UEFA Nations League

France vs Belgium, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
France
  • 29': Randal Kolo Muani
  • 57': Ousmane Dembélé
FT
2 - 0
Belgium

    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.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Amadou Onana (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 4': Foul by Manu Koné (France).
    • 4': Manu Koné (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 6': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (France).
    • 6': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
    • 7': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
    • 7': Loïs Openda (Belgium) is shown the yellow card.
    • 7': Lucas Digne (France) is shown the yellow card.
    • 10': Offside, Belgium. Loïs Openda is caught offside.
    • 12': Delay in match (Belgium).
    • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Mattéo Guendouzi (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
    • 16': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
    • 16': Manu Koné (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wout Faes.
    • 19': Offside, France. Marcus Thuram is caught offside.
    • 20': Foul by Amadou Onana (Belgium).
    • 20': Marcus Thuram (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Marcus Thuram (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
    • 22': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
    • 22': Manu Koné (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Randal Kolo Muani (France) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Manu Koné.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Mattéo Guendouzi (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
    • 26': Corner, France. Conceded by Arthur Theate.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Dayot Upamecano (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 28': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
    • 28': N'Golo Kanté (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Marcus Thuram (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manu Koné.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Lucas Digne (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
    • 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.
    • 31': Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Foul by Lucas Digne (France).
    • 32': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
    • 34': Foul by Jules Koundé (France).
    • 34': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Foul by Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium).
    • 34': Manu Koné (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Offside, France. Randal Kolo Muani is caught offside.
    • 37': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
    • 37': Manu Koné (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Manu Koné (France).
    • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
    • 38': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Randal Kolo Muani (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
    • 39': Foul by Mattéo Guendouzi (France).
    • 39': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by William Saliba.
    • 45': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Belgium).
    • 45': N'Golo Kanté (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. N'Golo Kanté (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
    • 45'+2': Corner, France. Conceded by Arthur Theate.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Jules Koundé (France) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, France 1, Belgium 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins France 1, Belgium 0.
    • 46': Corner, France. Conceded by Zeno Debast.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Manu Koné (France) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jules Koundé.
    • 53': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
    • 53': Lucas Digne (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jules Koundé.
    • 54': Foul by Mattéo Guendouzi (France).
    • 54': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Manu Koné (France) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
    • 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.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
    • 59': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Manu Koné.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Amadou Onana (Belgium) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
    • 60': Substitution, Belgium. Orel Mangala replaces Youri Tielemans.
    • 60': Substitution, Belgium. Johan Bakayoko replaces Dodi Lukébakio.
    • 60': Foul by Marcus Thuram (France).
    • 60': Wout Faes (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Amadou Onana (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Jules Koundé (France).
    • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Jules Koundé (France).
    • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Manu Koné.
    • 67': Substitution, France. Bradley Barcola replaces Marcus Thuram.
    • 67': Substitution, France. Kylian Mbappé replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mattéo Guendouzi.
    • 69': Substitution, Belgium. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Loïs Openda.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amadou Onana.
    • 70': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
    • 73': Corner, France. Conceded by Koen Casteels.
    • 74': Hand ball by Orel Mangala (Belgium).
    • 75': Attempt missed. Lucas Digne (France) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 75': Offside, France. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bradley Barcola with a headed pass.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wout Faes.
    • 79': Foul by Johan Bakayoko (Belgium).
    • 79': Mattéo Guendouzi (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, France. Antoine Griezmann replaces Mattéo Guendouzi.
    • 80': Substitution, France. Michael Olise replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
    • 81': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Dayot Upamecano.
    • 83': Substitution, Belgium. Thomas Meunier replaces Timothy Castagne.
    • 83': Substitution, Belgium. Julien Duranville replaces Jérémy Doku.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Bradley Barcola (France) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
    • 85': Corner, France. Conceded by Koen Casteels.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manu Koné.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
    • 87': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Johan Bakayoko (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a corner.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé following a fast break.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, France. Youssouf Fofana replaces N'Golo Kanté.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, France 2, Belgium 0.
    • 0': Match ends, France 2, Belgium 0.

    Statistics

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    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

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Groupama Stadium
    Location: Lyon, France
    Attendance: 42,358

    UEFA Nations League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 France 6 +6 13
    2 Italy 6 +5 13
    3 Belgium 6 -3 4
    4 Israel 6 -8 4
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    FRA France (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    16 Mike Maignan (GK)
    17 William Saliba
    4 Dayot Upamecano
    3 Lucas Digne Yellow Card
    5 Jules Koundé
    6 Manu Koné Yellow Card
    8 Matteo Guendouzi
    13 N'Golo Kanté
    12 Randal Kolo Muani
    9 Marcus Thuram
    11 Ousmane Dembélé
    France Substitutes:
    Antoine Griezmann, Alphonse Areola, Ibrahima Konaté, Theo Hernández, Bradley Barcola, Michael Olise, Jonathan Clauss, Brice Samba, Kylian Mbappé, Youssouf Fofana.

    BEL Belgium (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Koen Casteels (GK)
    2 Zeno Debast
    4 Wout Faes
    3 Arthur Theate
    21 Timothy Castagne
    7 Kevin De Bruyne
    6 Amadou Onana
    8 Youri Tielemans Yellow Card
    9 Loïs Openda Yellow Card
    10 Jérémy Doku
    11 Dodi Lukebakio
    Belgium Substitutes:
    Julien Duranville, Thomas Kaminski, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Matz Sels, Johan Bakayoko, Charles De Ketelaere, Alexis Saelemaekers, Thomas Meunier, Arthur Vermeeren, Orel Mangala.

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