On Monday, several national teams of the country began preparing for the 2018 World Cup.
The Italian footballers who are not participating in the tournament clashed with group A participant Saudi Arabia. Roberto Mancini's first pancake didn't fail - the Italians celebrated victory with a score of 2-1.
The winners were led to victory by Mario Balotelli and Andrea Belotti.
In front of their fans, the European champions, Portugal, were unable to defeat Tunisia. They gained an advantage of 2-0 in the first half after goals from Andre Silva and Joao Mario, but the visitors managed to equalize.
In another match, France defeated Ireland with a score of 2-0. Goals from Olivier Giroud and Nabil Fekir led "Les Blues" to victory.
Results:
Italy 2 - 1 Saudi Arabia
Portugal 2 - 2 Tunisia
France 2 - 0 Ireland
