Italy v France: kick-off time, TV channel and how to watch Nations League clash

France travel to face Italy at Giuseppe Meazza on Thursday, 12 November 2026, with the two sides meeting in a potentially decisive Nations League fixture.

Kick-off is scheduled for 19:45 GMT. The match will be shown in France on L’Equipe and TF1. Fox Sports and DAZN will broadcast it in the United States and Canada, while New World TV and beIN SPORTS hold the rights in sub-Saharan Africa. Coverage in the Middle East and North Africa will be available on beIN SPORTS and DStv.

The fixture is the headline meeting of the fifth round, with Italy looking to recover from recent disappointment and France aiming to maintain their strong start under Zinedine Zidane.

France hold recent advantage

France have the better record in the last five meetings between the teams. The Tricolores have won three times, compared with one defeat and one draw.

Across those matches, France have scored 11 goals and conceded seven, giving them an average of more than two goals per game. The recent head-to-head statistics therefore favour the visitors before the latest contest in Milan.

Italy’s Nations League campaign has been inconsistent. They opened with defeat by Belgium but responded by beating Turkey, before drawing with France. They then secured another victory against Turkey in the return match in Bologne.

Those results have left Italy second in the group on seven points. A win against France would move the Nazionale level with their opponents.

France, meanwhile, have won three of their four matches since Zidane took charge. Two of those victories came against Belgium and the other was secured against Turkey.

Their only setback in the competition was a home draw against Italy, in Zidane’s first match back in front of the French supporters. That result prevented France from maintaining a perfect record but left them in a strong position heading into the fifth round.

Prediction and betting odds

Africafoot’s pre-match assessment gives France the edge, citing their current form, greater consistency and the understanding they have developed under Zidane.

The report expects Italy to need an outstanding performance to challenge the visitors, while predicting that France’s experience could prove decisive late in a close game.

Africafoot’s prediction is a 2-1 win for France.

The published betting odds list France at 2.00 to win, with a draw priced at 3.72 and an Italy victory at 3.80.