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First home for Cyprus, controversial game in France, favourites Italy
The second round of the Nations League continues with Cyprus facing Kosovo in their first home game. Interesting showdown in France, Italy are favourites for the double against Israel.
Cyprus' first home game in the Nations League will be against Kosovo and the representative team is hopeful of putting it together successfully.
Our opponents will be a good enough team for the C Division, but Cyprus has demands in the group and high expectations. However, words are one thing and actions are another. On the pitch it will all have to be proven.
Timur Ketspaya's players are called upon tonight to overturn the predictions that have them as underdogs and achieve a hopeful victory.
Cyprus have suffered identical defeats in two matches against Kosovo in the same competition, 5-1 and 0-2.
Second home game for France in a few days. After Italy, they will host Belgium in the most interesting match of the day.
The French want to top the group and to fulfill their goal they will have to be consistent and take advantage of their home ground.
The Belgians, on the other hand, in one of the last competitions of this great bunch are finally looking for the qualification and to achieve it they will have to beat opponents of such a potential.
The two teams met recently at EURO 2024 with France narrowly winning 1-0 thanks to Vertonhen's own goal.
Another away game for Italy, this time against a much weaker opponent than the previous one against France.
The Italians will face the weakest team in the group, Israel, in the second round and will have to perform as they should in order to celebrate the victory.
The hosts are the big underdogs and without any stress they will be looking to give Italy a hard time with the ultimate goal of a positive result.
2017 was their last meeting, with Italy winning 1-0 with an Imobile goal.