By Andres Tirado 10-1-2026
The nations league group stage match was won by France by one goal from French Bayern Munich right midfielder Michael Olise. He scored the goal to break the zero-zero tie in the 88th minute after being subbed on in the 77th minute with Manchester City player Rayan Cherki who also came on in the 77th minute. Olise came in for Liverpool left midfielder Bradley Barcola and Cherki came on for Paris Saint Germain midfielder Maghnes Akliouche. The benched players for the French team were goalkeepers Guillaume Rester and Jean Butez, defenders Adrien Truffert, Dayot Upamecano, Jules Kounde, Leny Yoro, and midfielder Adrien Rabiot.
The match was played at Stade Roi Badouin with a 50,093 capacity in Brussels Belgium. 40,857 people showed up to the match and there was 82% match attendance and the weather was 63 degrees Fahrenheit with the average for yellow cards per match being four point four and the average for fouls being 23.6 fouls per match. The referee was Saudi Pro League Slovenian referee Rade Obrenovic. Belgium has only had one win against France in their last ten encounters having won a friendly match in 2015. The French coach legend Zinedine Zidane was the second ever coach to win their first match with the French national team since Aime Jacquet in 1994.
The highest rating for both combined teams were Paris Saint Germain Right Wing Desiree Doue with an eight point five rating, his highlights for the match were the most chances created for his team having four, He had the most touches in the opposition box having 16 and he took the most shots having taken five shots. The second highest rated player was Chelsea defender Maxence Lacroix with a seven point nine rating. He had two highlights, these highlights being the most touches in the whole entire match for his team having 104 touches and he had the most defensive contributions for his team having 11 defensive contributions. The third highest rated players were AC Milan goalkeeper, French captain Mike Maignan with a seven point six rating. He had two saves and zero goals conceded, he tied the third highest ratings with defender Andy Diouf who had six tackles and four defensive contributions, and Belgium’s defensive midcenter Romeó Lavia who had both 100% pass accuracy and 100% long ball accuracy.