UEFA Nations League, League A 5ItalyITA 12/11/2026 19:45 FranceFRA Venue San Siro/Giuseppe MeazzaPreview for Italy v FranceZindine Zidanes France can secure a place in the Nations League quarter-finals at San Siro on Thursday night. They lead Group A1 by three points from Italy, and a win in Milan would guarantee a top-two finish.The sides drew 1-1 at the Stade de France in October with Alessandro Bastoni replying to a Michael Olise strike.France have been the more consistent side, taking 10 points from their first four games and conceding only twice. They have won both of their away games 1-0, and they remain unbeaten in the competition.They have shown a willingness to persevere as well. In their last outing, at home to Belgium, they trailed heading into the final 15 minutes but then blew the Red Devils away in the final quarter an hour with Desire Doue and Rayan Cherki turning the game around before Michael Olise added two late goals in a 4-1 win.Italy are second in the pool with seven points. They lost 2-0 at home to Belgium in their opening game, but bounced back with a 4-1 win in Turkey, before drawing in Paris and then beating the Turks 3-1 at home. The Azzurri have bad recent memories of facing France in Milan. France won 3-1 there in the last Nations League campaign, a few months after Italy had won 3-1 in Paris.Theres added motivation for Italy after missing out on the 2026 World Cup, where France reached the semi-finals and finished fourth.The Nations League Table UEFA Nations League 2026 World League A Group A #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 4 1 France431072510 W D W W 2 Italy42118537 W D W L 3 Belgium42026516 L W L W 4 Trkiye4004211-90 L L L L Position 1, 2 : Play Offs: Quarter-finals Position 3, 4 : Possible Play-off Team News for Italy v FranceItaly are without defender Gianluca Mancini, who is injured, with Federico Gatti called up as his replacement. Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Giacomo Raspadori and Moise Kean are also sidelined. Nicolo Zaniolo withdrew on Tuesday due to personal reasons.For France, Bournemouths Eli Junior Kroupi has replaced injured Inter Milan forward Marcus Thuram, who picked up a right hamstring issue in his clubs win over Como.Bayern Munich centre-half Dayot Upamecano is back from suspension.Expected line-ups for Italy v FranceItaly: Donnarumma; Kayode, Scalvini, Bastoni, Calafiori; Barella, Tonali, Doumbia; Vergara, P Esposito, S EspositoFrance: Maignan; Gusto, Upamecano, Jacquet, Truffert; Tchouamni, Cherki, Rabiot; Olise, Mbapp, DouRecent Form & Stats for Italy v FranceItalys Pio Esposito has scored seven goals in just 13 senior appearancesOlise has contributed four goals and two assists in this Nations League campaign Recent Results : Italy UEFA Nations League Italy ITA W 3 1 2026-10-05 Trkiye TUR UEFA Nations League France FRA D 1 1 2026-10-02 Italy ITA 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 Recent Results : France UEFA Nations League France FRA W 4 1 2026-10-05 Belgium BEL UEFA Nations League France FRA D 1 1 2026-10-02 Italy ITA 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 Where to Watch Italy v France: TV and online streamsItaly v France kicks off at7:45pm GMT (8:45pm local time) on Thursday, November 12at San Siro in Milan.The match is live onPrime Videos pay-per-view service and is available for �2.49. In the US, its onFOX Sportsat2:45pm ET.Prediction for Italy v FranceItaly will be competitive but France have superior players all over the field. If Zidane can get his tactics right then the visitors ought to claim all three points. Match PredictionItaly 0 2 France Topics France National Football Team Italy National Football Team Zinedine Zidane 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 Real Madrid apologise for Mbappe gaffe and express deep respect for China Jon Fisher 28th October, 2026 Why Kylian Mbappe and La Liga have said sorry to China Ben Miller 27th October, 2026 Nations League: Italy go second with Turkey win as Northern Ireland held but remain top Cian Cheesbrough 6th October, 2026 France 4-1 Belgium: Substitutes Doue, Cherki and Olise score late goals in dramatic comeback win Cian Cheesbrough 5th October, 2026 WATCH: Lukebakio puts Belgium ahead vs France after sublime Lavia assist Cian Cheesbrough 5th October, 2026 France vs Belgium: Line-ups confirmed for Nations League clash Mitch Fretton 5th October, 2026
