Michael Olise scored a stunner as France were held to a draw by Italy in the Nations League.
Zinedine Zidane made his home debut as manager of France after winning two away games during the international period.
Olise scored the opener for the hosts at the Stade de France from outside the penalty area as he slammed a shot under the crossbar after receiving a free-kick by Rayan Cherki.
Nos Bleus concèdent le match nul face à l’Italie, mais conservent leur première place dans le groupe 🤝#FRAITA pic.twitter.com/DXD6ZdkA1i
— Equipe de France ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) October 2, 2026
Bayern Munich star, Olise, has been part of 14 goals in 15 matches for France this year.
Italy equalized through Alessandro Bastoni as he nicked the ball off Lucas da Cunha before finishing past the advancing Mike Maignan from outside the penalty area.
Dayot Upamecano was red-carded for France towards the end of the match due to a second yellow card.
Since Roberto Mancini returned to coaching duty, Italy have won one, drawn one and lost one.
Elsewhere in Group A1, newly-appointed Belgium manager Mark van Bommel guided them to victory over Turkey 3-0.
Les Bleus gardent la tête de leur groupe et affronteront les deuxièmes, lundi au Stade de France (20h45) ! 🇫🇷🇧🇪
Vos places pour France-Belgique, c’est par ici
👉 https://t.co/O9CImibF8n 🎟️ pic.twitter.com/04kSm8rumo— Equipe de France ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) October 2, 2026
Kevin de Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku scored twice and one respectively.
