Turkey vs. France: where to watch, time and likely escalations by the League of Nations

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The game

Turkey will host France on Friday 25 September 2026 at 15:45 (GMT) in Kocaeli, Turkey. The match marks the 1st matchday of Group A1 of the UEFA Nations League 2026/27 the elite competition where Europe's top teams face each other.

The broadcast will be on closed TV, by SporTV.

The context: two different times

The match brings together two national teams in opposite situations. Turkey is trying to start again after a campaign below expectations at the 2026 World Cup, with the team led by Italian Vincenzo Montella betting on the talent of Arda Güler, Real Madrid's highlight, to begin the tournament with a positive result before the fans.

On the other hand, France debuts under new leadership: Zinedine Zidane takes over the Bleus at the beginning of a new cycle after Didier Deschamps 's exit.

For those who follow through the League of Nations, the confrontation is already worth positioning in Group A1, which promises to be one of the strongest edition.

Escalation likely

Turkey

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Directed by Vincenzo Montella

French

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Coached by Zinedine Zidane

Technical specifications

• Competition: 1st and 2nd place. . . . , . . .. . . UEFA Nations League Group A1 (1st from matchday )
• Date and time: ... . .. of the meeting. ... .. of this meeting... . . This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
• Location: in the city of ... . . . , ... .. . . ! . . This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal.
• Transmitted by: ... . . . , ... . .. . , . . ... . Sports television

Where we are

The match opens the trajectory of both teams in the 2026/27 edition of the Nations League. For Turkey, it is a chance to turn the page after the World Cup; for France, it's the first official test of the Zidane era.