2023 UEFA Nations League Finals

[1][2] Spain won the final against Croatia, 5–4 on penalties following a 0–0 draw after extra time, for their first UEFA Nations League title.

The bidding timeline was as follows:[5] On 13 April 2022, UEFA announced that Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and Wales had declared interest in hosting the tournament.

[6] Poland and Wales were unable to win Group A4 following their results on 14 June 2022, leaving Belgium and the Netherlands as the remaining potential hosts.

[7] On 25 September 2022, the Netherlands won Group A4 over Belgium and advanced to the Nations League Finals,[8] thereby automatically winning hosting rights, which were confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee on 29 November 2022.

[4] Other potential stadiums, such as the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam (the largest in the country) and the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven, were both unavailable for the tournament due to previously scheduled concerts.

[9] The semi-final pairings were determined by means of an open draw on 25 January 2023, 11:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

[10][11] Former Dutch international Wesley Sneijder, ambassador for the Nations League Finals, drew the match pairings.