Türkiye will host France in their opening UEFA Nations League match on Friday, 25 September. The Group A4 fixture kicks off at 21:45 local time at Kocaeli Stadium and will be broadcast live on ATV.
This match also marks the official debut of Zinedine Zidane as France head coach. Zidane took over after Didier Deschamps departed following France's fourth-place finish at the 2026 World Cup.
KÖKÇÜ MISSING THROUGH INJURY
Orkun Kökçü, named in Vincenzo Montella's 30-man squad, will miss the match due to a foot injury. The midfielder did not train with the team on Monday or Tuesday. "Ay-yıldızlı ekipte ayak parmağındaki ağrı nedeniyle tedavisi süren Orkun Kökçü'nün Fransa karşısında forma giymesi beklenmiyor," Kökçü said.
Türkiye's form reads three wins and two losses from their last five matches (WLLWW).
OTHER GROUP FIXTURE
In the other Group A4 match, Italy will host Belgium in Rome at the same time. Türkiye's second Nations League fixture is against Italy in Bursa on 28 September.
The match will be officiated by German referee Felix Zwayer, assisted by Robert Kempter and Nikolai Kimmeyer, with Florian Badstübner as the fourth official. Türkiye travel to face Belgium on 2 October.
This story first appeared at Hürriyet Spor
