Not to be confused with 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals, the final tournament of the Nations League.
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| Event | 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals | ||||||
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| Date | 10 October 2021 | ||||||
| Venue | San Siro, Milan | ||||||
| Referee | Anthony Taylor (England) | ||||||
| Attendance | 31,511 | ||||||
| Weather | Clear night 12°C 57% humidity | ||||||
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The 2021 UEFA Nations League Final was a football match that determined the winners of the final tournament of the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League. It was the second final of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA. The match was held on 10 October 2021 at the San Siro in Milan, Italy, and was contested by Spain and France.
France won the match 2–1 for their first UEFA Nations League title.
Venue[]
The final will be played at the San Siro in Milan, home to Milan and Inter Milan.
Route to the final[]
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Spain | Round | France | ||
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| Opponents | Result | League phase | Opponents | Result |
 Germany
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1–1 (A) | Match 1 |  Sweden
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1–0 (A) |
 Ukraine
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4–0 (H) | Match 2 |  Croatia
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4–2 (H) |
 Switzerland
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1–0 (H) | Match 3 |  Portugal
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0–0 (H) |
| Ukraine
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0–1 (A) | Match 4 | Croatia
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2–1 (A) |
| Switzerland
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1–1 (A) | Match 5 | Portugal
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1–0 (A) |
| Germany
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6–0 (H) | Match 6 | Sweden
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4–2 (H) |
| Group A4 winner
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Final standings | Group A3 winner
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| Opponents | Result | Nations League Finals | Opponents | Result |
 Italy
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2–1 | Semi-finals |  Belgium
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3–2 |
Pre-match[]
Officials[]
Anthony Taylor was selected as the referee for the final. On 8 October 2021, the UEFA Referees Committee announced the officiating team for the final, led by 42-year-old English referee Anthony Taylor of the Football Association. He will be joined by seven of his compatriots, including assistant referees Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. Craig Pawson will serve as the fourth official, while Stuart Burt was selected as the reserve assistant referee. At UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, Stuart Attwell will work as the video assistant referee (VAR) for the match. Chris Kavanagh and Lee Betts were appointed as assistant VAR officials, along with Dutchman Pol van Boekel.
Taylor has been a FIFA referee since 2013. The match is his third UEFA final as lead referee, having officiated the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Final and the 2020 UEFA Super Cup. He also was selected as a referee at UEFA Euro 2020, where he officiated three matches. He previously served as an additional assistant referee at UEFA Euro 2016, including the final, as well as in the 2015 UEFA Europa League Final and 2016 UEFA Champions League Final. Domestically, he officiated the FA Cup final in 2017 and 2020, the Football League Cup final in 2015, and the FA Community Shield in 2015. The final will be the fourth time Taylor had refereed Spain (two wins and one loss) and the third for France (one win and one loss).
Team selection[]
Spain had all their players available for selection. However, Ferran Torres was a doubt with an ankle issue which required him to be substituted out of Spain's semi-final against Italy and miss Spain's final training session. France had two players missing, after left-back Lucas Digne left the squad due to a muscle injury, while midfielder Adrien Rabiot testing positive for SARS‑CoV‑2.
Both teams made two changes to their starting line-ups after their semi-final victories. Spain replaced centre-back Pau Torres with Eric García and midfielder Koke with Rodri, while France replaced centre-back Lucas Hernandez with Presnel Kimpembe and COVID-positive Rabiot with Aurélien Tchouaméni.
Match[]
Details[]
| 10 October 2021 20:45 CEST |
Spain 
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1–2 |  France
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San Siro, Milan Attendance: 31,511 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
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Oyarzabal  64'
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Report | Benzema 66' Mbappé 80'
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Assistant referees:
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Match rules
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