UEFA Nations League

FT Monday, September 9, 2024
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France DWWLL 2
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Groupama Stadium · 42,358 att.

Match Report

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France bounce back from Italy loss, dominate Belgium

France overcame a slow start to beat neighbours Belgium 2-0 on Monday as Randal Kolo Muani's close-in strike and Ousmane Dembele's left footed drive handed them their first points of the Nations League campaign.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
7
Corner Kicks
5
7
Saves
4
53.5
Possession
46.5
9
SHOTS
25
4
ON GOAL
9
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
446
Accurate Passes
387
513
Passes
445
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
4
10
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.4
43
Long Balls
31
26
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
6
6
Effective Tackles
11
9
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
10
12
Effective Clearances
13
12
Clearances
13

Head to Head

FRA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

FRA · 4-3-3

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 17William SalibaCD-L
  3. 4Dayot UpamecanoCD-R
  4. 3Lucas DigneLB
  5. 5Jules KoundéRB
  6. 6Manu KonéCM
  7. 8Matteo GuendouziLM
  8. 13N'Golo KantéRM
  9. 12Randal Kolo MuaniF
  10. 9Marcus ThuramLF
  11. 11Ousmane DembéléRF

BEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Koen CasteelsG
  2. 2Zeno DebastCD-L
  3. 4Wout FaesCD-R
  4. 3Arthur TheateLB
  5. 21Timothy CastagneRB
  6. 7Kevin De BruyneAM
  7. 6Amadou OnanaLM
  8. 8Youri TielemansRM
  9. 9Loïs OpendaF
  10. 10Jérémy DokuAM-L
  11. 11Dodi LukébakioAM-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Manu Koné (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 7' Loïs Openda (Belgium) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 7' Lucas Digne (France) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 29' Goal! France 1, Belgium 0. Randal Kolo Muani (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  5. 38' Youri Tielemans (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 57' Goal! France 2, Belgium 0. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
  7. 60' Substitution, Belgium. Orel Mangala replaces Youri Tielemans.
  8. 60' Substitution, Belgium. Johan Bakayoko replaces Dodi Lukébakio.
  9. 67' Substitution, France. Bradley Barcola replaces Marcus Thuram.
  10. 67' Substitution, France. Kylian Mbappé replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
  11. 69' Substitution, Belgium. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Loïs Openda.
  12. 79' Substitution, France. Antoine Griezmann replaces Mattéo Guendouzi.
  13. 80' Substitution, France. Michael Olise replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  14. 83' Substitution, Belgium. Thomas Meunier replaces Timothy Castagne.
  15. 83' Substitution, Belgium. Julien Duranville replaces Jérémy Doku.
  16. 90'+4' Substitution, France. Youssouf Fofana replaces N'Golo Kanté.

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