UEFA Nations League Winner Odds

The Nations League is back.

UEFA's second edition of the competition returns with the group stage in September, and will be played until November, with the finals being held in June 2021.

Ahead of the tournament, we've taken a look into the outright winner odds for the competition. Before delving into Betway's prices though, take a look at League A and the drawn groups:

Group 1: Netherlands, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland
Group 2: England, Belgium, Denmark, Iceland
Group 3: Portugal, France, Sweden, Croatia
Group 4: Switzerland, Spain, Ukraine, Germany

Due to the league structure, one of the above teams will win the Nations League next year - no other country is applicable.

As per UEFA: Teams play each other home and away, with the four group winners of League A qualifying into the latter rounds.

Despite a disappointing run-out in the inaugural competition, the 2018 World Cup Winners in France have been made the 5/1 outright favourites for this season's Nations League.

This was the case last year, and given Les Bleus' quality on paper, it's hard to argue against it. The likes of Kylian Mbappe, Paul Pogba and Antoine Griezmann are capable of hurting any opposition on their day, as we saw back in 2018.

Such form has been continued since their WC victory campaign, with France being undefeated in their last seven games. They won eight of their ten EURO qualifying fixtures, scoring 25 goals along the way. Although all of the attention gets placed on their attacking stars, Didier Deschamps has established a defensively sound team.

Across the park, they are arguably the strongest XI in Europe. Their tag as the favourites will not come as a surprise to many punters.

10 games. 10 wins. 3 goals conceded. Belgium always seem to breeze through the qualifying stages of any European competition.

Their EURO opponents were certainly favourable, but it's hard to argue against such form, which act as context as how to Roberto Martínez's side will enter the Nations League.

Like France, a lot of emphasis is placed on Belgium's frontline, which is compromised of Kevin de Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard. Such firepower is strong enough to win any tournament, but Belgium have notoriously fallen short over the past 5-6 years.

They were heavy favourites to progress from their group in last season's Nations League, but lost out to Switzerland. Do they have a mentality problem? At 11/2 to win the competition, the bookmakers are clearly expecting them to go further this time out.

"It's coming home" were the cries in both 2018 and 2019.

England defied the odds in the Nations League last time out, proceeding from their group against Spain and newly-found foes in Croatia. Despite taking the lead in the semi-finals though, Gareth Southgate's men fell to the Netherlands, who ended up winning the game 3-1 in extra-time.

The Three Lions have no doubt progressed under the Englishman's leadership, forming an exciting and energetic side.

Their clash with Belgium in the group will be identified as the most crucial, and the two games could be the decider between qualification or not.

At 6/1, England are the third favourites with Betway.

Last year's winners in Portugal have been granted a big underdog price of 14/1 to retain the trophy. Fernando Santos' men have been drawn in the same group as favourites France, hence their hefty odds.

Cristiano Ronaldo and co can never be ruled out though, as we saw through their EURO success in 2014. The other two nations in their group have been given larger outright prices - Croatia at 20/1 and Sweden at 66/1.

Coming in at 15/2, Holland and Spain share fairly generous odds. Last year's finalists in the Netherlands will need to overcome a tough task in Italy, but the bookmakers fancy their chances, with the latter being given an outright price of 11/1.

It looks a two-way battle between Spain and Germany in Group 4, with there not being much to split the two. Joachim Löw's men come in at 8/1, and they will certainly be looking for a more productive campaign this time around. During the first edition of the Nations League, they failed to register a single win.

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