| UEFA Nations League | |
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MATCH :
| Serbia V/s Switzerland
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COMPETITION : | Round 3
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| DATE: | 13-10-2024
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TIME:
| 12:15 AM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Dubočica Stadium
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| Serbia | Lineup |
Possible XI: Rajkovic(GK); Erakovic, Milenkovic, Pavlovic; Nedeljkovic, Ilic, Grujic, Lukic, Birmancevic; Samardzic; Vlahovic. | |
| Switzerland | Lineup |
Possible XI: Kobel(GK); Rodriguez, Akanji, Widmer; Aebischer, Zakaria, Xhaka, Omeragic; Amdouni, Embolo, Rieder. | |
Preview: Serbia Vs Switzerland
The October international break is underway:
With the October international break underway, the clash between Serbia and Switzerland will take place this coming Saturday at Stadion Dubocica. This is the third round of the Nations League A group stage and things are beginning to heat up. Switzerland beat Serbia twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 3-2 and 2-1 respectively. Despite resilient performance in the Euro 2024, Serbia struggles with offensive execution and converting chances. There is a noticeable drop in creativity, especially in the midfield urging tactical improvements before facing Switzerland.
Despite this, their Euro 2024 campaign and later performance highlight a solid base. Yet, they are contending with developing defensive issues, evident from multiple goals conceded recently. The Swiss will feel disappointed by the outcome of their first two fixtures, which has left them with nothing to show. With a knife to their throat, they know it is probably do or die situation in the upcoming game.
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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.
