Women's Nations League: Scotland face England, Belgium & Netherlands
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Scotland begin their Nations League campaign in September
Scotland are "happy to accept the challenge" of facing England, Belgium and Netherlands in the inaugural Women's Nations League campaign, says head coach Pedro Martinez Losa.
Group A1 fixtures begin with two rounds in September, followed by two more in October and a further two in November/December.
"All of them are very competitive, we were always going to play against one or two of the top seeds - England and the Netherlands are two top opponents," said Martinez Losa.
"Belgium qualified for the Euros. We are happy to be in League A and accepting the challenge. It's good for the development of the team.
"We want to continue developing our performances by being that special team that we want to be in the future."
Scotland lost 2-1 against the Dutch in a friendly in September last year and their last meeting with Belgium was a 5-0 loss in 2017. European champions England last played Scotland at the 2019 World Cup, winning 2-1.
England's Dutch manager Sarina Wiegman said: "I have heard about the rivalry between England and Scotland. I'm expecting a good rivalry as lots of their players play in the Women's Super League so will know our players."
Group winners progress to the finals, which comprises semi-finals and a final and a third and fourth place play-off.
Teams finishing second and third enter promotion and relegation play-offs and bottom sides will be relegated.
The finals and play-offs take place in February, with the top two eligible teams qualifying for the Women's Olympics.