Uefa Nations League: England drawn to face Netherlands in semi-final

England will play the Netherlands in the semi-
final of the Uefa Nations League on 6 June 2019
at Estadio D Afonso Henriques in Guimaraes.
Hosts Portugal face Switzerland on 5 June at
Porto's Estadio do Dragao.
The final will be played on 9 June, with the third-
place play-off game taking place the same day.
The winner of the tournament will receive
£6.67m in prize money while the fourth placed
nation will earn around £4m.
Gareth Southgate's side reached the last four of
the Nations League by topping a group
containing Croatia and Spain.
Switzerland pipped Belgium to top spot in their
group by virtue of their superior head-to-head
record, beating them 5-2 in their final game.
European champions Portugal progressed at the
expense of Poland and Italy, and the Netherlands
qualified with a 90th-minute equaliser in their
final group game in Germany.
The Nations League began in in September,
splitting 55 nations into four tiers with League A
the top tier.
Each league contained four groups and the
competition also provides a second opportunity
to qualify for the European Championship finals
in 2020.

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