SI.com · Sep 1, 2020
UEFA Nations League Returns With World Cup Qualifying Stakes, Marquee Matchups
GENEVA (AP) — Europe’s national teams will play their first games of 2020 when the UEFA Nations League campaign starts this week in stadiums without fans.
Kicking off with a meeting between recent World Cup winners Germany and Spain on Thursday, and ending next Tuesday with a rematch of the 2018 final between France and Croatia, there is plenty of high-quality matchups on the program.
Still, few would be surprised if some of the 54 games scheduled over six days can’t be played.
Players on the 55 national teams flying around the continent face mandatory pregame tests for COVID-19, with UEFA rules giving local authorities power to quarantine people and shut down games.