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Turkey 0-1 France, Italy 0-2 Belgium, Georgia 0-1 Northern Ireland: Nations League – as it happened
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Zinedine Zidane started his France era with a win in Turkey but Roberto Mancini’s Italy side struggled against BelgiumBefore kick-off in Italy, there is a minute’s applause for Sandro Mazzola, the legendary Inter midfielder who won two European Cups and a World Cup runners-up medal. You can read our obituary, by Richard Williams, here.The teams are out! It’s quite the atmosphere in Izmit as the Turkish fans give the France side a warm welcome. Real Madrid teammates Kylian Mbappé and Arda Güler embrace, both talismen for their countries. Zidane looks…
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