UEFA Nations League finals to start Wednesday

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) - The 2023 UEFA Nations League finals will start in the Dutch city of Rotterdam on Wednesday.

Hosts the Netherlands will take on Croatia in a semifinal match at Rotterdam's Feyenoord Stadium.

The match will start at 1845GMT.

Feyenoord's home ground in Rotterdam, and Enschede, the home of Twente, will host the final four.

On Thursday, Spain will face Italy at the Twente Stadium. This match will also begin at 1845GMT.

The final and the third-place playoff will be held on Sunday.

All the four nations in the 2023 finals are currently in the top 10 of FIFA rankings.

UEFA's biennial international football competition, the Nations League, which was launched in 2018, was previously won by Portugal in 2019, and France in 2021.

The Netherlands are the 2019 silver medalists in the inaugural tournament won by Portugal.

Spain completed the 2021 Nations League in the second place after France beat them in the final. Italy were third in the 2021 contest.

Croatia have no previous Nations League finals experience.