{"id":20196,"date":"2024-11-22T13:10:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T13:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=20196"},"modified":"2024-11-22T13:10:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T13:10:54","slug":"scotland-to-face-greece-in-nations-league-playoff-as-full-draw-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/scotland-to-face-greece-in-nations-league-playoff-as-full-draw-confirmed\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotland To Face Greece In Nations League Playoff As Full Draw Confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Scotland will face Greece in the Nations League playoff in March as Steve Clarke&#8217;s side have their opponents confirmed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the Scots finishing third in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/uefa-nations-league-knockout-stage-and-playoff-draws\/\">Nations League<\/a> A group, they must beat League B group runners-up Greece to maintain their top-flight status.<\/p>\n<p>The playoff will take place over two legs, on 20 and 23 March. First, Scotland will travel to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/greece-england-preview-prediction-team-news-confirmed-lineups\/\">Greece<\/a> before hosting the second leg at Hampden Park.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/scotland-nations-league-world-cup-qualifying-permutations\/\">Scotland&#8217;s<\/a> Nations League campaign was a decent showing for their first appearance in League A.<\/p>\n<p>They beat Croatia and Poland in their last two fixtures, having drawn with Portugal in October.<\/p>\n<p>Although losing to each of their three opponents, they were never beaten by more than one goal, and finished the campaign seven points &#8211; just one below Croatia.<\/p>\n<p>Greece, meanwhile, had an excellent campaign. They won five from six games in League B Group 2, including a 2-1 win against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/aston-villa-and-england-starlet-morgan-rogers-signs-new-contract-until-2030\/\">England<\/a> at Wembley.<\/p>\n<p>The Greeks only finished behind England on goal difference, with both sides ending on 15 points.<\/p>\n<p>Currently 42nd in the FIFA World Rankings, Greece are nine places above Scotland as it stands.<\/p>\n<p>Greece and Scotland have only met twice in the two sides&#8217; history. In qualifying for Euro &#8217;96, both nations won the home ties 1-0.<\/p>\n<h2>Scotland To Face Greece In Nations League Playoff<\/h2>\n<p>Steve Clarke&#8217;s Scotland face Greece in one of four playoff ties to decide promotion and relegation between Nations League A and League B.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nations League A\/B play-offs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Greece v Scotland<\/li>\n<li>Turkey v Hungary<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine v Belgium<\/li>\n<li>Austria v Serbia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aside from Greece Vs Scotland, Turkey will play Hungary, while Ukraine take on Belgium and Austria play Serbia.<\/p>\n<h2>Full Nations League Knockout And Playoff Draw<\/h2>\n<p><strong>League C\/D Playoff Ties<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gibraltar vs Latvia<\/li>\n<li>Malta vs Luxembourg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>League B\/C Playoff Ties<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kosovo vs Iceland<\/li>\n<li>Bulgaria vs Republic of Ireland<\/li>\n<li>Armenia vs Georgia<\/li>\n<li>Slovakia vs Slovenia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>League A\/B Playoff Ties<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>T\u00fcrkiye vs Hungary<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine vs Belgium<\/li>\n<li>Austria vs Serbia<\/li>\n<li>Greece vs Scotland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>League A Quarter-final Ties<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Netherlands vs Spain<\/li>\n<li>Croatia vs France<\/li>\n<li>Denmark vs Portugal<\/li>\n<li>Italy vs Germany<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Playoff ties for League B\/C and League A\/B will take place on Thursday 20 and Sunday 23 March, along with the League A quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>League A semi-finals will be played on Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 June. 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