The group stage for the new-look Nations League is over.The tournament will resume next year with the knockout stages, plus relegation and promotion play-offs.In League A - the top tier of the Nations League - the teams finishing first and second in each of the four groups progress to two-leg quarter-finals, which will be played in March.

About Automatic Promotion

The eight teams through to the next phase are:Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.The draw for the quarter-finals will take place in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday, 22 November.

The winners of the last-eight ties will progress to the Nations League Finals tournament, with semi-finals and a final in June.

The teams who have finished top of Nations League Groups B, C and D all secured automatic promotion.

Promoted to League A: Czech Republic, England, Norway and Wales.

Promoted to League B: North Macedonia, Northern Ireland, Sweden and Romania or Kosovo.

Promoted to League C: Moldova and San Marino.

About Relegation

Meanwhile, the teams who finish bottom of League A and B are relegated to League B and C. The two teams who finish bottom in League C with the worst records are relegated to League D.

Relegated to League B: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel, Poland and Switzerland.

Relegated to League C: Albania, Finland, Kazakhstan and Montenegro.

Relegated to League D: Azerbaijan, Lithuania

About the Promotion and Relegation Play-offs

These ties will see the teams who finished third in League A playing two-legged ties against second-placed sides from League B, with winner of those takes taking place in League A.

Meanwhile, the third-place teams in League B will face the second-placed sides in League C, with winners securing their place in League B.

Finally, the two nations who finish bottom in League C with the best record will play the runners-up of League D.

League A/B play-offs: Austria, Belgium, Greece, Hungary, Scotland, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine.

League B/C play-offs: Armenia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Iceland, Kosovo or Romania, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia and Slovenia.

League C/D play-offs: Gibraltar, Latvia, Luxembourg and Malta.

Does Nations League affect World Cup qualifying?

Four teams will qualify for a play-off to reach the World Cup via the Nations League.

They are the four best-ranked group winners who do not go on to finish in the top two of their World Cup qualifying group next year.

With teams in the top Nations League division highly likely to qualify for the World Cup through European qualifying - and many teams in the second tier too - it gives an extra incentive for teams across Leagues B and C.

The four teams who get into the play-offs via the Nations League will be put in with the 12 teams who finish second in their World Cup qualifying groups - with four spots for 2026 up for grabs.