Zinedine Zidane coaches France against Italy in first home match since 2006 World Cup headbutt

Zinedine Zidane, the former French football star, will coach France against Italy in a Nations League match at the Stade de France on Friday. This is his first home game as France's head coach, a role he took after the World Cup, replacing Didier Deschamps. The match is significant because it comes twenty years after the 2006 World Cup final, where Zidane headbutted Italian defender Marco Materazzi, earning a red card and ending his playing career. Italy won that final on penalties. Zidane has led France to two away wins, 1-0 against Turkey and Belgium. Italy, under coach Roberto Mancini, is rebuilding after a loss to Belgium and a win over Turkey.