| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | France[lower-alpha 1] Netherlands[lower-alpha 1] Spain[lower-alpha 1] |
| Dates | 23–28 February |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
The 2024 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals was the final tournament of the 2023–24 edition of the UEFA Women's Nations League, the inaugural season of the international football competition involving the women's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA. The tournament consisted of two semi-finals, a third place play-off, and final to determine the inaugural champions of the UEFA Women's Nations League and the two teams qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside France.[1]
Format
The Nations League Finals took place in February 2024 and was contested by the four group winners of League A.
The competition was played in a knockout format, consisting of two semi-finals, a third place play-off, and a final. The semi-final pairings, along with the administrative home teams for the third place play-off and final, were determined by means of an open draw on 11 December 2023.
The tournament took place over five days, with the semi-finals on 23 February, and the third place play-off and final on 28 February.
The Nations League Finals were played in single-leg knockout matches. If the scores were level at the end of normal time, 30 minutes of extra time were played.
Qualified teams
The four group winners of League A qualified for the Nations League Finals.[2][3]
| Group | Winners | Date of qualification |
UNL Rankings December 2023 |
FIFA Rankings December 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 |  Netherlands |
5 December 2023 | 4 | 7 |
| A2 |  France |
1 December 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| A3 |  Germany |
5 December 2023 | 3 | 6 |
| A4 |  Spain |
1 December 2023 | 2 | 1 |
Venues
On 11 December 2023, the draw for the semi-final pairings and hosts for the final and third place matches took place in Nyon. Spain was drawn to host Netherlands in one semi-final, and France was drawn to host Germany in the other. The winner of the Spain–Netherlands match will host the winner of the France–Germany match in the final, while the loser of the Spain–Netherlands match will host the loser of the France–Germany match in the third place match.[4]
| Spain |
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|---|---|---|
| Cadiz[5] | Seville[5] | |
| Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla | Estadio La Cartuja | |
| Capacity: 25,033 | Capacity: 57,619 | |
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| France |
Netherlands | |
| Décines-Charpieu[6] (Lyon Area) |
Heerenveen[7] | |
| Parc Olympique Lyonnais | Abe Lenstra Stadion | |
| Capacity: 59,186 | Capacity: 27,224 | |
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Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 23 February 2024 – Cádiz | ||||||
| Spain | ||||||
| 28 February 2024 – TBD | ||||||
| Netherlands | ||||||
| Winners Match 1 | ||||||
| 23 February 2024 – Décines-Charpieu | ||||||
| Winners Match 2 | ||||||
| France | ||||||
| Germany | ||||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 28 February 2024 – TBD | ||||||
| Losers Match 1 | ||||||
| Losers Match 2 | ||||||
Semi-finals
Spain vs Netherlands
| Spain | Match 1 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
France vs Germany
Third place play-off
| Losers Match 1 | Match 3 | Losers Match 2 |
|---|---|---|
Final
| Winners Match 1 | Match 4 | Winners Match 2 |
|---|---|---|
Qualified teams for 2024 Summer Olympics
The following three teams from UEFA qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympic women's football tournament, including France, who are qualified as the hosts.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics[lower-alpha 2] |
|---|---|---|
| France | 13 September 2017 | 2 (2012, 2016) |
| Nations League finalist[lower-alpha 3] | February 2024 | |
| Nations League finalist or third place match winner[lower-alpha 3] |
- 1 2 3 France will host Germany and Spain will host Netherlands in the semi-finals. Netherlands will host either the third place match or the final, and Spain will host the other.
- ↑ Italics indicates host for that year, Bold indicates champions
- 1 2 The Nations League finalists will qualify for the Olympics. Should France be one of the finalists, then the final spot will be awarded to the winner of the third place match.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Regulations of the UEFA European Women's Championship including UEFA Nations League and European Qualifiers". UEFA. 7 February 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ↑ "Women's Nations League Matchday 5: France and Spain into finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ↑ "Women's Nations League Matchday 6: Netherlands pip England, Germany also in finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ↑ "Women's Nations League finals draw: Spain vs Netherlands, France vs Germany". UEFA. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- 1 2 "España jugará la fase final de la Liga de Naciones femenina en Cádiz y en Sevilla". larazon.es (in Spanish). 26 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ↑ "Demi-finale France-Allemagne à Lyon". www.fff.fr. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ↑ "Oranje speelt finale of troostfinale Nations League in Heerenveen". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2024-01-09.