UEFA Nations League,
League A – 6
Belgium
BEL
Italy
ITA
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Venue
- Roi Baudouin
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Referee
- Espen Eskas
Where to watch Belgium vs Italy: TV channel, live online streams
Belgium vs Italy kicks off at 19:45 GMT (14:45 ET / 11:45 PT) on Sunday, November 15 at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.
The Nations League match is live on Amazon Prime Video for £2.49 in the UK, with streaming on the accompanying app. In the US, it’s on Fox, Fubo and ViX.
If you live outside the UK or the US, visit UEFA’s Nations League broadcaster list to find out where to watch it in your region.
Belgium vs Italy Nations League preview
After impressive wins on Matchday 5, Belgium and Italy meet in Brussels on Sunday with the prize of a Nations League quarter-final at stake for either country.
Kevin De Bruyne and Charles De Ketelaere scored within four first-half minutes as Mark van Bommel’s players overturned a deficit to beat Turkiye 2-1 away.
The Red Devils must win to advance, with their defeats against France ensuring they will finish third regardless of the final round of results if they do not prevail.
Pio Esposito’s double came either side of a Davide Frattesi goal as the Azzurri came from behind to beat France 3-1 at Stadio San Siro on Thursday, meaning they are guaranteed a spot in the last eight with a draw.
Roberto Mancini’s side will also be certain to advance if France lose their simultaneous game at home to Turkiye, although that appears an unlikely outcome against opponents who have lost all five of their matches in League A.
Italy are unbeaten in four matches, having defeated Turkiye 3-1 at home on Matchday 4 and drawn their previous fixture 1-1 in France.
“We are a tight-knit group, all pulling in the same direction,” Frattesi told RAI Sport after the win in Italy.
“The credit goes to the coach and the new guys – they’ve brought the freshness we needed.”
The draw for the knockout stage will take place in Nyon, Switzerland from 11:00 GMT on Friday.
Nations League table: Full updated standings
UEFA Nations League 2026
World
League A – Group A
| # | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Italy |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
W
W
D
W
L
|
| 2 |
France |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
L
W
D
W
W
|
| 3 |
Belgium |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
W
L
W
L
W
|
| 4 |
Türkiye |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 0 |
L
L
L
L
L
|
- Position 1, 2 : Play Offs: Quarter-finals
- Position 3 : Possible Play-off
- Position 4 : Possible Relegation
Belgium vs Italy Nations League team news
Belgium’s record scorer, Romelu Lukaku, is a doubt after the Fenerbahce targetman missed the win in Turkiye with a hip issue.
Jeremy Doku was sidelined for Belgium’s first four matches of the campaign but the Manchester City winger produced a performance against the Crescent-Stars to suggest he could be crucial to their chances of finishing the group stage in style.
Right-back Giovanni Di Lorenzo and forwards Giacomo Raspadori and Moise Kean missed out on Italy’s squad through injury.
Chelsea’s Marco Palestra, Paris’ Luca Koleosho, Roma’s Niccolo Pisilli, Parma’s Simone Lontani, Milan’s Alphadjo Cisse and Como trio Riccardo Cassano, Samuele Ricci and Mattia Liberali returned.
Belgium vs Italy predicted line ups
Belgium: Senne Lammens, Timothy Castagne, Brandon Mechele, Nathan Ngoy, Maxim De Cuyper, Nicolas Raskin, Charles De Ketelaere, Youri Tielemans, Kevin De Bruyne, Jeremy Doku, Diego Moreira
Italy: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Michael Kayode, Giorgio Scalvini, Alessandro Bastoni, Riccardo Calafiori, Sandro Tonali, Nicolo Barella, Nicolo Cambiaghi, Pio Esposito, Sebastiano Esposito, Davide Frattesi
Belgium vs Italy Nations League stats, form
- None of Belgium’s 31 Nations League matches has finished goalless, producing a total of 100 goals
- Before the start of Friday’s action, only Latvia’s Rihards Matrevics (26) had made more saves in this season’s Nations League than Belgium’s Senne Lammens (25)
- Red Devils winger Dodi Lukebakio was one of five players to have scored more than once (2 each) from outside the box during the group stage
- Timothy Castagne, Brandon Mechele, Nathan Ngoy have played in every minute of Belgium’s Nations League campaign, as has Gianluigi Donnarumma for Italy
- Six of Belgium’s last nine goals have come during the first half, with six of the most recent eight they have conceded arriving after the 76th minute
- Italy have lost one of their last six Nations League matches (W3 D2) but have conceded in each of their last eight games in the competition
- They have won 17 of the 27 meetings between the countries (D5 L5), although Belgium won the most recent edition 2-0 away on September 25
- Since successive draws at EURO 1980 and in a friendly in Italy in 1991, each of the last 11 matches between these teams has featured at least one goal
- Ten of those games have included at least two goals, the exception being a 1-0 away win for Italy in the Nations League in November 2024
- That defeat to Belgium on Matchday 1 was the only time Italy have failed to score in their last 16 matches, including 11 goals across their last four games
Recent Results : Belgium
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UEFA Nations League
Türkiye
TUR
W 1 – 2 2026-11-12
Belgium
BEL
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UEFA Nations League
France
FRA
L 4 – 1 2026-10-05
Belgium
BEL
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UEFA Nations League
Belgium
BEL
W 3 – 0 2026-10-02
Türkiye
TUR
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UEFA Nations League
Belgium
BEL
L 0 – 1 2026-09-28
France
FRA
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UEFA Nations League
Italy
ITA
W 0 – 2 2026-09-25
Belgium
BEL
Recent Results : Italy
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UEFA Nations League
Italy
ITA
W 3 – 1 2026-11-12
France
FRA
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UEFA Nations League
Italy
ITA
W 3 – 1 2026-10-05
Türkiye
TUR
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UEFA Nations League
France
FRA
D 1 – 1 2026-10-02
Italy
ITA
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UEFA Nations League
Türkiye
TUR
W 1 – 4 2026-09-28
Italy
ITA
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UEFA Nations League
Italy
ITA
L 0 – 2 2026-09-25
Belgium
BEL
Belgium vs Italy prediction
Match Prediction
Belgium
Italy
The imperative is on Belgium to win, which means Van Bommel’s side could go on the attack and help to create an open game against free-scoring opponents. Italy’s form suggests they can earn the point they need to go through.
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