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France vs Belgium: match report
France hosted Belgium at Stade de France on Monday 5 October 2026, in the Nations League (round 4). France are without 1 player (Dayot Upamecano); Belgium are missing 2 (Kevin De Bruyne, Youri Tielemans). Nick Walsh is the referee, averaging 4.1 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.
Result and scorers
France 4-1 Belgium. Goals: Dodi Lukébakio 35' for Belgium; Désiré Doué 77' for France; Rayan Cherki 81' for France; Michael Olise 88' for France; Michael Olise 90'+1' for France. Attendance: 75,389.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 35' Goal: Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) 0-1
- 57' Yellow card: Romeo Lavia (Belgium)
- 69' Yellow card: Maxence Lacroix (France)
- 75' Yellow card: Joaquin Seys (Belgium)
- 77' Goal: Désiré Doué (France) 1-1
- 81' Goal: Rayan Cherki (France) 2-1
- 88' Goal: Michael Olise (France) 3-1
- 90'+1' Goal: Michael Olise (France) 4-1
Match stats (contains the result)
| 65.6% | Possession | 34.4% |
| 23 | Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 9 | Corners | 2 |
| 4 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
France 4-3-3
Coach: Zinédine Zidane
- 1 Guillaume Restes GK
- 5 Jules Koundé DEF
- 15 Leny Yoro DEF
- 17 Maxence Lacroix DEF
- 13 Andy Diouf MID
- 18 Maghnes Akliouche FWD
- 8 Manu Koné MID
- 6 Eduardo Camavinga MID
- 7 Ousmane Dembélé FWD
- 19 Estéban Lepaul FWD
- 12 Bradley Barcola FWD
Bench
- 9 Rayan Cherki MID
- 11 Michael Olise FWD
- 21 Lucas Da Cunha MID
- 20 Désiré Doué FWD
- 14 Adrien Rabiot MID
- 23 Jean Butez GK
- 16 Mike Maignan GK
- 3 Adrien Truffert DEF
- 2 Pierre Kalulu DEF
Belgium 4-3-3
Coach: Mark van Bommel
- 12 Maarten Vandevoordt GK
- 21 Timothy Castagne DEF
- 15 Nathan Ngoy DEF
- 4 Brandon Mechele DEF
- 18 Joaquin Seys DEF
- 23 Nicolas Raskin MID
- 6 Roméo Lavia MID
- 20 Hans Vanaken MID
- 14 Dodi Lukébakio FWD
- 9 Romelu Lukaku FWD
- 19 Diego Moreira FWD
Bench
- 17 Charles De Ketelaere MID
- 7 Mika Godts FWD
- 8 Mandela Keita MID
- 11 Loïs Openda FWD
- 10 Leandro Trossard FWD
- 13 Mike Penders GK
- 1 Senne Lammens GK
- 3 Arthur Theate DEF
- 16 Kyriani Sabbe DEF
- 5 Maxim De Cuyper DEF
- 2 Zeno Debast DEF
- 22 Matias Fernandez-Pardo FWD
Injuries and suspensions
France
- Dayot Upamecano suspension, back Early October 2026
Belgium
- Kevin De Bruyne suspension, back Early October 2026
- Youri Tielemans suspension, back Early October 2026
Previous meetings
- Monday 28 September 2026: Belgium 0-1 France
- Monday 14 October 2024: Belgium 1-2 France
- Monday 9 September 2024: France 2-0 Belgium
- Monday 1 July 2024: France 1-0 Belgium
- Thursday 7 October 2021: Belgium 2-3 France