Can England pip Spain? Will Scotland and Wales avoid relegation?

The business extremity of nan Women's Nations League group shape is here, pinch England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and nan Republic of Ireland each successful action doubly complete nan adjacent week.

France person already booked their spot successful nan Nations League finals but location are still 3 spots up for grabs, while promotion and relegation betwixt nan groups is besides astatine stake.

England will still dream they tin scope nan finals though they will request to triumph some their games against Portugal and world champions Spain.

Scotland and Wales will some look to gain their first victories of nan title arsenic they conflict against relegation from League A, while Northern Ireland and nan Republic of Ireland could triumph promotion to nan apical league.

BBC Sport takes a look astatine nan title truthful far, what is up for grabs successful nan tourney and really England and Wales' preparations are going for this summer's Euros successful Switzerland.

The convention was launched successful 2023, pinch nan inaugural tourney offering qualification spots for nan 2025 Women's European Championship.

Countries are placed into groups of 3 aliases 4 teams, crossed 3 different leagues, pinch promotion and relegation betwixt nan leagues depending connected nan lucifer results.

And there's a batch astatine stake.

Teams are not only competing for nan Nations League title but their finishing position will besides find wherever they commencement successful nan convention strategy for nan European qualifiers for nan 2027 Women's World Cup.

England, Scotland and Wales are each successful nan apical convention - League A.

Scotland are rooted to nan bottommost of Group A1, pinch 4 defeats successful 4 matches.

They suffered 2 constrictive losses successful February - 1-0 successful Austria and past 2-1 astatine location to nan Netherlands earlier 2 dense defeats by table-toppers Germany successful April - losing 4-0 astatine home and past a 6-1 hammering successful Frankfurt 4 days later.

They will beryllium relegated if they suffer astatine location to Austria connected Friday, earlier they look a travel to nan Netherlands connected Tuesday.

France stay unbeaten astatine nan apical of Group A2 and person already qualified for nan finals.

Next matches successful Group A1 and A2

Group A1: 30 May - Germany v Netherlands, Scotland v Austria; 3 June - Austria v Germany, Netherlands v Scotland.

Group A2: 30 May - France v Switzerland, Norway v Iceland; 3 June - Iceland v France, Switzerland v Norway.

England began their Group A3 run pinch an underwhelming 1-1 tie successful Portugal, but claimed an awesome 1-0 triumph astatine Wembley complete reigning world champions Spain.

The Lionesses, who will effort to take sides their European title successful Switzerland this summer, beat Belgium 5-0 astatine Bristol City's Ashton Gate successful April but a 3-2 defeat by nan aforesaid broadside 4 days later successful Leuven intends they now find themselves successful 2nd spot down Spain.

They big Portugal astatine Wembley connected Friday knowing they will beryllium incapable to suffice for nan finals if they neglect to triumph and Spain hit Portugal.

However, triumph for nan Lionesses and past different 3 points distant to Spain connected Tuesday would seal apical spot for Sarina Wiegman's side.

Wales, who are preparing to compete successful their first awesome women's tourney this summer, are 4 points adrift astatine nan bottommost of Group A4 and still waiting for their first win.

They lost 1-0 to Italy successful their title opener earlier responding pinch 2 awesome 1-1 draws pinch Sweden, either broadside of a 2-1 conclusion by Denmark.

Wales will beryllium relegated connected Friday if they suffer distant to Denmark aliases if they tie and Italy do not suffer to Sweden. They big Italy 4 days later.

Next matches successful Group A3 and A4

Group A3: 30 May - England v Portugal, Belgium v Spain; 3 June - Spain v England, Portugal v Belgium.

Group A4: 30 May - Denmark v Wales, Italy v Sweden; 3 June - Wales v Italy, Sweden v Denmark.

In Group B1, Northern Ireland beryllium 2nd but could still triumph promotion up of Poland, who they way by 3 points. The 2 sides play connected Friday astatine Seaview.

Northern Ireland request to triumph different Poland will apical nan group, pinch nan last information of matches to travel connected Tuesday erstwhile Northern Ireland will recreation to Zenica to play Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Tanya Oxtoby's broadside lost 2-0 distant to nan Poles successful February earlier location wins complete Bosnia-Herzogovina and Romania, positive an distant tie pinch nan Romanians.

The Republic of Ireland are successful 2nd spot successful Group B2, 3 points down leaders Slovenia, who they big connected Tuesday.

Before that lucifer they look a travel to Turkey connected Friday knowing if they neglect to triumph and Slovenia hit Greece, they will beryllium incapable to decorativeness top.

In February, Carla Ward's broadside beat Turkey 1-0 earlier being thrashed 4-0 successful Slovenia. They past picked up 2 wins complete Greece successful April.

Next matches successful Group B1 and B2

Group B1: 30 May - Northern Ireland v Poland, Romania v Bosnia-Herzegovina; 3 June - Bosnia-Herzegovina v Northern Ireland, Poland v Romania.

Group B2: 30 May - Turkey v Republic of Ireland, Slovenia v Greece; 3 June -Republic of Ireland v Slovenia, Greece v Turkey.

Teams were placed successful each convention based connected their rankings astatine nan extremity of nan 2024 women's European qualifying convention stage.

The 4 League A group winners will meet successful two-legged semi-finals. The winners spell into nan last to determine who takes nan Nations League title, while nan losers spell into a third-place play-off. Both nan last and nan third-place necktie will besides beryllium played complete 2 legs.

The teams who decorativeness 4th successful each League A group will beryllium relegated to League B, and nan League B group winners will beryllium promoted.

Each group victor of League C will beryllium promoted to League B, pinch nan teams finishing astatine nan bottommost of League B, arsenic good arsenic 2 of nan lowest classed third-placed teams, dropping to League C.

Spain won nan inaugural Women's Nations League title successful 2024.

The group standings astatine nan extremity of nan Nations League find which teams are placed successful each convention for nan European qualifiers for nan 2027 Women's World Cup.

There will beryllium different tie successful November 2025 to determine nan groups wrong nan 3 leagues.

Teams who decorativeness successful nan apical 2 successful each League A group enactment successful nan apical convention for nan World Cup qualifiers.

The apical 4 teams successful League B will beryllium promoted.

Third-placed teams from League A will person to play nan second-placed teams from League B to determine which 4 teams declare nan last League A spots.

At nan extremity of nan World Cup qualifiers, nan 4 League A winners will suffice straight for nan Women's World Cup. Other teams will beryllium entered into nan play-offs to declare nan remaining spots.

The Nations League group fixtures each return spot earlier nan 2025 Women's Euros, which starts connected 2 July.

League phases

Matchday 5 and six: 30 May-3 June

Finals

Semi-finals (two legs): 22-28 October

Final/third-place play-off (two legs): 26 November-2 December