as the Portuguese with star Ronald at their center. And this pair is joined by Switzerland, which is constantly going up in football. This is also evidenced by the fact that in the qualification to advance to the 2022 World Championship, Italy won its group ahead of the reigning European champions.
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The next year of the League of Nations will begin in June 2022, when four matches will take place from 2 to 14 June. The remaining two matches will be scheduled from September 22 to 27. The winning teams of the individual groups of the elite division will advance to the finals, which will be on the program from June 14 to 18, 2023. The teams in fourth place will then descend to Division B.
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Vaclík wished Switzerland
“I wanted Switzerland, where I worked, so I’m very happy. Portugal and Spain have great teams with star names. We haven’t played with any of those teams lately, so it will be interesting that we get the opportunity to meet new opponents, new players, “the Czech national team goalkeeper Tomáš Vaclík responded immediately to the summary of the Nyon draw.
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“I really like it on paper, but we’ll see what it looks like on the field. I believe we will play a dignified role in the group and show where we have moved as a team in recent years and we are right in the top group of the League of Nations.” he added.
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In the upcoming League of Nations, we will come across Spain, Portugal and Switzerland in the basic group A2 ✅
– Czech national football team (@ceskarepre_cz) December 16, 2021
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“A very interesting group led by Portugal and star Cristian Ronald. It will be a solid test for our team. Every match will definitely have a high level, “commented midfielder Michal Sadílek.
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What does the composition of other groups in the elite division look like?
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| Group A1: France, Denmark, Croatia, Austria |
| Group A2: Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Czechia |
| Group A3: Italy, Germany, England, Hungary |
| Group A4: Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Wales |
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Of course, the division into lower divisions was drawn first, which was traditionally overseen by UEFA Deputy Secretary General Giorgio Marchetti, while the balls were won by the representatives of France and Spain, Robert Pires and Gaizko Mendieta.
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They decided, for example, that Slovakia’s footballers will have Belarus, Azerbaijan and play-out winners between Kazakhstan and Moldova in Division C.
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| League of Nations – Division C |
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| Group C1: Turkey, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Faroe Islands |
| Group C2: Sev. Ireland, Greece, Kosovo, Cyprus / Estonia |
| Group C3: Slovakia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan / Moldova |
| Group C4: Bulgaria, Sev. Macedonia, Georgia, Gibraltar |
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In Division B, Sweden’s playoffs in the fight for participation in the World Championships in Qatar Sweden got into the group with Norway, Serbia and Slovenia.
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| League of Nations – Division B |
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| Group B1: Ukraine, Scotland, Ireland, Armenia |
| Group B2: Iceland, Russia, Israel, Albania |
| Group B3: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Finland, Romania, Montenegro |
| Group B4: Sweden, Norway, Serbia, Slovenia |
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| League of Nations – Division D |
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| Group D1: Liechtenstein, Kazakhstan / Moldova, Andorra, Latvia |
| Group D2: Malta, Cyprus / Estonia, San Marino |
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