Türkiye v France: TV channel and kick-off time for Zinédine Zidane’s first match

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·24 September 2026

Türkiye v France: TV channel and kick-off time for Zinédine Zidane’s first match

France open the Zinédine Zidane era away to Türkiye on Friday 25 September, on matchday one of the Nations League.

According to Le Progres, the former Real Madrid coach is expected to line up in a four-three-three and could station captain Kylian Mbappé on the left.

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Zinédine Zidane will become the 11th France manager to have worn the national shirt, with Jacques Santini the last boss without a cap, from 2002 to 2004.

The fixture is at Kocaeli Stadyumu in Kocaeli, east of Istanbul, with kick-off at 20:45.

The match will be shown in full on TF1.

Source: Le Progres

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