I should probably mention it will be a slight change in the rules about merging/forging an alliance between countries. As I see no sence at all by merging for example, Sweden and England, as they don't have anyhing in common.
I want to focus more on merging regions, Scandinavia and Iberia for example. If you want to merge Sweden + Random Nation, I fail to see why we should have a "Nations Cup" at all.
Proposed list of alliances:
Sweden, Norway & Denmark
Belgium & Netherlands
France & Luxembourg
Austria & Switzerland
Spain & Portugal
The Balkans
The Baltic States
UK & Ireland
USA, Canada & Mexico