Turkey - France: where and when to watch the 2026/27 Nations League match?

25.09.26 14:45 UEFA Nations League A

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France have another appointment in the 2027 UEFA Nations League, with an away trip to Turkey this Friday, September 25. Here are the details of this fixture, along with the channels that will broadcast it and the record of previous meetings.

Legendary figure Zinédine Zidane will make his debut on the France bench against Turkey on September 25, as France begin their Nations League campaign. The match will be played at Kocaeli Stadium in Izmit.

Zidane begins his new role following France’s elimination in the semi-finals of the 2026 World Cup. He succeeds Didier Deschamps, who announced his departure as coach of the 1998 world champions at the end of the tournament.

For his first squad selection, the new coach has called up five players for the first time: Guillaume Restes, Andy Diouf, Jérémy Jacquet, Lucas Da Cunha and Esteban Lepaul.

After Turkey, France will face Belgium on September 28, then Italy on October 2 before meeting Belgium again on October 5.

The refereeing team

German referee Felix Zwayer will take charge of this European fixture, assisted by compatriots Robert Kempter and Nikolai Kimmeyer. Florian Badstübner will serve as the fourth official.

In the VAR room, Christian Dingert will act as the video assistant referee, with the assistance of his compatriot Johann Pfeifer.

Turkey - France match date and time

The match between Turkey and France will kick off at 18:45 GMT on Friday, September 25. The game will be played at Kocaeli Stadium in Izmit.

Channels broadcasting Turkey - France

Here are the channels and platforms that will broadcast the match between Turkey and France as part of the first round of Group A in the 2027 UEFA Nations League:

Arena M2 Premium MKD HD

Arena Premium 2 BiH HD

Arena Premium 3 Srbija HD

ART Motion Sport 2 HD

ATV Türkiye HD

beIN Connect Australia

beIN Connect MENA HD

beIN Sports Australia 2 HD

beIN Sports MENA 2 HD

beIN Sports MENA English 1 HD

CBC Sport HD

DAZN Deutsch ($/geo/R)

Diema Sport 3 HD

EXXEN Digital Türkiye [$]

Fast Sports 1 Armenia ($/geo/R)

GEM Sport 1 HD

Megogo Futbol 2 ($/geo/R)

Meraj TV

Nova Sports 6 Hellas HD

Okko Futbol HD ($/geo/R)

Okko Sport HD ($/geo/R)

Play Diema XTRA ($/geo/R)

Premier Sports 2 Mongolia HD

Prime Video UK PPV [$]

Sky Sport 251 Italia HD

Sport TV1 Portugal HD

Spíler 1 TV Hungary HD

SuperSport 3 Albania HD

SuperSport MáXimo 1 HD

SuperSport MáXimo 2A HD

SuperSport Premier League HD

TF1 France HD

TF1 Suisse HD

TF1+ France HD

TV2 Play Danmark ($/geo/R)

TV2 Play Norge ($/geo/R)

TV2 Play Premium (geo/R)

TV2 Sport X Dansk HD

TV8 Türkiye HD

ViaPlay Norge HD

ViaPlay Sverige HD

ViaPlay Ísland HD

Ziggo Sport 3

Turkey - France: what does the head-to-head record show?

The head-to-head record between Turkey and France favors Les Bleus, who have recorded four wins, one defeat and one draw in six meetings.

In attack, France have scored 13 goals in those six encounters, compared with five for Turkey, a difference of eight goals in the French side’s favor.

The most recent meeting between the two national teams took place on October 14, 2019, in the Euro 2020 qualifying campaign. The two teams then played out a 1-1 draw.

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