England have been “robbed” of drawing Kazakhstan in their Uefa Nations League group, due to a little-known rule.
England had already been drawn with Finland and Ireland in group 2, with Kazakhstan the next name to come out of the hat.
UEFAKazakhstan were the next team out of the hat for Group Two[/caption]
UEFABut they were drawn in Group Three instead[/caption]
But a rule that limits the distance Kazakhstan have to travel in Uefa competitions means they could not be put in a group with England and Ireland.
Prior to the draw, it was agreed that Kazakhstan could only be drawn in a group with only one of England, Ireland and Wales.
England were given Greece instead as the third team in B2.
That saw Kazakhstan put into Group three instead, alongside Austria, Norway and Slovenia.
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