| UEFA Nations League | |
| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Norway V/s Slovenia
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COMPETITION : | Round 3
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| DATE: | 11-10-2024
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TIME:
| 12:15 AM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Ullevaal Stadion
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| Norway | Lineup |
Possible XI: Nyland (GK); Maehle, Østigard, Pedersen, Ryerson; Nusa, Berg, Berge, Myhre; Sorloth, Haaland. | |
| Slovenia | Lineup |
Possible XI: Oblak (GK); Brekalo, Bijol, Drkusic, Janza; Stojanovic, Elsnik, Cerin, Sporar; Celar, Sesko. | |
Preview: Norway Vs Slovenia
A victory will take either side to the top of the table:
Round three of the UEFA Nations League gets underway as Norway welcome table toppers Slovenia. The match will be played at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, as the hosts will be looking to grab all three points to dethrone the visitors at the top spot.
Norway finally have the talented troop of players they have been striving for over the years. But somehow they are still lacking to make it to the major tournaments. After being drawn in Group B3 alongside the likes of Austria, Slovenia, and Kazakhstan many expected them to be the table toppers.
But for now, they are level on points with Slovenia. A victory here will get them back to the top.
Slovenia on the other hand have slowly established itself as a formidable side under Matjaz Kek. He has made them resilient at the back. The team can score goals anytime with their counter-attacking football.
After an impressive Euro 2024, they have started their tenure in the UEFA Nations League in a similar fashion. They drew their opening to Austria followed by a thumping 3-0 win over Kazakhstan to occupy the top spot with four points.
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About UEFA Nations League:
History
The UEFA Nations League is a international football competition played by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body.
The first tournament began in September 2018. 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.
Since 1999, various UEFA bodies had discussed national associations' needs for more competitive fixtures, including more attractive international friendlies, more competitive matches and increased revenue. In 2001, UEFA proposed three potential formats for a new national team competition, with a first edition tentatively planned for 2004–2007. However, this ultimately did not come to fruition.
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 members in addition to the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship.
The concept of the UEFA Nations League would see all of UEFA's member associations' national teams divided into a series of groups based upon a ranking formulated using their recent results, where they would be promoted and relegated to other groups according to their results within the group. The proposed tournament would take place on dates on the FIFA International Match Calendar that were previously allocated for international friendlies and would not affect the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship.
In March 2014, UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino stated that one of the benefits of the proposal would be to help "less glamorous" national associations arrange games.
The Royal Belgian Football Association's general secretary, Steven Martens, said that lower-ranked nations would still benefit financially from the competition, as the television contract with UEFA would be centralised. The UEFA Nations League was unanimously adopted by the 54 UEFA member associations at the XXXVIII Ordinary UEFA Congress in Astana on 27 March 2014.
