France 4-1 Belgium: four goals in the last 13 minutes
Lukebakio, then Doue and Cherki. France scored four times in the final 13 minutes. Italy beat Turkiye 3-1 the same night.
France 4-1 Belgium. France 10 points.
France beat Belgium 4-1 in Nations League Group A1 on Monday 5 October. Dodi Lukebakio put Belgium ahead in the first half. Desire Doue equalised, Michael Olise pulled the ball back for Rayan Cherki, and France scored four times in the final 13 minutes. AFP reports that substitutes scored all four France goals. The other two scorers are not named on that wire, so they are not named here. France have 10 points from four games (3 wins, 1 draw, 7 goals for, 2 against). Belgium have 6.
The stakes
France are three points clear of Italy with two group games left. Those games are next month, not tonight.
The rivalry angle
Belgium had not beaten France in a competitive game since 1981. They led, then did not.
Players who could decide it
Put France ahead after an Olise pull-back. All four France goals came from substitutes.
Scored the first-half goal that had Belgium in front.
Did you know?
- !France 4-1 Belgium on Monday 5 October at the Stade de France.
- !Dodi Lukebakio scored first. Desire Doue equalised. Michael Olise set up Rayan Cherki.
- !France lead Group A1 with 10 points. The other two France scorers are not named on the AFP wire used here.
Head to head
France 10, Italy 7, Belgium 6, Turkiye 0 after four games.
Sources
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