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How to watch France vs Italy: TV channel and live stream for Nations League game today

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Flood, G. (2026, October 2). How to watch France vs Italy: TV channel and live stream for Nations League game today. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/how-to-watch-france-vs-italy-tv-channel-live-stream-nations-league-game-today-b1299240.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-02 · by George Flood

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Zinedine Zidane's France national team is set to play Italy in a Nations League match at the Stade de France in Paris. This comes after France won its previous two matches against Turkey and Belgium under Zidane’s leadership. The game will be available for viewers in the UK via Amazon Prime Video’s pay-per-view service, with coverage starting at 7:35pm BST ahead of a 7:45pm kick-off, costing £2.49 to watch.
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On Friday, October 2 at 8:45pm local time (18:45 GMT) in Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France, France faced Italy in a UEFA Nations League Group A1 match. This was Zinedine Zidane's first home game as the new coach of France following Didier Deschamps' departure. Despite Kylian Mbappe being out with an injury, France started strong and scored through Michael Olise in the 55th minute from a free kick that hit the crossbar. However, Italy equalized when Alessandro Bastoni scored a low shot in the second half. Dayot Upamecano was sent off late for France, but they managed to hold on for a 1-1 draw. Despite not securing a victory, Zidane praised his team's performance, noting it as encouraging. The match can be viewed through various broadcasters such as La Chaine L'Équipe and TF1+ in France, RAI PLAY and Sky Italia in Italy, FOX Sports and FuboTV in the US, among others.

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George Flood
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🔮 Carrick will be desperate to avoid a repeat on Tuesday night, with Roma’s visit and that of Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday preceding another review of his position from the club hierarchy that is expected to take place during the November international break.
🔮 The beleaguered Man Utd boss may now have only two games left to save his job, with a further review expected during the November international break, following Sunday’s home clash with Aston Villa in the Premier League.
🔮 The plan would always have been that when the ball goes into Mac Allister, Odegaard it’s your job to get after him.
🔮 His performances quickly caught the attention of Arsenal, who will add the Republic of Ireland Under-17 international to their academy ranks in the New Year.
🔮 The under-fire Carrick will remain in charge for the visit of Roma despite a third successive defeat at the hands of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, with Aston Villa also visiting Old Trafford before the next international break begins.
🔮 Alonso’s side will fancy their chances of making it back-to-back victories against a Sunderland outfit who sit rock bottom of the table after being brushed aside by newly-promoted Coventry last time out.
🔮 But to do so they will need to end their hoodoo at this famous old ground, where they have remarkably not won in the league since 2012.
🔮 Barcelona loanee Ronald Araujo, who played in central defence on Wednesday night, is set to resume his regular role at right-back in the absence of the injured Jeremie Frimpong and Conor Bradley.
🔮 But to do so they will need to end their hoodoo at this famous old ground, where they have remarkably not won in the league since 2012.
🔮 Influential midfielder Szoboszlai limped off just over half an hour into his return from a hamstring issue suffered on international duty with Hungary that initially led to him missing two matches, while winger Munoz sustained a knee problem in the same fixture after scoring the equaliser against the Bees. Both players have sat out the last three games in a row against Villarreal, Brighton and Chelsea, though Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola admitted at his pre-match press conference on Friday that there was “a chance” they could each return against Arsenal.
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Belgium France Italy Paris Turkey

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Italy GPE · 3× Turkey GPE · 3× Belgium GPE · 2× France GPE · 2× Paris GPE · 2× Didier Deschamps’ PERSON · 1× Group A1 ORG · 1× Kylian Mbappe PERSON · 1× Les Bleus ORG · 1× Zinedine Zidane PERSON · 1×

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Now Zidane is set for his first home match in charge at the Stade de France against an Italy side who, still reeling from their inexplicable failure to qualify for the World Cup for the third time in succession, were brushed aside at home by Belgium in the first outing of Roberto Mancini’s second stint at the helm after he replaced Gennaro Gattuso in the aftermath of the saga involving first-choice option Andrea Pirlo.
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🔮 Zinedine Zidane will be out to continue his perfect start as Les Bleus boss in Paris, having opened his tenure as Didier Deschamps’ successor with back-to-back wins over Turkey and Belgium to take early control of Group A1.

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Zinedine Zidane will be out to continue his perfect start as Les Bleus boss in Paris, having opened his tenure as Didier Deschamps’ successor with back-to-back wins over Turkey and Belgium to take early control of Group A1. asserted
Zidane → continue → A1
Kylian Mbappe scored the only goal of the game against hosts Turkey last week while suffering a knee injury in the process that ruled him out for the rest of this extended international window, before a brilliant late individual effort from Michael Olise then produced another 1-0 victory in Brussels. asserted
effort → score → Brussels
Now Zidane is set for his first home match in charge at the Stade de France against an Italy side who, still reeling from their inexplicable failure to qualify for the World Cup for the third time in succession, were brushed aside at home by Belgium in the first outing of Roberto Mancini’s second stint at the helm after he replaced Gennaro Gattuso in the aftermath of the saga involving first-choice option Andrea Pirlo. asserted
he → set → Pirlo
However, they bounced back to ruthlessly dispatch Turkey 4-1 on Monday courtesy of efforts from Alessandro Bastoni, Davide Frattesi, debutant Michael Kayode - of Brentford - and Pio Esposito. asserted
they → bounce → Brentford
France vs Italy in the 2026/27 Nations League is available to watch live via Amazon Prime Video’s pay-per-view service. asserted
France → watch → service
A pass to watch the match costs £2.49, with coverage beginning at 7:35pm BST ahead of a 7:45pm kick-off at the Stade de France in Paris. asserted
coverage → watch → Paris
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