UEFA Nations League

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

· UEFA Nations League
Belgium
  • 45'+3': Loïs Openda
FT
1 - 2
France
  • 35': Randal Kolo Muani (P)
  • 62': Randal Kolo Muani
  • Red Card 76': Aurélien Tchouaméni

Tchouaméni sent off as France hold off Belgium

Striker Randal Kolo Muani scored a brace as France took a giant step towards the Nations League quarter-finals with a 2-1 victory over hosts Belgium in a League A Group 2 clash in Brussels on Monday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
  • 4': Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (France).
  • 5': Offside, Belgium. Loïs Openda is caught offside.
  • 7': Foul by Lucas Digne (France).
  • 7': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Lucas Digne (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 9': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (France).
  • 9': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Wout Faes (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross.
  • 14': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
  • 16': Corner, France. Conceded by Arthur Theate.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (France) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni following a corner.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
  • 18': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
  • 20': Penalty Belgium. Loïs Openda draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 20': Penalty conceded by William Saliba (France) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 22': VAR Decision: Penalty Belgium.
  • 22': William Saliba (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Penalty missed. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot is just a bit too high.
  • 24': Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (France).
  • 24': Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Bradley Barcola (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
  • 27': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
  • 27': Manu Koné (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Loïs Openda (Belgium) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
  • 27': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
  • 29': Foul by Orel Mangala (Belgium).
  • 29': Randal Kolo Muani (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Orel Mangala (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Manu Koné (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
  • 33': Penalty conceded by Wout Faes (Belgium) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 35': Goal! Belgium 0, France 1. Randal Kolo Muani (France) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 37': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (France).
  • 37': Zeno Debast (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Bradley Barcola (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mattéo Guendouzi.
  • 42': Corner, France. Conceded by Arthur Theate.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Jules Koundé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 43': Arthur Theate (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (France).
  • 45': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
  • 45': Ibrahima Konaté (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Manu Koné (France).
  • 45'+3': Goal! Belgium 1, France 1. Loïs Openda (Belgium) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 45'+4': VAR Decision: Goal Belgium 1-1 France (Loïs Openda).
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Belgium 1, France 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Belgium 1, France 1.
  • 46': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
  • 46': Manu Koné (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Corner, France. Conceded by Jérémy Doku.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Jules Koundé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
  • 49': Foul by Orel Mangala (Belgium).
  • 49': Manu Koné (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Hand ball by Jules Koundé (France).
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Zeno Debast (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mattéo Guendouzi following a fast break.
  • 53': Foul by Wout Faes (Belgium).
  • 53': Randal Kolo Muani (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Wout Faes (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Offside, Belgium. Youri Tielemans is caught offside.
  • 56': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium).
  • 56': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Hand ball by Randal Kolo Muani (France).
  • 61': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by William Saliba.
  • 62': Offside, Belgium. Loïs Openda is caught offside.
  • 62': Goal! Belgium 1, France 2. Randal Kolo Muani (France) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
  • 64': Foul by Manu Koné (France).
  • 64': Leandro Trossard (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Zeno Debast (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 65': Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Belgium).
  • 67': Substitution, Belgium. Maxim De Cuyper replaces Timothy Castagne.
  • 67': Substitution, Belgium. Aster Vranckx replaces Orel Mangala.
  • 69': Foul by Aster Vranckx (Belgium).
  • 69': Mattéo Guendouzi (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Manu Koné (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
  • 70': Aster Vranckx (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Bradley Barcola (France).
  • 71': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Manu Koné (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Lucas Digne (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
  • 74': Substitution, France. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Mattéo Guendouzi.
  • 74': Substitution, France. Christopher Nkunku replaces Bradley Barcola.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
  • 76': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (France).
  • 76': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Second yellow card to Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) for a bad foul.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 78': Foul by Mike Maignan (France).
  • 78': Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Mike Maignan (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Substitution, France. Youssouf Fofana replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 80': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Christopher Nkunku.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Aster Vranckx (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jérémy Doku following a corner.
  • 81': Substitution, Belgium. Arne Engels replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
  • 82': Substitution, Belgium. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Youri Tielemans.
  • 82': Foul by Arne Engels (Belgium).
  • 82': Manu Koné (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Corner, France. Conceded by Zeno Debast.
  • 88': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Loïs Openda (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio with a cross.
  • 90': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aster Vranckx following a corner.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, France. Marcus Thuram replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Zeno Debast.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Belgium) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Belgium 1, France 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Belgium 1, France 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 10
4 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 9
6 Saves 2
53.7 Possession 46.3
14 SHOTS 20
4 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
376 Accurate Passes 310
433 Passes 366
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 9
21 Crosses 26
0.1 Cross % 0.3
39 Long Balls 34
24 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 5
7 Effective Tackles 9
15 Tackles 13
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 3
23 Effective Clearances 25
23 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: King Baudouin Stadium
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Attendance: 39,731

Line-Ups

BEL Belgium (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Koen Casteels (GK)
3 Arthur Theate
4 Wout Faes Yellow Card
18 Orel Mangala Yellow Card
21 Timothy Castagne
2 Zeno Debast
8 Youri Tielemans
17 Charles De Ketelaere Yellow Card
10 Leandro Trossard
7 Jérémy Doku
9 Loïs Openda
Belgium Substitutes:
Sebastiaan Bornauw, Matte Smets, Johan Bakayoko, Malick Fofana, Maxim De Cuyper, Ortwin De Wolf, Aster Vranckx, Cyril Ngonge, Dodi Lukébakio, Arne Engels, Maarten Vandevoordt.

FRA France (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK) Yellow Card
17 William Saliba Yellow Card
15 Ibrahima Konaté Yellow Card
3 Lucas Digne Yellow Card
5 Jules Koundé
8 Aurélien Tchouaméni Yellow Card
14 Matteo Guendouzi
13 Manu Koné
12 Randal Kolo Muani
20 Bradley Barcola
7 Ousmane Dembélé
France Substitutes:
Jonathan Clauss, Youssouf Fofana, Christopher Nkunku, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Loïc Badé, Marcus Thuram, Wesley Fofana, Eduardo Camavinga, Brice Samba, Alphonse Areola, Michael Olise, Theo Hernández.

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