LIVE: France vs Italy – UEFA Nations League

Live Match, Published On 2 Oct 2026 Two-time world champions France host neighbours Italy in a UEFA Nations League Group A1 match. The game will be held at France" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="50025" data-entity-type="location">Stade de France, Saint-Denis, with kickoff scheduled for 8:45pm local time (18:45 GMT). 15 UpdatesWatch out for France’s Michael Olise and Desire DoueOlise’s outrageous finish in Monday’s Belgium game had Zidane going berserk on the sideline, such is his talent. He has been involved in both goals France scored in this year’s Nations League and is also enjoying a flying start at Bayern Munich this term with eight goals and four assists.Doue, 21, is equally impressive – he assisted Olise in the last game, earning player of the match.Michael Olise of France celebrates with Desire Doue after scoring a goal [Mateusz Slodkowski/Getty Images]Italy name their XIRoberto Mancini has made two changes to the Italy side which beat Turkey 4-1 four days ago.Riccardo Calafiori and Moise Kean are handed a start in place of Matteo Ruggeri and Giacomo Raspadori.Italy XI: Donnarumma (goalkeeper), Calafiori, Bastoni, Scalvini, Kayode; Fagioli, Tonali, Frattesi; Esposito, Pio Esposito, Moise Kean.France name their XIZinedine Zidane has made six changes to the starting XI which overcame Belgium 1-0.Adrien Truffert, Dayot Upamecano, Rayan Cherki, Adrien Rabiot, Ousmane Dembele and Monday’s matchwinner Michael Olise come in.Maghnes Akliouche, Maxence Lacroix, Eduardo Camavinga, Bradley Barcola, Andy Diouf and Esteban Lepaul miss out.France XI: Maignan (goalkeeper), Truffert, Upamecano, Jacquet, Kalulu; Rabiot, da Cunha, Cherki; Doue, Dembele, Olise.News of the Italy team sheetThis content is unavailable due to your cookie settings.To continue, please allow functional cookies from third-party platforms.News of the France team sheetThis content is unavailable due to your cookie settings.To continue, please allow functional cookies from third-party platforms.France vs Italy pollYou can get involved in our live coverage of France against Italy via our poll on X:This content is unavailable due to your cookie settings.To continue, please allow functional cookies from third-party platforms.How could France and Italy line up?Probable France XI: Mike Maignan; Jules Kounde, Jeremy Jacquet, Maxence Lacroix, Adrien Truffert; Rayan Cherki, Manu Kone, Adrien Rabiot; Desire Doue, Ousmane Dembele, Bradley BarcolaProbable Italy XI: Gianluigi Donnarumma; Michael Kayode, Giorgio Scalvini, Alessandro Bastoni, Matteo Ruggeri; Sandro Tonali; Davide Frattesi, Nicolo Fagioli; Giacomo Raspadori, Francesco Pio Esposito, Sebastiano EspositoItaly and France’s pre-match team newsItaly have a fully fit squad for the match in France.Kylian Mbappe, meanwhile, is the biggest name missing from the France squad. He picked up a knee injury after scoring the winning goal against Turkiye and has been sidelined for two weeks.Elsewhere, central midfielder Warren Zaire-Emery is out with a thigh injury, and Matteo Guendouzi remains suspended.France’s Kylian Mbappe injured himself in the opening match against Turkiye [Umit Bektas/Reuters]Get instant alerts and updates based on your interests. Be the first to know when big stories happen.Mancini returns to the AzzurriLike France, four-time World Cup winners Italy are also managed by a former player, Roberto Mancini, who is back in the job for the second time.Mancini’s first game back in charge ended in Roman jeers, but the Azzurri responded in style with an emphatic win in their second game.