UEFA Nations League

FT Monday, October 5, 2026
Belgium WLWLW 1
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France LLWWD 4
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Stade de France · 75,389 att.

Match Report

Photo by Franco Arland/Getty Images

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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:39 Leboeuf: Olise and France looked unstoppable Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

FRA leads series 5-0

Lineups

FRA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Guillaume RestesG
  2. 17Maxence LacroixCD-L
  3. 15Leny YoroCD-R
  4. 13Andy DioufLB
  5. 5Jules KoundéRB
  6. 6Eduardo CamavingaCM
  7. 8Manu KonéLM
  8. 18Maghnes AklioucheRM
  9. 19Esteban LepaulF
  10. 12Bradley BarcolaLF
  11. 7Ousmane DembéléRF

BEL · 4-3-3

  1. 12Maarten VandevoordtG
  2. 4Brandon MecheleCD-L
  3. 15Nathan NgoyCD-R
  4. 18Joaquin SeysLB
  5. 21Timothy CastagneRB
  6. 6Romeo LaviaCM
  7. 20Hans VanakenLM
  8. 23Nicolas RaskinRM
  9. 9Romelu LukakuF
  10. 19Diego MoreiraLF
  11. 14Dodi LukébakioRF

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 57' Roméo Lavia (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 60' Substitution, France. Michael Olise replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  4. 60' Substitution, France. Rayan Cherki replaces Maghnes Akliouche.
  5. 61' Substitution, France. Lucas da Cunha replaces Manu Koné.
  6. 69' Maxence Lacroix (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 70' Substitution, Belgium. Mika Godts replaces Dodi Lukébakio.
  8. 70' Substitution, Belgium. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Romelu Lukaku.
  9. 72' Substitution, France. Désiré Doué replaces Bradley Barcola.
  10. 75' Joaquin Seys (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 87' Substitution, Belgium. Mandela Keita replaces Roméo Lavia.
  14. 87' Substitution, Belgium. Loïs Openda replaces Diego Moreira.
  15. 87' Substitution, Belgium. Leandro Trossard replaces Hans Vanaken.
  16. 88' Substitution, France. Adrien Rabiot replaces Eduardo Camavinga.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.

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