France vs Italy: Live stream, TV channel, team news, and kick off time for friendly international

FRANCE are off to Russia 2018 as one of the favourites for World Cup glory.

And they hope to go on the back of a morale-boosting win over Italy.

Les Bleus beat the Azzurri 3-1 in Bari when they last met in an international friendly a couple of years ago.

Chelsea’s Olivier Giroud and Liverpool target Nabil Fekir netted in Monday’s 2-0 triumph over Ireland, while Bayern Munich midfielder Corentin Tolisso enhanced his growing reputation with a commanding display.

Said boss Didier Deschamps: “We had good control in the game.

“We made them run a lot, we scored at the end of the first half and we had a fair amount of movement within the team, so that’s all good.”

Italy failed to make the cut for Russia and new boss Robert Mancini is looking to restore lost pride.

Former Manchester City and Liverpool badboy Mario Balotelli underlined his 26 goals for Nice last season by scoring in the 2-1 win over Sweden on his return to the international scene.

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Where can I live stream France vs Italy and which TV channel is the match on?

Unfortunately the game is not being shown live in the UK.

But you can catch details of the action on the SunSport blog.

What time does the friendly kick-off?

The Allianz Riviera in Nice is the place to be for a game that gets underway at 8.00pm.

Team news

France can freshen things up here by bringing in the likes of N’Golo Kante, Paul Pogba and Antoine Griezmann.

Italy look to Balotelli to continue his hot scoring streak.