Moldova national football team learns UEFA Nations League opponents: tough group C Draw for country – Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Faroe Islands
The Moldova national football team has learned its opponents in League C of the UEFA Nations League, following the draw held in Brussels on February 12. The “Tricolours” will face Kazakhstan, Slovakia and the Faroe Islands in Group C3.
Moldova can qualify directly for League B, if it wins the group or if it finishes second and then wins a play-off against the bottom-placed team from one of the League B groups.
The full match schedule for Group C will be set later. For now, only the matchdays are known.
Matchday 1: 24–26 September 2026
Matchday 2: 27–29 September 2026
Matchday 3: 30 September – 3 October 2026*
Matchday 4: 4–6 October 2026
Matchday 5: 12–14 November 2026
Matchday 6: 15–17 November 2026 League
A quarter-finals: 25–30 March 2027 League A/B and B/C play-offs: 25–30 March 2027
Finals tournament: 9–13 June 2027
League C/D play-offs: 23–28 March 2028
Group composition of the UEFA Nations League
League A
Group A1
France
Italy
Belgium
Turkey
Group A2
Germany
Netherlands
Serbia
Greece
Group A3
Spain
Croatia
England
Czechia
Group A4
Portugal
Denmark
Norway
Wales
League B
Group B1
Scotland
Switzerland
Slovenia
North Macedonia
Group B2
Hungary
Ukraine
Georgia
Northern Ireland
Group B3
Israel
Austria
Ireland
Kosovo
Group B4
Poland
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Romania
Sweden
League C
Group C1
Albania
Finland
Belarus
San Marino
Group C2
Montenegro
Armenia
Cyprus
Latvia/Gibraltar
Group C3
Kazakhstan
Slovakia
Faroe Islands
Moldova
Group C4
Iceland
Bulgaria
Estonia
Luxembourg/Malta
League D
Group D1
Gibraltar/Latvia
Malta/Luxembourg
Andorra
Group D2
Lithuania
Azerbaijan
Liechtenstein
Competition's format
The participating teams are divided into four leagues – A, B, C and D – based on the access ranking, with some positions to be confirmed after the League C/D play-offs in March 2026.
Leagues A, B and C each consist of 16 teams, split into four groups of four. Each team will play six group matches (home and away).
League D includes six teams, divided into two groups of three, with each national team set to play four matches.
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