The competition was expanded for this edition, with a new quarter-final stage played over two legs on 20 and 23 March. Ties involved the League A group winners and runners-up, with the quarter-final victors advancing to June's finals.

Germany wasted no time asserting themselves at Westfalenstadion, nearly opening the scoring within seconds. Maximilian Mittelstädt found space inside the box just 15 seconds in but couldn't

Germany squandered a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 against Italy on Sunday but still earned a nerve-racking 5-4 aggregate victory to set up a Nations League semi-final against Portugal in June.