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Ten-man France held 1-1 by Italy in Zidane's home debut; Egypt face South Africa without Salah; Spain rest Cubarsí
Michael Olise's free-kick was cancelled out by Alessandro Bastoni and Dayot Upamecano was sent off as France drew 1-1 with Italy at the Stade de France. Egypt host South Africa in a Cairo friendly on Sunday without Mohamed Salah, and Pau Cubarsí is left out of Spain's squad to face Czechia tonight.
France were held to a 1-1 draw by Italy at the Stade de France on Friday night in matchday three of UEFA Nations League Group A1, in Zinedine Zidane's first home match as France coach. Michael Olise put the hosts ahead in the 55th minute with a free-kick, before Alessandro Bastoni equalised midway through the second half after Italy won the ball high up the pitch. France finished with ten men when Dayot Upamecano received a second yellow card in the 85th minute for a foul on Moise Kean. Kylian Mbappé missed the game with an ankle injury, according to ESPN. Zidane had won his first two matches in charge; ESPN's table has France top of the group on 7 points, ahead of Belgium on 6, Roberto Mancini's Italy on 4 and Türkiye on 0.
Egypt close their October camp with a friendly against South Africa on Sunday 4 October at Cairo International Stadium, with kick-off at 21:00 Cairo time. Hossam Hassan's side will be without Mohamed Salah, who is not taking part in the friendly, Youm7 reports. Egypt arrive after beating South Sudan in AFCON 2027 qualifying — 5-0, according to Sada El Balad.
In Spain, Luis de la Fuente left Pau Cubarsí and Carlos Espí out of his 23-man squad for tonight's Nations League game against Czechia at the Carlos Tartiere in Oviedo. The Barcelona centre-back is being rested after playing the full 180 minutes of Spain's previous two games, having also played every minute of the World Cup; Espí only joined the squad on Friday evening after playing for the Under-21s.
Sources: https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/401861103 · https://www.vavel.com/en-us/soccer/2026/10/02/1273620-france-vs-italy-live-score-nations-league.html · https://www.youm7.com/story/2026/9/30/موعد-مباراة-منتخب-مصر-وجنوب-أفريقيا-الودية-بإستاد-القاهرة/7561710 · https://www.elbalad.news/7124276 · https://www.infobae.com/espana/agencias/2026/10/03/carlos-espi-y-pau-cubarsi-los-descartes-frente-a-republica-checa/ · https://www.goal.com/es-mx/noticias/decision-sorpresa-de-de-la-fuente-sobre-cubarsi-y-pau-victor/blt977ac03009d6ec72
France · Italy · Nations League · Zidane · Egypt · Mohamed Salah · Pau Cubarsí
Competition: UEFA Nations League