Italy looking to overturn 64-year winless streak at home against France
Italy will host France in San Siro in the Nations League group stage on Thursday evening and will be hoping to claim their first victory at home against France in well over 60 years.
Italy without a win at home against France since 1962
France remain unbeaten in Italy since a 2-1 friendly defeat against the Azzurri in Florence all the way back in May 1962: Lorenzo Buffon, Cesare Maldini and Raymond Kopa among the names on the teamsheets on that day.
Since then, France have won four of their matches away against Italy and have drawn two. Les Bleus have been victorious on Italian soil on each of their last three visits, winning 3-1 in San Siro in the Nations League in November 2024, 3-1 in a friendly in Bari in September 2016 and 2-1 in another friendly in Parma in November 2012.
Italy’s last game against France was just over a month ago, ending level at 1-1 at the Stade de France in the first batch of 2026-27 Nations League group stage fixtures. A victory in San Siro this evening will see Italy leapfrog their opponents into first place in the group.
As things stand ahead of kick-off, France top the group on 10 points after four matches, Italy are in second on seven points, Belgium in third on six points and Turkey are last on zero.
The most recent Azzurri victory against France came in the 2024 edition of the Nations League, claiming a 3-1 win at the Parc des Princes thanks to goals from Federico Dimarco, Davide Frattesi and Giacomo Raspadori.
