All teams in a group play each other home and away, with the first four Nations League group games taking place from June 2 until 14, before the final two games from September 22 to 27 2022
Friday 17 December 2021 11:13, UK
England will face Germany, Italy and Hungary in League A of the Nations League, while Wales will face Belgium, Netherlands and Poland.
Gareth Southgate's side beat Germany 2-0 last summer on their way to the Euro 2020 final where they eventually lost on penalties to Roberto Mancini's Italy.
The Three Lions have recent history with Hungary as well, having faced the side during the recent World Cup qualifiers - a 4-0 away win followed by a 1-1 draw at Wembley.
All teams in a group play each other home and away, with the first four Nations League group games taking place from June 2 until 14, before the final two games from September 22 to 27 2022.
England's campaign will begin away against Hungary on June 4, with the match to be played behind closed doors after European football's governing body UEFA sanctioned the Hungarian federation with a two-match stadium ban in July.
Their first home game against Italy on June 11 will also be played without fans after UEFA sanctioned the Football Association over the disorder at the Euro 2020 final against Roberto Mancini's side in July.
Wales, promoted to League A following the 2020-21 Nations League competition, are once again pitted against Belgium as well as the Netherland and Poland in A4.
Roberto Martinez's Belgium topped World Cup Qualifying Group E with Wales finishing second to earn a play-off tie next March.
France were crowned champions earlier this year following the culmination of the second competition when they defeated Spain 2-1 at the San Siro, and the defending champions found themselves in A1 alongside Austria, Croatia and Denmark.
In League B, Scotland and Republic of Ireland will face each other in B1 alongside Ukraine and Armenia.
It will be the second meeting between Scotland and Ukraine in the space of a few months as they face each other in a World Cup play-off semi-final in March before the start of the Nations League campaign.
Scotland last played Republic of Ireland in the Euro 2016 qualifiers, winning 1-0 at Celtic Park and drawing 1-1 in Dublin but have never played Armenia before.
Meanwhile, Northern Ireland were drawn alongside Greece, Kosovo and Cyprus/Estonia in League C2.
The last time Northern Ireland faced Greece was a 3-1 victory in Belfast that secured a place at Euro 2016, with Steven Davis scoring twice and Josh Magennis also on the scoresheet.
Although Northern Ireland have never faced Kosovo, they last played Cyprus in 1973 and have won the last three meetings in all competitions against Estonia.
The four group winners in League A will then compete in the finals in June 2023 with a decision on whether, and how, the 2022-23 Nations League will slot into Euro 2024 qualifying taken when the regulations for that tournament are fixed next June.
Southgate hopes the high calibre of England's opponents will be ideal preparation for the World Cup in Qatar starting next November.
"They are great fixtures to look forward to basically," Southgate told the FA.
"The Nations League and its format is geared towards these types of games and whoever we drew out of the first two pots were going to be high-level opposition, so that is what we wanted leading into a World Cup year.
"We have had a tough fixture schedule through the last 12 months but the high quality of games is what helps the team to improve and they are the matches we have learned the most from."
Scotland head coach Steve Clarke reflected on a good Nations League draw for his side, with the inclusion of Republic of Ireland in their group a particular highlight, alongside World Cup play-off opponents Ukraine.
"When you're in a draw with teams of the same level, you're going to expect three difficult opponents. That's what we got. It's a good draw," Clarke said.
"The games against the Republic of Ireland will always be good for the supporters and hopefully we can make them good on the pitch for both sets of fans.
"Obviously we have Ukraine in the World Cup play-offs. We will know them well by the end of the Nations League, we will have played them three times. Hopefully we find a way to beat them three times."
Republic of Ireland boss Stephen Kenny is expecting a competitive set of fixtures when the new Nations League campaign gets underway next year.
"It's going to be a competitive group. All the teams are capable of taking points off each other. It's very exciting from our point of view," Kenny said.
"We can see the improvement in our team, because apart from (Cristiano) Ronaldo's 97th-minute winner (for Portugal in a World Cup qualifier in September) that's our only defeat in 10 games.
"Germany 2024 is a major objective and one of the things about the Nations League is obviously winning the group or possibly finishing second could give you a play-off for the Euros, and that's motivation enough."
Northern Ireland assistant boss Jimmy Nicholl said he was "all in all happy" with his side's draw for the Nations League.
"We've had our disappointments, certainly in the World Cup qualifiers, but then there were other games where the players have proved they can play at a higher level," Nicholl said.
"Hopefully this is the start of things and keeping the momentum going from the way they finished the group.
"You always want to prove yourself against the best and go as high as you can."
League A
Group A1: Austria, Croatia, Denmark, France
Group A2: Czech Republic, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain
Group A3: Hungary, England, Germany, Italy
Group A4: Wales, Poland, Netherlands, Belgium
League B
Group B1: Armenia, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Ukraine
Group B2: Albania, Israel, Russia, Iceland
Group B3: Montenegro, Romania, Finland, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Group B4: Slovenia, Serbia, Norway, Sweden
League C
Group C1: Faroe Islands, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Turkey
Group C2: Cyprus/Estonia, Kosovo, Greece, Northern Ireland
Group C3: Kazakhstan/Moldova, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Slovakia
Group C4: Gibraltar, Georgia, North Macedonia, Bulgaria
League D
Group D1: Latvia, Andorra, Kazakhstan/Moldova, Liechtenstein
Group D2: San Marino, Cyprus/Estonia, Malta
