Overview
- France beat Belgium 1-0 to secure six points and lead Group A1 after back-to-back wins under new coach Zinédine Zidane.
- Kylian Mbappé suffered a knee injury in the opening win in Turkey, has returned home and will miss France's next national team fixtures.
- Zidane rotated heavily for the Belgium game by changing nine starters, using the match to test depth while preserving key players.
- Italy responded to an opening loss by routing Turkey 4-1 in Bursa, a result that followed Turkey goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır's red card suspension and left Turkey bottom of the group.
- Fans voiced strong frustration in Turkey with boos and chants calling for coach Vincenzo Montella and the federation to resign, and many German viewers must use DAZN to stream the group's matches.