Who can England face in Nations League quarter-final? Next opponents confirmed after Czech Republic win

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Deniran-Alleyne, T. (2026, October 7). Who can England face in Nations League quarter-final? Next opponents confirmed after Czech Republic win. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/england-nations-league-quarterfinal-opponents-b1299688.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-07 · by Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

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England has secured a strong position to advance to the Nations League quarter-finals following recent victories over the Czech Republic and Croatia. With six points ahead of their main competitors, Croatia, England is almost guaranteed a spot in the knockout stage. The article outlines potential matchups for England should they finish as either first or second in Group 3, including possible opponents like France, Netherlands, Portugal if finishing second, or Italy, Greece, Denmark if topping the group.

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England's football team has made a strong comeback in the 2026/27 Nations League campaign after starting with a loss to Spain. They won against the Czech Republic in Prague and then defeated Croatia 7-0, securing their position for the quarter-finals. Despite not being officially confirmed yet, England is almost guaranteed to finish as either group winners or runners-up in Nations League A, Group 3. With two games left in November's international break, it is mathematically nearly impossible for Croatia to overtake them. This performance marks a significant improvement after their shock relegation and immediate promotion in the previous season.

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England GPE · 8× Nations League ORG · 7× Spain GPE · 3× Croatia GPE · 2× Tuchel PERSON · 2× Czech Republic GPE · 1× Czechs NORP · 1× Nations League A ORG · 1× Prague GPE · 1× Thomas Tuchel’s PERSON · 1×

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Having started the 2026/27 campaign with a loss to Spain, despite leading 2-1 at one stage, England have bounced back in style by beating the Czechs in Prague and then thumping Croatia 7-0 at the weekend to put themselves in a great position to advance to the quarter-finals.

framing: assertive · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-06

🔮 Whether that be as group winners or runners-up will ultimately be determined during the November international break, but Thomas Tuchel’s side have positioned themselves well to qualify for the Nations League knockout stage with two games to spare.

2026-10-06 · Evening Standard

What England need to qualify for Nations League quarter-final · assertive framing

2026-10-07 · Evening Standard

Who can England face in Nations League quarter-final? Next opponents confirmed after Czech Republic win · assertive framing

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From topping their group and qualifying for the Nations League finals and finishing third to suffering a shock relegation in 2022/23 and then immediate promotion, England have done almost everything except win the competition. asserted

England → top → competition

England → start → finals

Whether that be as group winners or runners-up will ultimately be determined during the November international break, but Thomas Tuchel’s side have positioned themselves well to qualify for the Nations League knockout stage with two games to spare. asserted

side → determine → games

How England can qualify for Nations League quarter-final asserted

England → qualify → final

Victory for England against Czech Republic at Wembley practically guarantees Tuchel’s side a top two finish in Nations League A, Group 3, and Croatia’s 2-1 defeat by world champions Spain should be enough to see the Three Lions through. asserted

defeat → guarantee → Lions

They are not technically into the knockout stages just yet, though, but mathematically, it is nigh-on impossible for the Croats to jump above them. asserted

Croats → jump → them

They would need to defeat the Three Lions by eight unanswered goals at Wembley in November to stop Tuchel’s men progressing. asserted

men → need → November

As such, England, six points clear of their rivals, can pretty much consider themselves qualified for the last eight. asserted

themselves → consider → eight

Who can England face in Nations League quarter-final? asserted

England → face → final

The four group winners will face the four runners-up in a two-legged Nations League quarter-final. asserted

winners → face → final

The group winners will all be seeded and will have home advantage in their respective second leg ties. asserted

winners → seed → ties

Teams from the same group cannot be paired together in the knockout stage, therefore England and Spain - for example - would be kept apart. asserted

England → pair → example

As things stand, if England finish second in Group 3 their potential Nations League quarter-final opponents would be France, Netherlands or Portugal. asserted

opponents → stand → Group

Topping the group would set up a possible quarter-final showdown with Italy, Greece or Denmark. asserted

Topping → top → Italy

The draw for the 2026/27 Nations League quarter-final will take place after the league phase concludes in November, with the ties scheduled to take place in March 2027. asserted

ties → take → March

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