qualifying places for the FIFA World Cup finals<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n At the inaugural tournament, teams were placed into groups in either League A, B, C or D, depending on their FIFA-world ranking. The 2024\/25 tournament has changed from the first event, with League A and League B each comprising 16 teams (originally 12), 16 sides in League C (14), and six nations in League D (16). <\/p>\n\n
\n Every result matters, because success also offers each team a shot at reaching the 2026 World Cup finals. The four best-placed UEFA Nations League group winners that fail to finish in the top two of their UEFA World Cup qualifiers will earn a play-off berth to reach the next World Cup finals. <\/p>\n\n
\n Interest among fans and punters will get stronger as UEFA Nations League football betting is turned up a notch. This is when the leading eight nations from the first phase of matches in League A, the group winners and runners-up, will compete in home and away quarter-final ties. <\/p>\n\n
\n With the competition then whittled down, the \u2018Final Four\u2019 sides move forward to decide the finalists, and the big bets come out on who will be crowned champions. <\/p>\n\n
Popular Nations League Betting Markets<\/h2>\n \n\n
\n Time to whet your appetite with some of the most popular football betting markets<\/a><\/strong> for the UEFA Nations League \u2013 1×2<\/strong>. This is a final-result bet to back a specific team to either win or draw their Premier League game. Named after the bookies\u2019 code, a 1×2 bet offers three possible outcomes for the match: 1 for a home team win, X for a draw, and 2 for an away team victory. <\/p>\n\n