25 UEFA Nations League encounter on
Thursday night at the Rajko Mitic Stadium in Belgrade, just over seven weeks after their victory at Euro 2024.
La Roja, the reigning Nations League champions, will play in League A Group 4 against Denmark and Switzerland, along with Serbia.
Spain is getting ready for their first game since defeating England 2-1 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on July 14 to win Euro 2024 and become the first country to win the title four times.
Unquestionably the most exceptional acts on the continent, La Roja won in Germany with all due justice. They not only became the first team from Europe to win all seven games in a major competition (the World Cup and the Euros), but they also scored the most goals (15) of any team in Euros history.
Luis de la Fuente led his side to victory at the 2022-23 Nations League, and he has won 17 of his 21 games as Spain’s head coach since assuming the position in December 2022. Euro 2024 marks his second major championship.
After earning 11 points from six games, Spain did in fact top their group, ahead of Portugal, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. They went on to defeat Croatia in the final on penalties after a 0-0 stalemate with Italy in the semifinals.
Spain, who are now ranked third in the world by FIFA, will be considered the favorites to win League A Group 4 this time around. They will start their campaign against Serbia, who they have only ever played in a friendly match, beating 2-0 back in May 2012.
For the first time since 2000, Serbia participated in the European Championship this summer as an independent country. Many people predicted that they would advance past the group stage, but in the end, they were nothing more than a pretense.
Moreover, with just two points from games against England, Denmark, and Slovenia, the Eagles finished bottom of Group C at Euro 2024- meaning Dragan Stojkovic has now lost all six of his matches in command of Serbia at major competitions.
However, Serbia’s last Nations League campaign brought them greater delight as they were promoted to League A after winning four of their six games and topping League B Group 4 ahead of Sweden, Norway, and Slovenia.
FIFA has Serbia ranked 32nd in the world.
In the last three Nations League events, Serbia has advanced from League C to League A, with a record of nine victories, six draws, and just three losses.
The Eagles will have a tough opening match on Thursday against Spain, who have only lost two of their past 21 international matches since the start of 2023, thus they may have trouble winning League A Group 4.