Italy host France in matchday five of the UEFA Nations League

Italy host France on 12 November 2026 at 22:45 Saudi Arabia and Damascus time, in a meeting between the two sides in matchday five of Group A in League A of the UEFA Nations League for the 2026 season.

In their last outing, Italy beat Turkey 3-1 at home, after drawing 1-1 away to France in the match before that, as well as beating Turkey 4-1 away, losing to Belgium 0-2 at home, and beating Greece 1-0 away.

As for France, their recent results were as follows: a 4-1 win over Belgium at home, a 1-1 draw with Italy at home, a 1-0 win over Belgium away, a 1-0 win over Turkey away, and a 3-1 win over Northern Ireland at home.

The two sides have met in previous matches, with their last encounter ending in a 1-1 draw on 2 October 2026 at France's ground, and before that France beat Italy 3-1 on 17 November 2024 at Italy's ground, France also won 3-1 on 6 September 2024 at their own ground, and France won 3-1 on 1 June 2018 also at their own ground.

In the Group A standings of League A, France top the table with 10 points from 4 matches, having won 3 and drawn 1 without any defeats, scoring 7 goals and conceding 2. Italy sit in second place with 7 points from 4 matches, having won 2, drawn 1 and lost 1, scoring 8 goals and conceding 5.