Head to head · Men's national teams
France v Italy
France and Italy have met 43 times since 1910: Italy lead 20–14.
14France wins
9draws
20Italy wins
Goals: France 63, Italy 87 · 43 meetings
Next meeting: Italy v France, 12 Nov 2026
· UEFA Nations League. See Formline's prediction.
- The first meeting on record was on Sunday, 15 May 1910: Italy 6–2 France in Milan.
- The most recent was on Friday, 2 October 2026: France 1–1 Italy (UEFA Nations League).
- France's biggest win: France 2–0 Italy, 1919.
- Italy's biggest win: Italy 7–0 France, 1925.
- 16 of the 43 meetings were competitive matches and 27 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 2 Oct | France 1–1 Italy UEFA Nations League · Paris, France |
Draw |
| 2024 | ||
| 17 Nov | Italy 1–3 France UEFA Nations League · Milan, Italy |
France |
| 6 Sept | France 1–3 Italy UEFA Nations League · Paris, France |
Italy |
| 2018 | ||
| 1 Jun | France 3–1 Italy Friendly · Nice, France |
France |
| 2016 | ||
| 1 Sept | Italy 1–3 France Friendly · Bari, Italy |
France |
| 2012 | ||
| 14 Nov | Italy 1–2 France Friendly · Parma, Italy |
France |
| 2008 | ||
| 17 Jun | France 0–2 Italy UEFA Euro · Zürich, Switzerland (neutral) |
Italy |
| 2007 | ||
| 8 Sept | Italy 0–0 France UEFA Euro qualification · Milan, Italy |
Draw |
| 2006 | ||
| 6 Sept | France 3–1 Italy UEFA Euro qualification · Saint-Denis, France |
France |
| 9 Jul | Italy 1–1 France (pens) FIFA World Cup · Berlin, Germany (neutral) |
Italy |
| 2000 | ||
| 2 Jul | France 2–1 Italy UEFA Euro · Rotterdam, Netherlands (neutral) |
France |
| 1998 | ||
| 3 Jul | France 0–0 Italy (pens) FIFA World Cup · Saint-Denis, France |
France |
| 1997 | ||
| 11 Jun | France 2–2 Italy Tournoi de France · Paris, France |
Draw |
| 1994 | ||
| 16 Feb | Italy 0–1 France Friendly · Naples, Italy |
France |
| 1986 | ||
| 17 Jun | Italy 0–2 France FIFA World Cup · Mexico City, Mexico (neutral) |
France |
| 1982 | ||
| 23 Feb | France 2–0 Italy Friendly · Paris, France |
France |
| 1978 | ||
| 2 Jun | France 1–2 Italy FIFA World Cup · Mar del Plata, Argentina (neutral) |
Italy |
| 8 Feb | Italy 2–2 France Friendly · Naples, Italy |
Draw |
| 1966 | ||
| 19 Mar | France 0–0 Italy Friendly · Paris, France |
Draw |
| 1962 | ||
| 5 May | Italy 2–1 France Friendly · Florence, Italy |
Italy |
| 1958 | ||
| 9 Nov | France 2–2 Italy Friendly · Colombes, France |
Draw |
| 1956 | ||
| 15 Feb | Italy 2–0 France Friendly · Bologna, Italy |
Italy |
| 1954 | ||
| 11 Apr | France 1–3 Italy Friendly · Colombes, France |
Italy |
| 1951 | ||
| 3 Jun | Italy 4–1 France Friendly · Genoa, Italy |
Italy |
| 1948 | ||
| 4 Apr | France 1–3 Italy Friendly · Colombes, France |
Italy |
| 1938 | ||
| 4 Dec | Italy 1–0 France Friendly · Naples, Italy |
Italy |
| 12 Jun | France 1–3 Italy FIFA World Cup · Colombes, France |
Italy |
| 1937 | ||
| 5 Dec | France 0–0 Italy Friendly · Paris, France |
Draw |
| 1935 | ||
| 17 Feb | Italy 2–1 France Friendly · Rome, Italy |
Italy |
| 1932 | ||
| 10 Apr | France 1–2 Italy Friendly · Colombes, France |
Italy |
| 1931 | ||
| 25 Jan | Italy 5–0 France Friendly · Bologna, Italy |
Italy |
| 1928 | ||
| 29 May | Italy 4–3 France Olympic Games · Amsterdam, Netherlands (neutral) |
Italy |
| 1927 | ||
| 24 Apr | France 3–3 Italy Friendly · Colombes, France |
Draw |
| 1925 | ||
| 22 Mar | Italy 7–0 France Friendly · Turin, Italy |
Italy |
| 1921 | ||
| 20 Feb | France 1–2 Italy Friendly · Marseille, France |
Italy |
| 1920 | ||
| 29 Aug | France 3–1 Italy Olympic Games · Antwerp, Belgium (neutral) |
France |
| 18 Jan | Italy 9–4 France Friendly · Milan, Italy |
Italy |
| 1919 | ||
| 28 Jun | France 2–0 Italy Inter-Allied Games · Paris, France |
France |
| 1914 | ||
| 29 Mar | Italy 2–0 France Friendly · Turin, Italy |
Italy |
| 1913 | ||
| 12 Jan | France 1–0 Italy Friendly · Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, France |
France |
| 1912 | ||
| 17 Mar | Italy 3–4 France Friendly · Turin, Italy |
France |
| 1911 | ||
| 9 Apr | France 2–2 Italy Friendly · Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, France |
Draw |
| 1910 | ||
| 15 May | Italy 6–2 France Friendly · Milan, Italy |
Italy |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.