France 4–1 Belgium
France
4–1HT 0–1
Belgium
France played Belgium in the UEFA Nations League on 5 October 2026 at Stade de France. The match finished 4–1.
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Goals and cards
- 35'Dodi Lukebakio (assist by Romeo Lavia)
- 57'Romeo Lavia — Yellow card
- 69'Maxence Lacroix — Yellow card
- 73'Mark van Bommel — Yellow card
- 75'Joaquin Seys — Yellow card
- 77'Désiré Doue (assist by Lucas Da Cunha)
- 81'Rayan Cherki (assist by Michael Olise)
- 88'Michael Olise (assist by Désiré Doue)
- 90+1'Michael Olise (assist by Désiré Doue)
Line-ups
France 4-3-3
- G. Restes
- J. Koundé
- L. Yoro
- M. Lacroix
- A. Diouf
- M. Akliouche
- E. Camavinga
- M. Koné
- O. Dembélé
- E. Lepaul
- B. Barcola
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. Butez
- R. Cherki
- L. da Cunha
- D. Doué
- P. Kalulu
- M. Maignan
- M. Olise
- A. Rabiot
- A. Truffert
- COACHES: Z. Zidane
Belgium 4-2-3-1
- M. Vandevoordt
- T. Castagne
- N. Ngoy
- B. Mechele
- J. Seys
- N. Raskin
- R. Lavia
- D. Lukebakio
- H. Vanaken
- Diego Moreira
- R. Lukaku
- SUBSTITUTES
- L. Trossard
- A. Theate
- K. Sabbe
- M. Penders
- L. Openda
- S. Lammens
- M. Keita
- M. Godts
- M. Fernandez-Pardo
- C. De Ketelaere
- Z. Debast
- M. De Cuyper
- COACHES: M. van Bommel
Match statistics
| France | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|
| 625 | Accurate passes | 284 |
| 14 | Shots inside box | 3 |
| 9 | Shots outside box | 2 |
| 9 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 8 | Free kicks | 4 |
| 8 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 6 | Shots off goal | 3 |
| 692 | Total passes | 359 |
| 23 | Total shots | 5 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 9 | Corners | 2 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 66% | Possession | 34% |