UEFA Nations League finals draw results

The draw for the semi-finals of the European Nations League, in its third edition, which was drawn today, Wednesday, resulted in two heavy-caliber confrontations, as the Spanish national team faces its Italian counterpart, and the Dutch national team meets its Croatian counterpart. World Cup bronze medallists Croatia were drawn against hosts the Netherlands in the Nations League semi-finals in June while Italy and Spain will reprise their rivalry in the competition in the other semi. The four countries were winners of their respective League A groups last year and compete in the mini-tournament in mid-year to decide the 2022-23 title. Wednesday’s draw, conducted at UEFA headquarters in Switzerland, has the Dutch hosting the Croats, fresh from reaching the World Cup semi-finals in Qatar, in Rotterdam on June 14 with Italy and Spain clashing in Enschede the next day. The winners advance to The final in Rotterdam on June 18, with the third-place playoff earlier the same day in Enschede. Spain was runners-up to France in the last edition in 2021, first eliminating hosts Italy in their semi-final with a Ferran Torres double in a 2-1 victory in Milan. France won the Nations League in the 2020–21 season after winning Group A3, beating Belgium in the semi-finals, and beating Spain in the final 2-1, making France the first-ever European nation to win the World Cup, the European Championship, and the Nations League.