2024–25 UEFA Nations League B

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In hindsight, it was definitely naive for us to expect an Ireland-Uefa Nations League B fixture to provide a welcome distraction amid what is a very controversial window.

Kosovo won Ireland nil last night.

Now talk turned towards Israel on Sunday.

I didn't have to put up with seeing all this stuff because I was in the throes of a baby arriving.

But yeah, I don't blame him necessarily, but I did miss out on a seminal cultural event.

I'm glad we had that little oasis to Gresham because nothing can push politics to the side quicker than Ireland returning to UEFA Nations League B, kind of where we've been trapped since its inception.

We've played five opening games to a Nations League campaign.

Um, CONCACAF is using the exact same format that they used in the prior edition.

So League A will have two groups of six teams, League B will have four groups of four teams, and League C will have three groups of three teams.

So League B is the biggest league.

Um, League A, the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Panama are excluded.

They will have a bye through to the last eight of the Nations League, so they're not gonna participate in the group stage.

Yeah.

That's right.

And then, um, in league B you've got the four group winners automatically qualify-