Belgium vs France player ratings — Olise solo strike powers Les Bleus to narrow win
France will next face Italy in the Nations League. | Photo Credit: REUTERS
France will next face Italy in the Nations League. | Photo Credit: REUTERS
A solo effort from Michael Olise in the 88th minute helped France edge past Belgium 1-0 in the latest round of fixtures of the UEFA Nations League on Monday.
France, which was without the injured Kylian Mbappe, registered its second consecutive win, after defeating Turkey 1-0 in its first match of the new international window.
France manager Zinedine Zidane has enjoyed the perfect start to his managerial stint, and will be hoping his team can continue the momentum in its next fixture against Italy on October 3.
Zidane made nine changes to his starting lineup, including handing debuts to Jérémy Jacquet, Andy Diouf and Lucas Da Cunha.
Belgium goalkeeper Senne Lammens made a number of important saves, while Désiré Doué hit the crossbar in the 12th minute and Da Cunha saw a fierce effort from 25 yards come off the post.
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It took something special to break the Belgians down and that happened two minutes from time, when Olise received the ball inside his own half and sprinted down the right before cutting in and driving into the bottom left corner.
PLAYER RATINGS
Belgium: Senne Lammens (7.2), Timothy Castagne (6.3), Nathan Ngoy (6.6), Brandon Mechele (6.5), Joaquin Seys (6.8), Romeo Lavia (7.6), Youri Tielemans (6.9), Kevin de Bruyne (6.0), Mika Godts (7.2), Diego Moreira (6.1), Charles De Ketelaere (6.2)
Subs: Hans Vanaken (6.2), Dodi Lukébakio (7.0), Maxim De Cuyper (6.2)
France: Mike Maignan (7.6), Pierre Kalulu (7.5), Jeremy Jacquet (7.4), Maxence Lacroix (7.9), Andy Diouf (7.6), Eduardo Camavinga (7.5), Lucas da Cunha (7.4), Maghnes Akliouche (7.5), Bradley Barcola (7.0), Esteban Lepaul (6.4), Desire Doue (8.5)
Subs: Michael Olise (7.4), Rayan Cherki (6.9), Ousmane Dembele (6.4)
Published on Sep 29, 2026
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