Spain ready for Monday's UEFA Women's Nations League finals draw
After a brilliant qualification campaign for the final four of the UEFA Women's Nations League and the culmination of an unforgettable 2023 that will always be remembered for that shining World Cup winners star, on Monday Spain will find out their path to the final of this new tournament. In Nyon, at UEFA's headquarters, the draw will be held from 1 p.m. onwards to determine the semi-finals. Spain are joined in the draw by France, the Netherlands and Germany, heavyweight footballing powerhouses who will be fighting to be the first ever winners of this event taking place from 21 to 28 February 2024.
The draw procedure is very simple. There are no seeded teams and the first team to be drawn for each pairing will play as the home team in the semi-final. In other words, the first ball will host the first semi-final and receive the opponent drawn in the second ball. Similarly, the home team for the second semi-final will be the team drawn as the third ball, hosting the team drawn as the fourth ball. The winners of each semi-final will play in the final and the losers will fight for third place, the draw will also decide the home teams for these matches.
The tournament, already important and prestigious in its own right, provides an even more invaluable route to next summer's Olympic Games in Paris. With France already qualified as hosts, two teams will qualify through the UEFA Women's Nations League. Should Spain win their semi-final, they would already have secured their place at the Olympics. Should they lose and France be one of the finalists, they could secure their place at the Games if they win the match for third place.
Following their success at the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, the national team had a remarkable UEFA Nations League group stage. The team coached by Montse Tomé, who will be present at the draw, sparkled with five wins and just one defeat, beating big-name opponents such as Sweden, Italy and Switzerland. Spain finished with 23 goals scored and just nine conceded in six games, sparking increased interest in a team that continues to grow and generate new fans. In fact, in the last match against Sweden, at La Rosaleda where 15,896 spectators beat the attendance record for a Women’s National Team match.