The national team of Lithuania will play in group C2 of the League of Nations, which also includes Romania, having beaten the national team of Gibraltar with a score of 1:0 in the playoff match.

Lithuania, a rival of Romania in the League of Nations

The game was played in Faro (Portugal), and the only goal was scored by Armandas Kuchis (’60).

Each team had one player eliminated: Dale Cowling (’26 – Gibraltar goalkeeper) and Edvinas Girdvainis (’71 – Lithuanian defender).

Lithuanian Edvinas Hertmonas, goalkeeper of Cluj University, remained on the bench.

Thus, Lithuania will play in Group C2 of the League of Nations (with Romania, Kosovo and Cyprus), and Gibraltar in Group D1 (San Marino, Liechtenstein).

Romania League of Nations 2024/25 edition

Kosovo – Romania / Friday, September 6

Romania – Lithuania / Monday, September 9

Cyprus – Romania / Saturday, October 12

Lithuania – Romania / Tuesday, October 15

Romania – Kosovo / Friday, November 15

Romania – Cyprus / Monday, November 18.

*All matches will take place from 21:45.

What you need to know about the League of Nations

According to the regulations, first place means direct promotion to League B of the next Nations League draw, while second place leads to the promotion play-offs

At the same time, 4th place leads to direct relegation to League D, while 3rd place keeps the national team in the same value echelon of the competition, League C, also for the next edition.

The 2024-25 UEFA Nations League will also have a direct impact on European qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

The top 4 winners of the Nations League groups, excluding the first two groups in the previous round, will participate in the World Cup play-offs along with all 12 second-placed teams in the classic qualifiers.

Thus, there will be four play-offs, each with 4 teams competing in a semi-final-final system, and the last 4 European teams participating in the World Cup will be determined by the United States of America, Mexico and Canada.