UEFA Nations League

Thanks for the info, first I've heard about us playing Spainmy brain must have chose not to hear it. Can't believe we are going to qualify tonight though IMO

Wales or Slovakia home or away in final.

Are we more or less guaranteed a playoff at this stage or do we still need a load of results to go our way

its as good as a formality.

This is assuming Hungary come 2nd right? 

If they don’t then isn’t it wales/ Slovakia in the semi?

The draw format is still up in the air as UEFA haven't said specifics around the draw apart from they will try to keep hosts apart, NL Group Winners can't play teams from a higher league and they will start the draw from Path D. 

With host aspect in mind, I imagine they will bump at least one of Romania or Hungary up to path A. That way all hosts that are in the playoff will be in separate paths (Scotland C, Ireland B, Romania or Hungary A - if both qualify for playoffs, one will stay in C)

Bosnia - barring a freakish set of results will be the topped ranked team in League B playoff

Sweden - will most likely qualify directly for the tournament

Austria - 99% will qualify directly directly for the tournament

Wales - Probably 50-50 to qualify directly for the tournament or need the playoffs

Czech Republic - will most likely qualify directly for the tournament

Slovakia - Probably 30% to qualify directly. Most likely will end up in the play offs

Turkey - 99% will qualify directly for the tournament

The Éire - We only do playoffs

Northern Ireland - Most likely need a play off.

The most likely scenario for B is the five below teams qualify for the four B play off spots.

In order of ranking

1. Bosnia

2. Wales

3. Slovakia

4. The Éire

5. Northern Ireland

*If only 4 teams from B qualify, the below is irrelevant as the four teams will play 1st v 4th, 2nd v 3rd. Realistically only Wales or Slovakia can qualify directly (obviously ROI can with a win v Denmark too...) :

Wales qualify directly - Bosnia v NI, Slovakia v ROI

Slovakia qualify directly - Bosnia v NI, Wales v ROI

If 5 (or more) teams qualify for the play offs in Path B, there will be a draw to move teams up to Path A until there are four teams left in Path B. 

Bosnia have to stay in path B as they won their NL Group and ROI will most likely have to stay in path B as the only host nation in that path. So a draw will take place to move one of Wales, Slovakia or Northern Ireland (or any more teams that need a play off from Path B - exception being if Sweden need a play off. As group winners, they must stay in Path B also) up to path A. 

Wales get drawn up to A - Bosnia v NI, Slovakia v ROI.

Slovakia get drawn up to A - Bosnia v NI, Wales v ROI.

NI get drawn up to A - Bosnia v ROI, Wales v Slovakia

Home semi final is gone now as far I can tell unless Slovakia beat Croatia 0-7 away and then draw their last game with Azerbaijan with Wales winning their last two matches. Wales and Slovakia qualify directly for the tournament, every other team above us in B qualifies as expected and leave us as the second best ranked team in B. So you're saying theres a chance...

This cant be right surely? They are in the same qualifying group