Armenia hosts Georgia in the UEFA Nations League playoffs on Thursday.
Only Armenia or Georgia will book its place in the second tier of the UEFA Nations League when the competition returns on Thursday for the first leg of a promotion double-header. The two teams will meet twice in the space of a week to determine who lines up in League B of next year’s competition – where Georgia finished third in 2024 – and who plays the next edition in League C – where Armenia most recently played. The two teams staged their only previous meetings in the 2020-21 edition of this competition and reunite in Yerevan with much resting on the line.Â
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Georgia will fancy itself to sidestep the threat of Armenia and retain its place in the second tier of the Nations League despite a failure to win any of its last four games.
Willy Sagnol’s side made an ideal start in Group B1 last year after winning 2-of-2, but things swiftly took a turn as Georgia eventually finished in third and just one point behind Ukraine.
A superior head-to-head record over Albania meant the Crusaders avoided automatic relegation to League C, now needing an aggregate win over Armenia to retain League B status.
Armenia squeaked its way into a promotion playoff at the last possible opportunity after Artur Miranyan bungled home a winner away to Latvia back in November.
Former Ajax manager John van ’t Schip will make his debut as Armenia manager after taking over the team in February, and his first challenge in securing promotion is a major one.
It was more than four years ago that Armenia drew at home to Georgia before winning in Tbilisi, and a repeat of those results would be enough to bag a place in League B.
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