Top national teams that played out of their division in Nations League 2024-2025

The Nations League was created so that the national teams could play against equal opponents and in such a fight raise their overall level. Confrontations in which the betting on football over 1.5 prediction or even higher will not be of interest to neutral spectators. Therefore, in the League of Nations, opponents are divided into 4 divisions. Let's look at the top teams. which xGscore.io analysts consider worthy to play in other divisions, not in those where they played in the current draw.

England

England's relegation to Division B surprised many. It makes much more sense for this team to be playing in an elite division and their promotion in one draw seems like a correct event. It is difficult to make not correct score betting on this national team's matches when they play against:

• Greece;
• Ireland;
• Finland.

As a result, the England team won in 5 out of 6 matches, conceding only 3 goals. But the loss to Greece also surprised many. However, in general, it is only 1 match out of 6 in which England performed below its usual level. Therefore, the progenitors of football should be playing in the elite division, where they deservedly returned.

Greece

England's group rival could have gone directly into Division A. The Hellenes had the same number of points, but the goal difference was worse. As a result, having exchanged wins with England in the group, the team remained in second place. Ironically, their opponent will be another British team - Scotland.

If there were difficulties with England, but Pavlidis found the keys to their goal, it should be easier with Scotland. In general, Greece shows football, which has not been seen by them for a long time. Therefore, the team is well deserving of promotion to Division A, because, in the current tournament, they had no opponents, except for the only top in the group.

Finland

A year ago, this was a team that had some promise. But over the past year, the team has not performed in the best way. Yes, they got England and Greece in the group. But they could have done better against Ireland. As a result, the team dropped to Division C with zero points and only two goals scored.

At least for that reason, Finland deservedly dropped to Division C. But whether it was worth it to go to a higher division for such results remains a question.

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan's start in the Nations League was promising. The team managed to get a nil-nil draw against formidable Norway. But then there were 5 failed matches. As a result, the team is relegated to Division C with just 1 point. At the same time, Kazakhstan did not score a single goal and conceded 15.

Such results show that it is too early for the team to move to division B and they are more comfortable in C.

Sweden

Sweden's relegation to Division C was a shock to everyone. But the team with the strongest attacking players managed to get back to Division B quite quickly.

The team won 5 out of 6 matches and only drew once. Therefore, the Swedes deserve to play in higher divisions, and next season they may already be fighting for division A.

Conclusion

Of course, these are not all the national teams that could have played in other divisions. Romania pleasantly surprised the fans. Montenegro, after successfully qualifying for Euro 2024, failed in the Nations League. And there are many such teams. However, the teams we have singled out surprised us the most in the group stage. And in the next Nations League draw, they are the ones to watch first and foremost.