Belgium vs France
Ref: Irfan Peljto, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Match recap
France beat Belgium 2–1 in their UEFA Nations League fixture. Openda scored for Belgium; Kolo Muani and Kolo Muani replied for France. Belgium held 46% possession to 54% for France.
First Half
7'
Digne
Yellow Card
VAR
Penalty confirmed
22'
Saliba
Yellow Card
24'
Tchouaméni
Yellow Card
Mangala
Yellow Card
35'
⚽
Kolo Muani
Penalty
⚽
Openda
Assist: Castagne
VAR
Goal confirmed
45'
Konaté
Yellow Card
Second Half
Faes
Yellow Card
De Ketelaere
Yellow Card
62'
⚽
Kolo Muani
Assist: Digne
⇄
Castagne
⇄
Mangala
74'
⇄
Barcola
74'
⇄
Guendouzi
76'
Tchouaméni
Red Card
76'
Tchouaméni
Yellow Card
78'
Maignan
Yellow Card
79'
⇄
Dembélé
⇄
De Ketelaere
⇄
Tielemans
90+3'
⇄
Kolo Muani
Match Statistics
BelgiumFrance
10Won
Statistical edge
10–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Attack6 · 0 won
20
Shots
14
7
Shots on target
4
13
Shots in the box
8
7
Shots outside box
6
8
Shots off goal
6
9
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
46%
Possession
54%
366
Total passes
433
310
Accurate passes
376
85%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline3 · 1 won
10
Fouls
14
3
Yellow cards
6
0
Red cards
1
3
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
6
5
Blocked shots
4
Belgium
4-1-4-1
France
4-3-3
Belgium
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1K. CasteelsG
- 2Z. DebastD
- 3A. TheateD
- 4W. FaesD
- 7J. DokuM
- 8Y. TielemansM
- 9L. OpendaF
- 10L. TrossardM
- 17C. De KetelaereM
- 18O. MangalaM
- 21T. CastagneD
Substitutes
- 5M. De CuyperD
- 6A. VranckxM
- 11D. LukebakioF
- 12M. VandevoordtG
- 13O. De WolfG
- 14M. FofanaF
- 15S. BornauwD
- 19J. BakayokoF
- 20A. EngelsM
- 22C. NgongeF
- 23M. SmetsD
France
4-3-3Starting XI
- 3L. DigneD
- 5J. KoundéD
- 7O. DembéléF
- 8A. TchouaméniM
- 12R. Kolo MuaniF
- 13M. KonéM
- 14M. GuendouziM
- 15I. KonatéD
- 16M. MaignanG
- 17W. SalibaD
- 20B. BarcolaF
Substitutes
- 1B. SambaG
- 2J. ClaussD
- 4L. BadéD
- 6E. CamavingaM
- 9M. ThuramF
- 10C. NkunkuF
- 11M. OliseM
- 18W. Zaïre-EmeryM
- 19Y. FofanaM
- 21W. FofanaD
- 22T. HernándezD
- 23A. AreolaG
Belgium
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loïs Openda | F | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Timothy Castagne | D | 67 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Leandro Trossard | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — |
| Youri Tielemans(C) | M | 82 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — |
| Jérémy Doku | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6/12 |
| Zeno Debast | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Koen Casteels | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur Theate | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charles De Ketelaere | M | 81 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Orel Mangala | M | 67 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wout Faes | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Cyril Ngonge | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sebastiaan Bornauw | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maarten Vandevoordt | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ortwin De Wolf | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Johan Bakayoko | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malick Fofana | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matte Smets | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxim De Cuyper | D | 23 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Aster Vranckx | M | 23 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Dodi Lukebakio | F | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Arne Engels | M | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
France
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randal Kolo Muani | F | 89 | 8.3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Mike Maignan | G | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Digne | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Bradley Barcola | F | 74 | 7.3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6/8 |
| Manu Koné | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Mattéo Guendouzi | M | 74 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Ibrahima Konaté | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jules Koundé | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ousmane Dembélé | F | 79 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Aurélien Tchouaméni(C) | M | 76 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| William Saliba | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alphonse Aréola | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Olise | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcus Thuram | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brice Samba | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wesley Fofana | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan Clauss | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Theo Hernández | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Loïc Badé | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Warren Zaïre-Emery | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christopher Nkunku | F | 16 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Eduardo Camavinga | M | 16 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youssouf Fofana | M | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |