The UEFA Nations League will return for its second edition in the 2020-21 season and the European governing body will hope that the tournament can continue to capture the imagination of fans.
Introduced with the aim of replacing meaningless friendly matches, the idea was to give national teams more competitive action and greater incentives to field their strongest teams.
The second edition of the competition will come just a few months after the conclusion of Euro 2020, meaning there will be a short window before competitive action resumes.
The Nations League 2020-21 draw will take place on Sunday March 8, 2020. Events will begin at 5pm GMT (12 noon ET).
The draw ceremony will be held at the Beurs van Berlage Conference Centre in Amsterdam, which will also host the 44th UEFA Congress earlier in the week, on Tuesday March 3.
There are four Leagues - A, B, C and D. Leagues A, B and C will be divided into four groups of four. League D will be divided into two groups: one group of four and one group of three.
League A features the top 16 teams ranked by their UEFA team coefficient. Portugal, the Netherlands, England and Switzerland - last year's four semi-finalists - are the top seeds.
League B features the teams ranked 17 to 32, with the likes of Russia, Wales, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland in this pool.
Teams ranked 33 to 48 - including Greece, Kosovo and Belarus among others - make up League C.
League D is the smallest section, featuring the lowest-ranked seven teams.
The 2020-21 edition of the Nations League will begin on September 3, 2020, with group games being played across September, October and November.
The finals will then take place on June 2, 3 and 6 the following year, with the relegation play-off matches set for March 2022.
A full breakdown of the Nations League 2020-21 fixtures, results and group tables will appear here after the draw has been made.
The Nations League 2020-21 is linked with the UEFA qualifying for World Cup 2022, providing two places in the play-offs.
Ten World Cup qualifying group winners advance directly to the tournament in Qatar and the 10 runners-up qualify for the play-offs.
The remaining play-off places are reserved for the best two Nations League group winners (based on overall ranking) who did not directly qualify or reach the play-offs in the World Cup qualifying stage.
Portugal won the inaugural edition of the UEFA Nations League in 2018-19. The Selecao defeated the Netherlands in the final to get their hands on the trophy.
Having topped a group containing Italy and Poland in League A, Portugal booked their place in the finals, where they were paired with Switzerland in the semi-finals.
They defeated the Swiss by a score of 3-1, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a hat-trick - the decisive goals coming in the 88th and 90th minute.
A solitary goal from Goncalo Guedes was the difference in the final against the Dutch as Portugal secured a 1-0 victory on home turf at Estadio do Dragao.