Each team will play six matches within their group, using the home-and-away round-robin format on double matchdays in September, October and November 2024.

The host country will be selected by the UEFA Executive Committee, preferably hosted by one of the participating teams, with the winners of the final crowned as the champions of the UEFA Nations League.

If the aggregate score is level, extra time is played without the away goals rule.

If the score remains level after extra time, a penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner.

[10] The seeding pots for the league phase were confirmed on 2 December 2023,[11] and were based on the access list ranking.

[4] The draw for the league phase took place at the Maison de la Mutualité in Paris, France, on 8 February 2024, 18:00 CET.

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 9 February 2024, the day following the draw.

[71] The winner of quarter-final between Italy and Germany was selected by UEFA as the host for the final tournament.