UEFA Nations League

France vs Belgium, 2026-27 UEFA Nations League, League Phase

· UEFA Nations League
France
  • 77': Désiré Doué
  • 81': Rayan Cherki
  • 88': Michael Olise
  • 90'+1': Michael Olise
FT
4 - 1
Belgium
  • 35': Dodi Lukébakio

France stun Belgium with four late goals to snatch victory

Zinedine Zidane's France belatedly turned on the style as late goals from substitutes Désiré Doué, Ryan Cherki and two from Michael Olise saw them come from behind to beat Belgium 4-1 in the UEFA Nations League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Leny Yoro.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Maghnes Akliouche (France) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 6': Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Belgium).
  • 6': Eduardo Camavinga (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche.
  • 7': Corner, France. Conceded by Diego Moreira.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Estéban Lepaul (France) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Guillaume Restes (France).
  • 12': Corner, France. Conceded by Joaquin Seys.
  • 15': Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (France).
  • 16': Attempt saved. Bradley Barcola (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Maarten Vandevoordt (Belgium). Assisted by Manu Koné.
  • 16': Corner, France. Conceded by Maarten Vandevoordt.
  • 16': Corner, France. Conceded by Romelu Lukaku.
  • 19': Offside, Belgium. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Eduardo Camavinga (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manu Koné.
  • 20': Nicolas Raskin (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Maghnes Akliouche (France).
  • 22': Attempt missed. Nicolas Raskin (Belgium) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio with a cross.
  • 22': Foul by Joaquin Seys (Belgium).
  • 22': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Estéban Lepaul (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Maarten Vandevoordt (Belgium). Assisted by Manu Koné.
  • 26': Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Belgium).
  • 26': Manu Koné (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Moreira with a cross following a corner.
  • 31': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Belgium).
  • 31': Manu Koné (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jules Koundé.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Estéban Lepaul (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 35': Goal! France 0, Belgium 1. Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Roméo Lavia with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manu Koné.
  • 43': Corner, France. Conceded by Dodi Lukébakio.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, France 0, Belgium 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins France 0, Belgium 1.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Maghnes Akliouche (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 49': Nicolas Raskin (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Manu Koné (France).
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Manu Koné (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Jules Koundé (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche with a cross.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Maxence Lacroix (France) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 57': Foul by Roméo Lavia (Belgium).
  • 57': Estéban Lepaul (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Roméo Lavia (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Corner, France. Conceded by Maarten Vandevoordt.
  • 60': Substitution, France. Michael Olise replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 60': Substitution, France. Rayan Cherki replaces Maghnes Akliouche.
  • 61': Substitution, France. Lucas da Cunha replaces Manu Koné.
  • 62': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
  • 62': Eduardo Camavinga (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Corner, France. Conceded by Joaquin Seys.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Michael Olise (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Maarten Vandevoordt (Belgium). Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Rayan Cherki (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Maarten Vandevoordt (Belgium). Assisted by Andy Diouf.
  • 67': Corner, France. Conceded by Maarten Vandevoordt.
  • 68': Corner, France. Conceded by Joaquin Seys.
  • 69': Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (France).
  • 69': Maxence Lacroix (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Substitution, Belgium. Mika Godts replaces Dodi Lukébakio.
  • 70': Substitution, Belgium. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Romelu Lukaku.
  • 70': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Belgium).
  • 70': Jules Koundé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Michael Olise.
  • 72': Substitution, France. Désiré Doué replaces Bradley Barcola.
  • 75': Foul by Joaquin Seys (Belgium).
  • 75': Lucas da Cunha (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Joaquin Seys (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Goal! France 1, Belgium 1. Désiré Doué (France) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas da Cunha.
  • 81': Goal! France 2, Belgium 1. Rayan Cherki (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Olise.
  • 85': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Leny Yoro.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Nathan Ngoy (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 87': Substitution, Belgium. Mandela Keita replaces Roméo Lavia.
  • 87': Substitution, Belgium. Loïs Openda replaces Diego Moreira.
  • 87': Substitution, Belgium. Leandro Trossard replaces Hans Vanaken.
  • 88': Substitution, France. Adrien Rabiot replaces Eduardo Camavinga.
  • 88': Goal! France 3, Belgium 1. Michael Olise (France) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Désiré Doué.
  • 90'+1': Goal! France 4, Belgium 1. Michael Olise (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Désiré Doué with a through ball.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, France 4, Belgium 1.
  • 0': Match ends, France 4, Belgium 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 4
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 9
5 Saves 1
34.4 Possession 65.6
5 SHOTS 23
2 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
287 Accurate Passes 625
363 Passes 692
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 1
10 Crosses 28
0.2 Cross % 0.0
62 Long Balls 39
26 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 9
8 Effective Tackles 8
21 Tackles 16
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 12
33 Effective Clearances 14
33 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Stade de France
Location: Saint-Denis, France
Attendance: 75,389

UEFA Nations League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 France 4 +5 10
2 Italy 4 +3 7
3 Belgium 4 +1 6
4 Türkiye 4 -9 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

FRA France (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Guillaume Restes (GK)
17 Maxence Lacroix Yellow Card
15 Leny Yoro
13 Andy Diouf
5 Jules Koundé
6 Eduardo Camavinga
8 Manu Koné
18 Maghnes Akliouche
19 Esteban Lepaul
12 Bradley Barcola
7 Ousmane Dembélé
France Substitutes:
Pierre Kalulu, Michael Olise, Jean Butez, Rayan Cherki, Lucas Da Cunha, Désiré Doué, Adrien Truffert, Adrien Rabiot, Mike Maignan.

BEL Belgium (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Maarten Vandevoordt (GK)
4 Brandon Mechele
15 Nathan Ngoy
18 Joaquin Seys Yellow Card
21 Timothy Castagne
6 Romeo Lavia
20 Hans Vanaken
23 Nicolas Raskin
9 Romelu Lukaku
19 Diego Moreira
14 Dodi Lukébakio
Belgium Substitutes:
Loïs Openda, Mike Penders, Mandela Keita, Maxim De Cuyper, Charles De Ketelaere, Senne Lammens, Leandro Trossard, Arthur Theate, Matias Fernandez-Pardo, Mika Godts, Kyriani Sabbe, Zeno Debast.

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