The French team begins the Zidane era with two consecutive victories, a rare feat

0 – After the 1-0 victory in Türkiye last Friday, the Blues won in Belgium (0-1) on Monday. Two games without conceding a goal for the France team under Zidane, who is off to a strong start to his mandate at the head of the selection.

2 – We have not seen a coach of the French team start his mandate with two victories since a certain Aimé Jacquet, in 1994. Before that, there were only two to have had such a start on the bench of the hit selection of Le Coq, Henri Guérin in 1964 and Henri Michel, in 1984.

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3 – Three players played their first match in Blue (Diouf, Jacquet, da Cunha) Monday evening, not to mention the first start of Esteban Lepaul, who celebrated his first cap in Izmit. Three newbies in the same match for the France team, this is a first since August 11, 2010, when Laurent Blanc launched six newbies against Norway (Rami, Cissokho, N'Zogbia, Hoarau, Ruffier, M'Vila). It was the day after Knysna and the 2010 World Cup fiasco in South Africa, under Raymond Domenech.

5 – With five shots, including two on target, and dribbling in spades, Désiré Doué was undoubtedly, with Como midfielder Lucas da Cunha, the most visible Habs on Monday evening. The Parisian also created three chances, hitting the bar in the first half. He only missed one goal...

6 – The French team remains on six victories in a row against Belgium. The last success of the Red Devils over the Blues dates back to June 2015 (3-4), in a friendly, in Saint-Denis. And in an official match? We have to go back to September 1981, in the qualifiers for the 1982 World Cup (2-0), in the stadium which was still called the Heysel at the time. It's seriously starting to get old...

6 – This is also the number of points in the pocket of the French team in Group A of the League of Nations (the ranking here) before facing Italy and again Belgium, but this time, at the Stade de France.

13 – With four goals and nine assists, Michael Olise has been decisive 13 times in 14 matches since the start of 2026 in the colors of the France team. It was also the eighth international goal for the Bayern leader.

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30 – Balance sheet. With their victory, the Blues return to the level of Belgium in the confrontations, 30 successes on each side and 19 draws.