The European Football Federation (UEFA) has announced the Nations League Group 1 schedule, which features the national teams of Croatia, France, Denmark, and Austria.
“We are in the elite group and every opponent is tough, but I can say that the draw was not bad. It seems to me that it will be easier than the first two years and I expect, of course, good results. I was expecting Italy, but we got France from the strongest hat. There is no way we can avoid them and I guess we have to play until we beat them. Austria and Denmark are national teams we can play with,” was how Croatia coach Zlatko Dalić reacted to the draw held on Friday.
“The Nations League is always important, but it has caused me problems in the past because we were not successful. Now I expect better games and to present ourselves properly. There will be good matches, the group is great and everything will be great preparation for the World Cup in Qatar,” concluded Dalić.
Croatia will open the competition in June next year with home games against Austria (June 3) and France (June 6). This will be followed by away matches against Denmark (June 10) and France (June 13). Croatia will play at home against Denmark on September 22 and visit Austria on September 25 to close out the group stage.
The cities hosting the group matches will be announced at a late date.
SCHEDULE
June 3, 2022: Croatia – Austria
June 6, 2022: Croatia – France
June 10, 2022: Denmark – Croatia
June 13, 2022: France – Croatia
September 22, 2022: Croatia – Denmark
September 25, 2022: Austria – Croatia
It is not yet known how this Nations League season will affect the qualifications for Euro 2024. UEFA has said that this has not yet been decided.
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