HOW THEY LINE UP

LEAGUE A Pot 1: Netherlands, France, Germany Pot 2: Iceland, Switzerland, Belgium Pot 3: Poland, Italy, Portugal Pot 4: Croatia, England, Spain LEAGUE B Pot 1: Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovakia Pot 2: Turkey, Sweden, Russia Pot 3: Northern Ireland, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Austria Pot 4: Denmark, Republic of Ireland, Wales. LEAGUE C Pot 1: Israel, Albania, Scotland Pot 2: Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary Pot 3: Cyprus, Bulgaria, Norway, Slovenia Pot 4: Lithuania, Montenegro, Serbia, Romania LEAGUE D Group 1: Andorra, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Georgia Group 2: San Marino, Moldova, Luxembourg, Belarus Group 3: Kosovo, Malta, Faroe Islands, Azerbaijan Group 4: Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, Armenia, Macedonia HOW DO THE LEAGUES WORK? Teams play every other opponent twice (one home fixture and one away), and the nation that finishes at the top of each table will gain promotion into the league above them, while those who finish at the bottom will drop into the league below them.

So, if Wales – who are in League B – finish at the top of the table after their four fixtures, they will be promoted into League A. But if they finish bottom, they will be relegated to League C. Given that Wales,

only have two opponents, they will play on only four of the allocated six matchdays.

The top four-ranked League B teams that do not qualify for UEFA EURO 2020 will enter play-offs in March 2020, with one finals place on offer. WALES’ FIXTURES Thursday, September 6, 2018: Republic of Ireland (h) Sunday, September 9, 2018: Denmark (a) Tuesday, October 16, 2018: Republic of Ireland (a) Friday, November 16, 2018: Denmark (h)