UEFA Nations League,
League A – 6
France
FROM
11/15/2026
7:45 p.m
Turkey
SHOULD
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place
- Matmut Atlantic
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referee
- Chris Kavanagh
Where to watch France vs Turkey: TV channel, live streaming online
France-Turkey kicks off at 19:45 GMT (14:45 ET / 11:45 PT) on Sunday, November 15 at the Matmut Atlantique in Bordeaux.
The League of Nations The match is live on Amazon Prime Video for £2.49 in the UK, with streaming on the accompanying app. In the US, it’s on Fox, Fubo and ViX.
If you live outside the UK or US, please visit List of UEFA Nations League broadcasters to find out where to watch it in your region.
France-Turkey Nations League preview
While another result could send France into the quarter-finals, their Nations League group stage finale is in more jeopardy than the Blues would have liked after their first defeat under Zinedine Zidane on Matchday 5.
Michael Olise gave the visitors the lead at the San Siro Stadium but Italy, who had kept France away earlier in the campaign, came from behind to win 3-1 and ensure the final day is a three-way race for the two last eight places.
Belgium are the remaining contenders after their 2-1 comeback at Turkiye, who have lost all five games and will finish fourth.
France will finish first if they win and Italy fail to win in the decisive tie in Brussels, while Zidane’s side will also advance if they avoid defeat or Belgium fail to overcome the Azzurri.
Former Besiktas manager Sergen Yalcin succeeded Vincenzo Montella on October 20 and briefly appeared to start his reign on a bright note when Arda Guler gave the Crescent-Stars a 20-minute lead against the Red Devils.
The visitors took the lead 11 minutes later, prompting criticism of the former Turkey midfielder and the possibility of his side’s campaign ending without a point.
“These things can happen,” Yalcin told UEFA afterwards, praising his team’s performance and “desire”. “We’ll get them right over time.”
The draw for the knockout stage will take place in Nyon, Switzerland from 11:00 GMT on Friday.
Fully updated Nations League table
League A – Group A
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position 1, 2: Play Offs: Quarter-finals
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position 3: Possible play-off
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position 4: Possible relegation
France vs Turkey team news
Winger Desire Doue is a doubt for France after picking up a tooth injury against Italy, while defender Pierre Kalulu and captain Kylian Mbappe are out with tending problems.
Midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni and striker Marcus Thuram have muscle problems.
Striker Enes Unal returned from injury to make his first appearance for Turkey since 2024 against Belgium, but winger Aral Simsir has been ruled out with a muscle injury.
Center backs Umit Akdag and Ozan Kabak are banned.
Planned alignments between France and Turkey
France: Mike Maignan, Malo Gusto, Dayot Upamecano, Jeremy Jacquet, Adrien Truffert, Adrien Rabiot, Lucas Da Cunha, Rayan Cherki, Bradley Barcola, Desire Doue, Michael Olise
Turkey: Ugurcan Cakir, Merih Demiral, Emirhan Topcu, Ismail Yuksek, Orkun Kokcu, Arda Guler, Kenan Yildiz, Ferdi Kadioglu, Yunus Akgun, Oguz Aydin, Enes Unal
France vs Turkey Nations League stats, form
- None of the last four meetings between these teams have scored more than two goals, with an average of 1.5 per game in those games.
- Mbappe scored the only goal of the game in the 54th minute when the teams met in Kocaeli on matchday one.
- France’s loss to Italy was their first defeat in 10 Nations League group stage games (W7 D2), having matched their best start to a campaign in the competition with 10 points from their first four games.
- They have won five of their seven meetings with Turkiye, losing 2-0 at home and drawing 1-1 at home during EURO 2020 qualifying in 2019.
- Olise has scored in each of France’s last four Nations League games, netting five goals, including three as a substitute.
- Prior to the start of action on Friday, only England’s Harry Kane (7) had scored more goals during the campaign than Olise (5).
- Turkiye’s Ismail Yuksek had made two more tackles (18) than any other player, as well as recovering the ball 27 times in five games.
- Only San Marino’s Edoardo Colombo (18), Croatia’s Dominik Livakovic (16) and North Macedonia’s Stole Dimitrievski (10) had scored more goals than Turkey’s Ugurcan Cakır (9).
- Promoted last campaign, Turkiye had never lost four consecutive Nations League games before this group stage
- They have lost seven of their last eight games overall, scoring a total of three goals in those defeats, with the exception of a 3-2 win over the USA at the 2026 World Cup after the Crescent-Stars were eliminated.
Prediction France-Turkey
France
3-0
Turkey
With the incentive of qualification and, perhaps, a point to prove after their defeat in Milan, France should progress comfortably against opponents whose terrible form leaves them fragile.
