The seven points collected by the Cyprus Men’s National Team in its first four matches in League C of the UEFA Nations League keep the team on track to achieve its objectives.
Cyprus currently has seven points and sits in second place in the group, behind Montenegro, who have 10 points. Armenia have four points, while Latvia have one.
Cyprus will complete its campaign with an away match against Armenia on 12 November, followed by a home game against Montenegro on 15 November.
The schedule for the final two matchdays:
Matchday 5
Thursday, 12 November
19:00 Armenia – Cyprus
21:45 Montenegro – Latvia
Matchday 6
Sunday, 15 November
16:00 Cyprus – Montenegro
16:00 Latvia – Armenia
Standings (points, goals):
- Montenegro — 10 points, 4-3
- Cyprus — 7 points, 3-2
- Armenia — 4 points, 4-5
- Latvia — 1 point, 2-6
The team finishing first will be promoted to League B. The team finishing second will enter promotion play-offs against a team that finishes bottom of a League B group.
Based on the tie-breaking criteria, Cyprus needs one point from its away match against Armenia to secure second place.
If the national team collects six points from its final two matches, it could even challenge for first place, although everything will depend on the result of the match against Montenegro.
Tie-breaking criteria according to the UEFA Nations League regulations:
a. More points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question.
b. Superior goal difference in the group matches played among the teams in question.
c. More goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question.
d. If, after applying the above criteria, the teams are still tied, criteria (e) to (k) will be applied, in the following order, to the two or more teams that remain tied:
e. Superior goal difference in all group matches.
f. More goals scored in all group matches.
g. More away goals scored in all group matches.
h. More wins in all group matches.
i. More away wins in all group matches.
j. Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received by players and team officials in all group matches:
- red card = 3 points;
- yellow card = 1 point;
- dismissal following two yellow cards in the same match = 3 points.
k. Higher position in the access list for the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League.
