
Three days after their 1-0 victory in Turkey, the France team travels to Brussels to face Belgium in the Nations League, with Zinédine Zidane as coach for the first time since Aimé Jacquet in 1994, and without the injured Kylian Mbappé.
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The France team has just won a 1-0 match in Turkey under the direction of Zinédine Zidane, his first match as coach, which has not happened since Aimé Jacquet in 1994. Kylian Mbappé is absent due to a knee injury.
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Three days after their short success in Türkiye (1-0), the Blues travel to Brussels on Monday with the idea of achieving a second success.
What you need to know
The first page of the Zinédine Zidane era has been written. Facing Turkey (1-0), the legend of French football began with a success for his debut as coach of the Blues, which had not happened since Aimé Jacquet in 1994. Now launched, he will try to guide the French team to a new victory, Monday September 28, against Belgium in Brussels, on the occasion of the second day of the League of Nations.
• Life without Kylian Mbappé. The only scorer during the trip to Izmit, the French captain left the group due to hyperextension of the left knee. We will have to do without the man who has scored in seven of the last nine international matches.
• Expected turnover. The latest press reports suggested that Zinédine Zidane had left to use other players in his group. Estéban Lepaul can be one of the beneficiaries of the absence of Kylian Mbappé. Andy Diouf, Jérémy Jacquet and Lucas da Cunha are waiting to celebrate their first selection.
• Belgium has not beaten France in an official match for 45 years. The Blues remain on seven wins in a row against this opponent (excluding friendly matches). We have to go back to September 9, 1981 to find the trace of a Belgian success, in qualifying for the World Cup (2-0).
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#FOOT Kevin de Bruyne tries to lob a very advanced Mike Maignan from the middle of the field. Fortunately for the Blues, the attempt went off target (24th - 0-0).
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#FOOT Supersonic, Bradley Barcola overtakes the entire Belgian defense and is unbalanced in the back when shooting by Nathan Ngoy. No penalty according to the referee (21st - 0-0).
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#FOOT Oh it was hot in the French surface! Kevin de Bruyne's small ball behind him does not find a taker (De Ketalaere misses) and Lucas da Cunha comes to clean up the crime scene (18th - 0-0).
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#FOOT Strike on target for Estéban Lepaul! The Rennais takes an excellent cross from Désiré Doué with his right foot while he is in an ideal position at the penalty point but it lacks force (17th - 0-0).
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#FOOT Belgian projection which ends with a first intention shot from Kevin de Bruyne, it is countered by the French defense (15th - 0-0).
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#FOOT Oh the Désiré Doué festival! After a double contact, the Parisian sends a missile onto the crossbar. The opening score was really very close (12th - 0-0).
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#FOOT The Blues confiscate the ball and force the Belgian defense to be vigilant in their area. We are still waiting for the first concrete opportunity for the France team (11th - 0-0).
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#FOOT Désiré Doué attempts a cross from the right side. It was easily captured by Belgian goalkeeper Senne Lammens (8th - 0-0).
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#FOOT Tricolor response, at the end of a beautiful Barcola-Kalulu split, whose center finds Lepaul in the area, but the Rennais' strike is blocked. (5th, 0-0)
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#FOOT Belgium gets a first opportunity with a deflected header from a corner, but it is the Blues who take control of the ball and slowly settle into the Belgian camp. (3rd, 0-0)
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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The French team will try to achieve a second consecutive success in the Nations League.
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Players like Estéban Lepaul, Andy Diouf, Jérémy Jacquet or Lucas da Cunha could get their first selection due to the absence of Kylian Mbappé.
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The France team faces Belgium in Brussels in the League of Nations, three days after its victory in Türkiye. Zinédine Zidane directs his second match as coach. Kylian Mbappé is absent due to hyperextension of the left knee. At the break, the score was 0-0 despite French domination and several chances. Kickoff was delayed five minutes due to improper socks.

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