Six Italy players face yellow card risk against Belgium

Italy will face Belgium away on Sunday evening in the final match of the Nations League group. Italy and France each have 10 points, placing them first and second in the group, while Belgium are third with 9 points. Turkey have yet to earn a point.

Italy can secure a place in the quarter-finals with a draw. To finish first in the group mathematically, they need a win. If they lose to Belgium, they cannot finish top. In that case, Turkey would need to beat France for Italy to advance to the quarter-finals. Belgium beat Italy 2-0 in September.

Italy have gone through a period in which 11 different players were booked in their first five matches. Gianluigi Donnarumma, Alessandro Bastoni, Nicolo Fagioli, Antonio Vergara, Pio Esposito and Gianluca Scamacca, who are in the squad for the Belgium match, are among those who have previously received a yellow card. Davide Frattesi, Moise Kean, Daniel Maldini, Gianluca Mancini and Matteo Ruggeri have also been booked but are not in this squad.

In the group and quarter-final stages, two yellow cards lead to a one-match suspension. Yellow cards will be reset after the quarter-finals. The Nations League finals, covering the semi-finals and the final, will be played between 9 and 13 June 2027.