Turkiye vs France UEFA Nations League A preview: All you need to know
- On Friday, September 25, 2026, Turkey hosts France at Kocaeli Stadium for a UEFA Nations League A fixture, with France sitting second in the group and Turkey fourth.
- French icon Zinedine Zidane begins his managerial tenure for France today, succeeding Didier Deschamps after leading Real Madrid to three Champions League crowns between 2016 and 2018.
- France enters the match without Arsenal centre-back William Saliba and midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni due to injuries, while Kylian Mbappe captains the side against a fully fit Turkey squad.
- Bayern Munich's Michael Olise brings four goals in four Bundesliga outings this season, while Real Madrid playmaker Arda Guler provides Turkey's offensive threat; Turkey conceded before the 30th minute in their last four outings.
- Despite France's stronger overall head-to-head record across four meetings, the most recent fixture ended 1-1, and the Turks remain unbeaten in their last nine Nations League home matches.
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Ten of the 33 blues summoned for this long national break will remain in Coverciano and will not leave for the trip against Turkey. This is the choice of Roberto Mancini, ct azzurro, who preferred not to subject the whole group to the trip to Ankara, where Monday evening Italy will face the Turkish national in the second race of [...] L'articolo Ten blues do not leave for the trip to Turkey: objective not to stress the whole group comes from Il …
We're reviewing Turkey's match against Italy in the second round of Level I competitions with the European Football Leagues, and the transmission channels.
Here is a list of the 10 Italian national team players left out by Mancini ahead of the match against Türkiye in the UEFA Nations League on Tuesday (29/9/2026).
ITALY lost in the first match of the Nations League.
The Inter midfielder and Roma defender remain in Coverciano. The choices for Monday's challenge against Montella
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