The first edition of the Nations League starts on September 6, 2018. Here’s how the tournament for national teams works and how to follow it in streaming
Between Thursday, September 6, 2018 and Saturday, September 8 will start the first day of the Nations League, the new competition for national teams of Uefa that puts up for grabs four places for direct access to the European Championship in 2020. In fact, the tournament will replace the classic international friendlies for European teams.
The Nations League is structured in four different leagues for a total of 55 nations, decided by UEFA according to the ranking of the national teams. This means that in each league more or less there are teams very close to each other in the ranking and that on paper should be equal. This should increase the spectacle. Within each league there are 4 groups, divided in this way: League A, 12 teams, 4 rounds of 3 teams; League B, 12 teams, 4 rounds of 3 teams; League C, 15 teams, 1 round of 3 teams, 3 rounds of 4 teams; League D, 6 teams, 4 rounds of 4 teams. Italy, being among the teams with the highest value in the UEFA ranking, is inserted in League A in Group 3 with Portugal and Poland.
How does the Nations League work
As mentioned, the purpose of the Nations League is to compete for a place in each League for the next Euro 2020. How? Simple, each league will have its own separate path. The four group winners from each individual division will face off in two semifinals and a final, and whoever wins will go to the European Championship without going through qualifying. If a team that wins its Nations League group already has access to Euro 2020, then the second team in the group of that particular team will be considered qualified for the final phase of the tournament. Also interesting are the relegations. The first qualifiers of each league group D, C and B in fact for the future edition of the Nations League will take the place of the last qualifiers of the groups of leagues A, B and C. Giving life to a sort of championship with continuous promotions and relegations from one league to another between one edition and another.
How to see Italy in the Nations League live streaming with RaiPlay
The television rights for the matches of the Azzurri have been acquired by RAI. If in the days of the match we will not be at home we can access, from smartphones, tablets or computers to the website RaiPlay to see in streaming from our mobile devices live matches. There is no need for subscription or registration.
How to see the Nations League live streaming Mediaset OnDemand
Mediaset has acquired the rights to all the matches of the Nations League except those of the Italian national team. We won’t see all the matches on free to air and for free, but only those chosen by Mediaset that, however, on Canale 5, Italia 1 and Canale 20 should broadcast, for marketing advantages, all the most interesting matches of each league. The remaining matches will be seen on Premium channels. How to see the free matches available on Mediaset of the Nations League? Nothing could be easier, we go to the website of the TV of the biscione or download the app Mediaset On Demand. It works on tablets and smartphones (Android and iPhone). Once on the service, all we need to do is connect to the channel chosen for the match and we’ll start to see the live streaming of the Nations League from our device.
When will Italy play?
Each round will have a return match, these are the dates for Italy’s commitments in the Nations League: September 7 Italy-Poland (Bologna), September 10 Portugal-Italy, October 14 Poland-Italy, November 17 Italy-Portugal (Milan). In case our National team qualifies for the final phase, it will play against the other best teams of its league from June 5th to 9th with a location to be decided.