Nations League draw live – Scotland to experience playoff fate as well as quarter-final between Spain and France

So let’s break this down: the playoffs ahead, but first the “finals” to sort out.

We have eight quarter-finalists, including four top seeds – the winners of the League A groups – and four unseeded nations – the runners-up, of course.

Each finalist will be drawn against a winner, but not against the winner from the Nations League group in which they have already played. So Portugal dominated the A1 ahead of Croatia, for example, so they won’t face each other now.

Pot 1 (winners): Portugal, France, Germany, Spain

Pot 2 (r/ups): Croatia, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark

The UEFA Nations League has seen changes this season, with the addition of quarter-finals to the knockout stage as well as promotion/relegation play-offs following the first phase.

Incredibly, this includes Scotland, who saved themselves from automatic relegation with back-to-back wins over Croatia and Poland to finish the campaign in third place in Group A1. Andy Robertson’s dramatic winner in Warsaw means Steve Clarke’s side will face one of the League B finalists in a home-and-away play-off in March, aiming to preserve their top-flight status.

Meanwhile, Spain are the reigning Nations League champions and will look to retain their crown against the likes of France, Portugal, Germany, Italy and Netherlands in the Nations League final. Nations.

The draw takes place today and here’s everything you need to know.

Hello everyone, if you thought the international break was over, you took the plunge. We have one more notable activity to attend to before the domestic game returns to our screens and stages: the Nations League draw.

This will take place at 11:00 GMT, with lots of preparation and explanation beforehand as well as the draw itself.