The magic of Platini, heroic Trezeguet, demystified Zidane… In pictures, these France-Italy which left their mark on history

It is, after Belgium (80 matches), the opponent that the France team has encountered most often. This Thursday, she will experience her 43rd confrontation with Italy. The record is not favorable to them (12 victories, 11 draws, 19 defeats), the fault of their first duels in the 20th century (19 matches in a row without a victory between 1921 and 1978).

The Blues of Michel Platini then Zinédine Zidane had taken the ascendancy at the turn of the century, thanks to victories in the 1986 and 1998 World Cups and in the final of Euro 2000. But Italy, that of Gianluigi Buffon and Marco Materazzi, is especially associated with the final of the 2006 World Cup, the culmination of the Alpine rivalry. Rediscover in images the strongest moments of the clashes between French and Italians.