2021 UEFA Nations League

Lore & Background

Portugal were the defending champions, having won the inaugural 2019 finals, but failed to qualify for the 2021 finals after finishing second in their group behind France. The tournament was originally scheduled for 2 to 6 June 2021 but was pushed back due to the postponement of UEFA Euro 2020.

Reader's Guide

The Nations League Finals were contested by the four group winners of League A. The tournament consisted of two semi-finals, a third place play-off and a final. In the semi-finals and final, extra time and penalty shoot-outs were used if needed; in the third place play-off, extra time was not played. A maximum of five substitutions were allowed per match, with a sixth in extra time, but only three substitution opportunities (four in extra time).

Did You Know?

• Italy was confirmed as the host country on 3 December 2020.
• The semi-final pairings were determined by an open draw on 3 December 2020.
• Sergio Busquets won the Hisense Player of the Finals award.
• Kylian Mbappé won the Alipay Top Scorer Trophy with two goals and two assists.
• Karim Benzema won the Gazprom Goal of the Tournament for his goal in the final.