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MATCH :
| England V/s Ireland
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COMPETITION : | Round 6
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| DATE: | 17-11-2024
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TIME:
| 10:30 PM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Wembley Stadium
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| England | Lineup |
Possible XI: Pickford (GK); Walker, Stones, Guehi, Hall; Gomes, Gallagher; Bellingham, Palmer, Foden; Kane. | |
| Ireland | Lineup |
Possible XI: Kelleher (GK); Doherty, Scales, Collins, O’Dowda; Molumby, Cullen, Knight, Johnston; Ferguson, Szmodics. | |
Preview: England Vs Ireland
The Three Lions come into this game on the back of a 3-0 win against Greece:
England will welcome their arch-rivals Ireland to the iconic Wembley Stadium to wrap up their final group stage fixture of the UEFA Nations League. The Three Lions came away with a solid 0-3 win against Greece away from home in their last outing and will be keen to continue with the same momentum. They are leading their group with 12 points from four wins in five games and are in pole position to get through to the next round.
Ireland on the other hand have enjoyed a mixed run of form. Their failed efforts to maintain stability and consistency can be felt through their position on the table. They are ranked third on the table with just six points from five games. However, they will take motivation from the fact they come into this game on the back of a much-needed victory against Finland. The Boys in Green will need nothing short of a miracle to pull off an upset against the hosts.
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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.
