| UEFA Nations League | |
| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Türkiye V/s Montenegro
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COMPETITION : | Round 3
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| DATE: | 12-10-2024
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TIME:
| 12:15 AM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Samsun 19 May Stadium
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| Türkiye | Lineup |
Possible XI: Gunok (GK); Celik, Demiral, Bardakci, Kadioglu; Calhanoglu, Karazor; Kahveci, Guler, Arturkoglu; Yilmaz. | |
| Montenegro | Lineup |
Possible XI: Petkovic (GK); Marusic, Rubezic, Sipcic, Vukcevic; Jankovic, Jovovic; Camaj, Jovetic, Krstovic; Mugosa. | |
Preview: Türkiye Vs Montenegro
Vincenzo Montella’s side lock horns with the bottom-placed team:
Table toppers Turkey are set to welcome mighty Montenegro on matchday 3 of the UEFA Nation League, aiming to continue their unbeaten start in the competition.
Turkey have made a good start to their UEFA Nation League tenure securing four points from the opening two matches to occupy the top spot in Group D. Although they are level on points with Wales, Vincenzo Montella team’s superior goal difference has seen them leapfrog the Welsh side for the top spot. They started their tenure with a goalless draw against Wales in the first match.
In the next one, they did bounce back to secure an impressive 3-1 win over Iceland. A win here will further solidify their top spot in the table.
Meanwhile, Montenegro have suffered back-to-back defeats against Iceland and Wales in the competition as they find themselves at the bottom of group B4. Time is running out for Robert Prosinecki’s team to turn the tables around. A failure to win any of the upcoming matches will see them out of the competition.
However, their next two games are probably the toughest thus far as they are set to lock horns with Turkey and Wales this month.
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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.
