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France vs Italy: match report
France hosted Italy at Stade de France on Friday 2 October 2026, in the Nations League (round 3). France are without 1 player (Mattéo Guendouzi); Italy have no reported absences. Jesús Gil Manzano is the referee, averaging 5.0 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.5.
Result and scorers
France 1-1 Italy. Goals: Michael Olise 55' for France; Alessandro Bastoni 68' for Italy. Attendance: 77,118.
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Key moments (contains the result)
- 54' Yellow card: Nicolò Fagioli (Italy)
- 55' Goal: Michael Olise (France) 1-0
- 68' Goal: Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) 1-1
- 74' Yellow card: Dayot Upamecano (France)
- 73' Yellow card: Moise Kean (Italy)
- 82' Yellow card: Antonio Vergara (Italy)
- 85' Second yellow: Dayot Upamecano (France)
- 90'+2' Yellow card: Alessandro Bastoni (Italy)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 64.6% | Possession | 35.4% |
| 18 | Shots | 14 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 6 | Corners | 4 |
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
France 4-3-3
Coach: Zinédine Zidane
- 16 Mike Maignan GK
- 2 Pierre Kalulu DEF
- 22 Jérémy Jacquet DEF
- 4 Dayot Upamecano DEF
- 3 Adrien Truffert DEF
- 9 Rayan Cherki MID
- 21 Lucas Da Cunha MID
- 14 Adrien Rabiot MID
- 11 Michael Olise FWD
- 7 Ousmane Dembélé FWD
- 20 Désiré Doué FWD
Bench
- 6 Eduardo Camavinga MID
- 12 Bradley Barcola FWD
- 17 Maxence Lacroix DEF
- 1 Guillaume Restes GK
- 23 Jean Butez GK
- 5 Jules Koundé DEF
- 15 Leny Yoro DEF
- 13 Andy Diouf MID
- 8 Manu Koné MID
- 19 Estéban Lepaul FWD
- 18 Maghnes Akliouche FWD
Italy 4-3-3
Coach: Roberto Mancini
- 1 Gianluigi Donnarumma GK
- 2 Michael Kayode DEF
- 19 Giorgio Scalvini DEF
- 6 Alessandro Bastoni DEF
- 5 Riccardo Calafiori DEF
- 16 Davide Frattesi MID
- 8 Sandro Tonali MID
- 10 Nicolò Fagioli MID
- 20 Sebastiano Esposito FWD
- 7 Francesco Pio Esposito FWD
- 9 Moise Kean FWD
Bench
- 21 Antonio Vergara MID
- 18 Nicolò Barella MID
- 15 Issa Doumbia MID
- 17 Daniel Maldini FWD
- 11 Gianluca Scamacca FWD
- 13 Guglielmo Vicario GK
- 12 Marco Carnesecchi GK
- 23 Gianluca Mancini DEF
- 22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo DEF
- 3 Matteo Ruggeri DEF
- 4 Samuele Ricci MID
- 14 Mohamed Alì Zoma FWD
Injuries and suspensions
France
- Mattéo Guendouzi suspension, back Mid October 2026
Italy
No reported absences.
Previous meetings
- Sunday 17 November 2024: Italy 1-3 France
- Friday 6 September 2024: France 1-3 Italy
- Friday 1 June 2018: France 3-1 Italy
- Thursday 1 September 2016: Italy 1-3 France
- Wednesday 14 November 2012: Italy 1-2 France