{
  "id": 11536182,
  "title": "France held by Italy in Zidane's homecoming after Olise stunner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/france-held-by-italy-in-zidanes-homecoming-after-olise-stunner",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T21:48:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/france-held-italy-zidanes-homecoming-205507477.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "France secured a 1-1 draw against Italy in Zinedine Zidane's first home game as coach of Les Bleus on Friday. The match was held at the Stade de France in Paris, where Zidane previously played his final game as a player in 2006. Michael Olise scored the only goal for France from a free-kick, but Alessandro Bastoni equalized for Italy. Italy now has four points, while France leads Group A1 with seven points after a 3-0 victory over Turkey. The game will be followed by a rematch between France and Belgium on Monday.",
  "summary": "Michael Olise scored another superb goal but France were held to a 1-1 draw by Italy on Friday in Zinedine Zidane's first home game since being appointed coach of Les Bleus.We had chances to score a second goal and we didn't do it.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "France held by Italy in Zidane's homecoming after Olise stunner",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/france-held-by-italy-in-zidanes-homecoming-after-olise-stunner-11543356",
        "published": "2026-10-02T22:26:38.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}