2024 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | France[a] Netherlands[b] Spain[c] |
| Dates | 23–28 February |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  France |
| Third place |  Germany |
| Fourth place |  Netherlands |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 10 (2.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 105,908 (26,477 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Aitana Bonmatí (2 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Aitana Bonmatí[1] |
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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 a final to determine the inaugural champions of the UEFA Women's Nations League and the two teams that would qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside France.[2]
Format
[edit]The Nations League Finals took place in February 2024 and were contested by the four group winners of League A.
The competition was in a knockout format, consisting of two semi-finals, a third place play-off, and a final. The semi-final pairings and the administrative home teams for the third place play-off and final were determined using 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, and if still level a penalty shoot-out would decide the winner.
Qualified teams
[edit]The four group winners of League A qualified for the Nations League Finals.[3][4]
| Group | Winners | Date of qualification |
UNL ranking December 2023 |
FIFA ranking December 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Netherlands
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5 December 2023 | 4 | 7 |
| A2 | France
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1 December 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| A3 | Germany
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5 December 2023 | 3 | 6 |
| A4 | Spain
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1 December 2023 | 2 | 1 |
Venues
[edit]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 would host the final, while the loser of the Spain–Netherlands match would host the third place match.[5]
| Spain
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| Seville[6] | |
| Estadio La Cartuja | |
| Capacity: 57,619 | |
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| France
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Netherlands
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| Décines-Charpieu[7] (Lyon Area) |
Heerenveen[8] |
| Parc Olympique Lyonnais | Abe Lenstra Stadion |
| Capacity: 59,186 | Capacity: 27,224 |
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Squads
[edit]Each national team had to submit a squad of 23 players, three of whom had to be goalkeepers, at least ten days before the opening match of the tournament. If a player became injured or ill severely enough to prevent her participation in the tournament before her team's first match, she could be replaced by another player.[2]
Bracket
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 23 February 2024 – Seville | ||||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||
| 28 February 2024 – Seville | ||||||
| Netherlands | 0 | |||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||
| 23 February 2024 – Décines-Charpieu | ||||||
| France | 0 | |||||
| France | 2 | |||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 28 February 2024 – Heerenveen | ||||||
| Netherlands | 0 | |||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
[edit]Spain vs Netherlands
[edit]| Spain | 3–0 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
France vs Germany
[edit]Third place play-off
[edit]Because France, who qualified automatically as hosts of the Olympics reached the final, the third place playoff determined the second team to qualify for the Olympics alongside Spain.
| Netherlands | 0–2 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Final
[edit]Statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]There were 10 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
Qualified teams for the 2024 Summer Olympics
[edit]The following three teams from UEFA qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympic women's football tournament, including France, who qualified as the hosts.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics[d] |
|---|---|---|---|
| France |
Hosts | 13 September 2017 | 2 (2012, 2016) |
| Spain |
Nations League finalist | 23 February 2024 | 0 (debut) |
| Germany |
Nations League third place play-off winner[e] | 28 February 2024 | 5 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2016) |
Notes
[edit]- ^ France hosted their semi-final match against Germany.
- ^ Netherlands hosted their third place play-off against Germany.
- ^ Spain hosted their semi-final match against the Netherlands and the final against France.
- ^ Bold indicates champions for that year.
- ^ The two Nations League finalists would qualify for the Olympics. As France was one of the finalists, the other spot was awarded to the winner of the third place play-off.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "How brilliant is Spain and Barcelona's Aitana Bonmatí?". UEFA. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "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.