Zinedine Zidane takes charge of his first home game as France boss as they host Italy in the UEFA Nations League. Zidane, a World Cup winner with Les Bleus as a player in 1998, has won his first two games as coach, claiming 1-0 victories over Turkey and Belgium away from home.Now his team face an Azzurri side that earned a confidence-boosting 4-1 win in Turkey last time out, that triumph the first of Roberto Mancinis second spell in charge.101GreatGoals has the full team news from an enticing fixture at the Stade de France.France team newsZidane makes six changes from the starting XI from the 1-0 win over Belgium.Maghnes Akliouche, Bradley Barcola, Eduardo Camavinga, Andy Diouf, Maxence Lacroix and Esteban Lepaul all drop to the bench.Dayot Upamecano and Adrien Truffert come in at the back for Lacroix and Diouf, while Adrien Rabiot replaces Camavinga in midfield.Michael Olise, Rayan Cherki and Ousmane Dembele come in for Akliouche, Barcola and Lepaul respectively.France: Maignan; Kalulu, Jacquet, Upamecano, Truffert; Rabiot, Da Cunha; Olise, Cherki, Doue; Dembele.France substitutes: Akliouche, Barcola, Butez, Camavinga, Diouf, Kone, Kounde, Lacroix, Lepaul, Restes, Yoro.Italy team newsItaly: Donnarumma; Kayode, Scalvini, Bastoni, Calafiori; Tonali, Fagioli, Frattesi; Kean, S. Esposito; F.P. Esposito.Italy substitutes: Barella, Carnesecchi, Di Lorenzo, Doumbia, Maldini, Mancini, Ricci, Ruggeri, Scamacca, Vergara, Vicario, Zoma.Nations League Group A1 Table UEFA Nations League 2026 World League A Group A #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 2 1 France22002026 W W 2 Belgium21012113 L W 3 Italy21014313 W L 4 Trkiye200215-40 L L Position 1, 2 : Play Offs: Quarter-finals Position 3 : Relegation Playoffs Position 4 : Relegation Recent Form & Stats for France v ItalyItaly hold the upper hand overall. They have won 20 of their previous 41 meetings. France have won 12 with nine draws.The away side won both of the last Nations League meetings.Italy won 3-1 in Paris and France won 3-1 at San Siro in the 2024-25 campaign. None of the last five games between the two has been a draw.Michael Olise has been involved in 13 goals in 14 France games in 2026.That includes coming off the bench to score the winner against Belgium.Francesco Pio Esposito has six goals in 11 games for Italy.The 21-year-old scored and set up a goal in the 4-1 win over Turkey. Recent Results : France UEFA Nations League Belgium BEL W 0 1 2026-09-28 France FRA UEFA Nations League Trkiye TUR W 0 1 2026-09-25 France FRA World Cup France FRA L 0 2 2026-07-14 Spain ESP World Cup France FRA W 2 0 2026-07-09 Morocco MAR World Cup Paraguay PAR W 0 1 2026-07-04 France FRA Recent Results : Italy UEFA Nations League Trkiye TUR W 1 4 2026-09-28 Italy ITA UEFA Nations League Italy ITA L 0 2 2026-09-25 Belgium BEL Friendlies Greece GRE W 0 1 2026-06-07 Italy ITA Friendlies Luxembourg W 0 1 2026-06-03 Italy ITA Where to Watch France v Italy: TV and online streamsFrance versus Italy kicks off at 7.45pm on Friday night.You can watch it in the UK on Amazon Prime Video for a pay-per-view price of �2.49. Topics France National Football Team Italy National Football Team UEFA Nations League Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read France v Italy: Preview, expected line-ups, stats and where to watch Jon Fisher 2nd October, 2026 Ronaldo saga will not divide us, Jesus vows after Portugal win over Denmark Nicholas McGee 1st October, 2026 Nations League: Netherlands fight back to draw while Parrott stars for Ireland Tom Rostance 1st October, 2026 Denmark 2-4 Portugal: Jesus men put Ronaldo drama to one side with superb win Nicholas McGee 1st October, 2026 Ramos stars as Portugal put Ronaldo drama behind them against Denmark Nicholas McGee 1st October, 2026 Denmark v Portugal: Teams confirmed as Portugal begin life without Ronaldo Tom Rostance 1st October, 2026
