Italy secured their first home win against France since 1962, beating Les Bleus 2-1 at the San Siro in the Nations League. The defeat was also France's first under Zinedine Zidane.
The visitors, who were without Kylian Mbappe, took the lead inside the opening 10 minutes after Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma gifted them possession. His misplaced pass went straight to Michael Olise, who beat a couple of defenders before firing home. However, Pio Esposito brought the Azzurri back on level terms in the 26th minute with a clever near-post finish from Nicolo Cambiaghi's delivery.
Italy had a chance to take the lead in the 60th minute, but Pio's brother Sebastiano missed a penalty. However, Davide Frattesi put the hosts ahead three minutes later, , firing home after being picked out by Federico Dimarco.
Pio Esposito then converted a penalty in the 75th minute to seal the victory for Italy. The 21-year-old has now scored nine goals in his first 14 appearances for Italy.
The victory took Italy to the top of Group A1, level on 10 points with France but ahead on head-to-head record. Belgium are just one point behind after coming from behind to beat Turkey 2-1 earlier. With the top two teams advancing to the quarter-finals, Sunday's final round of fixtures will be decisive. Italy travel to face Belgium, while France host Turkey.
World Champions Spain maintained their perfect record with a 2-0 victory over the Czech Republic in Prague, extending their unbeaten run in competitive matches to 44 games.Luis de la Fuente's side were without several key players, including Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Rodri and Eric Garcia, who were ruled out through injuries. Mikel Oyarzabal also missed the fixture due to flu. Despite the absences, Spain took control of the contest and broke the deadlock late in the first half through Alex Baena, who converted from the penalty spot. The hosts' hopes of mounting a comeback suffered a blow in the 69th minute when Ladislav Krejci was sent off for bringing down second-half substitute Roberto Fernandez during a counter-attack. Spain wrapped up the victory in the sixth minute of added time, with Marc Pubill finding the net to seal a 2-0 win.
Harry Kane marked his record 126th appearance for England in style, scoring the winner in a 2-1 Nations League victory over Croatia at Wembley.
The 33-year-old surpassed former goalkeeper Peter Shilton to become England's outright record appearance maker. He was also honoured before kick-off by Prince William and Shilton for the milestone.
It’s hard to put into words what it means to become England’s all-time appearance holder. When I was a kid I always dreamed about representing my nation. To have had the honour of being captain, leading the boys out, representing England at World Cups and now becoming the most capped player… it’s what dreams are made of.Thank you to my family, all the staff, coaches and players I’ve worked with over the years who have helped me reach this point. It’s a feeling I’ll be proud of forever. Here’s to many more appearances wearing this badge ❤️🏴
Morgan Rogers opened the scoring for England in the 24th minute, but Croatia hit back through Petar Sucic just before the hour mark. Kane then stepped up in the 64th minute, converting from the penalty spot to restore England's lead. The goal took his international tally to 92 and sealed another milestone night for the England captain.England will face Spain next in a clash that will decide the top spot in Group A3. Both teams have already qualified for the quarter-finals, but England can move to first place with a win by at least two goals, having lost 3-2 to Spain in September.