UEFA Nations League

FT Monday, October 14, 2024
France WLLWW 2
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Belgium DLWLD 1
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BEL101
King Baudouin Stadium · 39,731 att.

Match Report

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Tchouaméni sent off as France hold off Belgium

Striker Randal Kolo Muani scored a brace as France took a giant step towards the Nations League quarter-finals with a 2-1 victory over hosts Belgium in a League A Group 2 clash in Brussels on Monday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
10
4
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
9
6
Saves
2
53.7
Possession
46.3
14
SHOTS
20
4
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
376
Accurate Passes
310
433
Passes
366
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
9
21
Crosses
26
0.1
Cross %
0.3
39
Long Balls
34
24
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
5
7
Effective Tackles
9
15
Tackles
13
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
3
23
Effective Clearances
25
23
Clearances
25

Head to Head

FRA leads series 4-1

Lineups

BEL · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Koen CasteelsG
  2. 3Arthur TheateCD-L
  3. 4Wout FaesCD-R
  4. 18Orel MangalaDM
  5. 21Timothy CastagneLB
  6. 2Zeno DebastRB
  7. 8Youri TielemansCM-L
  8. 17Charles De KetelaereCM-R
  9. 10Leandro TrossardLM
  10. 7Jérémy DokuRM
  11. 9Loïs OpendaF

FRA · 4-3-3

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 17William SalibaCD-L
  3. 15Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 3Lucas DigneLB
  5. 5Jules KoundéRB
  6. 8Aurélien TchouaméniCM
  7. 14Matteo GuendouziLM
  8. 13Manu KonéRM
  9. 12Randal Kolo MuaniF
  10. 20Bradley BarcolaLF
  11. 7Ousmane DembéléRF

Timeline

  1. 7' Lucas Digne (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 22' William Saliba (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 23' Penalty missed. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot is just a bit too high.
  4. 24' Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 29' Orel Mangala (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 35' Goal! Belgium 0, France 1. Randal Kolo Muani (France) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  7. 45' Ibrahima Konaté (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 45'+3' Goal! Belgium 1, France 1. Loïs Openda (Belgium) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  9. 53' Wout Faes (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 56' Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 62' Goal! Belgium 1, France 2. Randal Kolo Muani (France) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
  12. 67' Substitution, Belgium. Maxim De Cuyper replaces Timothy Castagne.
  13. 67' Substitution, Belgium. Aster Vranckx replaces Orel Mangala.
  14. 74' Substitution, France. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Mattéo Guendouzi.
  15. 74' Substitution, France. Christopher Nkunku replaces Bradley Barcola.
  16. 76' Second yellow card to Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) for a bad foul.
  17. 78' Mike Maignan (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 79' Substitution, France. Youssouf Fofana replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  19. 81' Substitution, Belgium. Arne Engels replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
  20. 82' Substitution, Belgium. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Youri Tielemans.
  21. 90'+3' Substitution, France. Marcus Thuram replaces Randal Kolo Muani.

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