Italy will kick off their campaign in the fifth edition of the UEFA Nations League on Friday, 25 September, against Belgium. Yesterday’s draw in Brussels placed Italy in Group 1 of League A alongside France, Belgium, and Turkey. UEFA released the full tournament schedule this morning. The Azzurri will make their debut at home against the Red Devils, before traveling to Turkey on Monday, 28 September, and then to France on Friday, 2 October. Italy will play four matches in eleven days within this first international window of the season, which will come to an end on Monday, 5 October with a home game against Turkey. In November, Italy will host France and then travel to Belgium for the final group match.

 

The two top teams in each group will qualify for the quarter-finals, the fourth-placed team will be relegated to League B, and the third-placed team will play a play-off to stay in League A against one of the runners-up from League B. Quarter-finals and play-offs are scheduled for March 2027, and finals will take place in June 2027.

LEAGUE A GROUPS

GROUP A1: France, Italy, Belgium, Turkey
GROUP A2: Germany, Netherlands, Serbia, Greece
GROUP A3: Spain, Croatia, England, Czech Republic
GROUP A4: Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Wales

GROUP A1 SCHEDULE

25 September 2026 (20:45 CET): Italy vs. Belgium
25 September 2026 (20:45 CET): Turkey vs. France

28 September 2026 (20:45 CET): Belgium vs. France
28 September 2026 (20:45 CET): Turkey vs. Italy

2 October 2026 (20:45 CET): Belgium vs. Turkey
2 October 2026 (20:45 CET): France vs. Italy

5 October 2026 (20:45 CET): France vs. Belgium
5 October 2026 (20:45 CET): Italy vs. Turkey

12 November 2026 (18:00 CET): Turkey vs. Belgium
12 November 2026 (20:45 CET): Italy vs. France

15 November 2026 (20:45 CET): Belgium vs Italy
15 November 2026 (20:45 CET): France vs Turkey