Italy have been drawn Poland and European champions Portugal in Group 3 of the inaugural UEFA Nations League.
Despite their failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, Italy have been assigned a place in the top flight of the four-tier competition.
There will be six group matchdays between September and November, political grounds having separated Armenia and Azerbaijan, plus Russia and Ukraine.
The four Leagues have been split up into four groups, with the 55 countries allocated as per their position on the UEFA national-team coefficient rankings.
Italy have been drawn Poland and European champions Portugal in Group 3 of the inaugural UEFA Nations League.
Despite their failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, Italy have been assigned a place in the top flight of the four-tier competition.
There will be six group matchdays between September and November, political grounds having separated Armenia and Azerbaijan, plus Russia and Ukraine.
The four Leagues have been split up into four groups, with the 55 countries allocated as per their position on the UEFA national-team coefficient rankings.
Each League has its own set of finals, the draws for which will be made in early December of next year, before those matches are played between June 5-9.
Finally, the four League champions will be automatically awarded places at Euro 2020, without the need for qualifying.
The Nations League has been devised as a competitive stop-gap between World Cups and European Championships.
UEFA Nations League draw:
League A
Group 1: Germany, France, Netherlands
Group 2: Belgium, Switzerland, Iceland
Group 3: Portugal, Italy, Poland
Group 4: Spain, England, Croatia
League B
Group 1: Slovakia, Ukraine, Czech Republic
Group 2: Russia, Sweden, Turkey
Group 3: Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Northern Ireland
Group 4: Wales, Republic of Ireland, Denmark
League C
Group 1: Scotland, Albania, Israel
Group 2: Hungary, Greece, Finland, Estonia
Group 3: Slovenia, Norway, Bulgaria, Cyprus
Group 4: Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Lithuania
League D
Group 1: Georgia, Latvia, Kazakhstan, Andorra
Group 2: Belarus, Luxembourg, Moldova, San Marino
Group 3: Azerbaijan, Faroe Islands, Malta, Kosovo
Group 4: FYR Macedonia, Armenia, Liechtenstein, Gibraltar