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MATCH :
| Spain V/s Switzerland
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COMPETITION : | Round 6
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| DATE: | 19-11-2024
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TIME:
| 1:15 AM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
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| Spain | Lineup |
Possible XI: Raya; Porro, Vivian, Laporte, Cucurella; Casado, Merino; Oyarzabal, Pedri, Williams; Morata. | |
| Switzerland | Lineup |
Possible XI: Kobel; Fernandes, Cumart, Amenda, Rodriguez; Xhaka, Freuler; Rieder, Amdouni, Okafor; Embolo. | |
Preview: Spain Vs Switzerland
Teams from opposite ends of the table set to fight for three points:
Spain are set to face off against Switzerland on Matchday 6 of Group D in the UEFA Nations League at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López. La Roja are at the top of the table in League A Group 4 (Group D) with 13 points in five games. They have won four games and drawn one.
On the other hand, the Rossocrociati are at the bottom of the points table with two points in five games. They have won none, drawn two and lost three games.
Spain are coming to this game on the back of a win against Denmark in the last game of the Nations League. Switzerland have drawn their last game against Serbia in the Nations League. During the last 10 meetings, La Roja have won five times, there have been three draws while Switzerland have won two times. In their last meeting, the hosts won by three goals.
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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.
