Belgium vs France _ Highlights _ UEFA Nations League _ 15th October 2024
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00:00As part of what's becoming a fascinating three-way battle, also involving Italy to reach the quarterfinals and avoid a relegation playoff with the nation from League B.
00:16The Belgians have not beaten the French in a competitive game for 43 years, but would have taken confidence from their two-goal comeback to draw in the Stadio Olimpico on Friday.
00:28While Le Bleu made light of killing Mbappe's absence to eventually overwhelm Israel 4-1 in Budapest with a flurry of late goals.
00:40It's one of European football's oldest rivalries, the Red Devils of Belgium against Le Bleu of France.
00:50And it's the French in their white shirts who have got the game underway, looking to tease Luka Dean.
00:58Of course, he's on that yellow card, and Doku able to shrug him off for a second time, pulls it back.
01:04It's cleared as far as Tielemans.
01:07Again, it's blocked. Here is the Catalana.
01:09Tielemans, it's a good ball in, and Openda just unable to squeeze it in at the near post.
01:21But the home crowd rising to acclaim their team, some really good football from Belgium there.
01:28Now Trosser.
01:30As Belgium win it back again, Openda waits in the centre.
01:33Trosser goes alone, beaten away by Mannion.
01:35Were exposed on that side, Trosser had two in support, but in the end Mannion was able to make the save.
01:45Now they can look to spring the trap, Openda's been played in by Tielemans.
01:49Lois Openda with a great chance, Aliba comes in, makes the challenge.
01:55And in the end, the flag has been raised for offside against Openda.
02:01Once again, he was just making his dart too soon.
02:08Saliba came in with what was an untidy challenge.
02:11I think, again, he slipped at the crucial moment, but he took out Openda.
02:17Tomasz Kwiatkowski of Poland is looking at the screens.
02:23And the penalty has been given.
02:31Openda onside.
02:35Saliba's foul, and it's a penalty to Belgium.
02:39Chalmany.
02:42As the captain is talking, Saliba has been shown the yellow card.
02:47It's Tielemans, oh, over the top.
02:55And the reprieve for France.
02:59Well, he got right underneath that.
03:05Met by De Bast.
03:07And the nudge from Chalmany will be a free kick.
03:15And another yellow card has been shown to Catalara, the player.
03:19And confirmation that Aurelian Chalmany was shown a yellow card earlier on for that nudge on.
03:27Barkela on the move.
03:28Oh, sumptuous first touch from Bradley Barkela.
03:30Able to come inside.
03:32And he forces an excellent save from Castile.
03:34Excellent first-time control there from Bradley Barkela and going Castile.
03:41Saw it at a comfortable height, but still had to make the save.
03:45The deflection on the cross may help out the French.
03:47Here is Barkela looking to borrow his way through.
03:51Appeals for handball against Val Fass.
03:53And I think the penalty has been given.
03:57Barkela here was initially halted.
03:59And then when Fass went down, it was just that elbow on the top of the ball.
04:05There it is again.
04:11The check has been completed.
04:13And the penalty award has been confirmed.
04:16And Colin Mawani makes no mistake.
04:24And France lead.
04:28Calmness personified from Colin Mawani.
04:32His seventh international goal.
04:34Thielemans.
04:38Mangala.
04:41Castagne.
04:42Whipped into Appenda!
04:44Are quickly silenced.
04:47Well, this could be a very interesting call.
04:50Was Appenda just behind Saliba when the ball was played.
04:56It was an excellent header, giving Manion no chance.
05:00And right at the end of the first half, it is another massive moment.
05:05Thomas Kwiatkowski.
05:08The VAR.
05:11Has had a very busy first half.
05:13And the goal is given!
05:14Having lost the ball, Belgium could now be vulnerable to the counter-attack.
05:22Dembele.
05:23Great pace from him.
05:25And Dembele!
05:26And it's wide!
05:29Well, that would have been some goal.
05:31He carried that ball from deep inside his own half.
05:35Now the Thielemans or Teat could get back to make the challenge.
05:39And in the end, he ripples the wrong side of the netting.
05:43He's worked the one-two nicely with Barkela.
05:47The cross in towards Kohler Mawani.
05:49Skips away from the initial challenge.
05:51It's pulled back to Kone.
05:52Teat was in the way.
05:53Kone again, and this time he scores!
05:58Manu Kone.
06:08Although the celebrations have quickly turned to complaints.
06:13Luka Deem with the cross in.
06:18And then Kone with the first shot.
06:22And then the second.
06:24And then the whistle went.
06:26The question is...
06:27Was there an offside in there earlier in the move?
06:32Or maybe even a handball against Kohler Mawani?
06:35That's what they're checking.
06:39Handball by an attacking player leading up to the goal.
06:42And the goal has been disallowed.
06:54Now Luka Deem.
06:56In towards Mawani!
06:57Randall Kone with his second goal squirming under the body of Kohen Castiles.
07:09Picked out by Luka Deem.
07:11And although the header...
07:16Had power.
07:19Kohen Castiles will be disappointed to...
07:22Get a strong hand to it.
07:26But be unable to keep it out.
07:29Go!
07:29Go!
07:29Go!
07:30Go!
07:30Go!
07:30Go!
07:31De Bast!
07:32Manu with the save.
07:34It's still loose inside the area.
07:36Finally hooked away by Guendouzi.
07:38Zeno De Bast.
07:41He scored his first career goal from long range.
07:44Now a pender.
07:46Oh, that's an excellent ball.
07:47Tielemans.
07:48Tielemans has been clipped there by Chalmany.
07:54And there's trouble here for the French captain.
07:57He's already been booked.
07:59And he knows what's coming.
08:03Yellow card.
08:05Second yellow card for Aurelien Chalmany.
08:08And the French captain has been sent off.
08:14Clipping him on his route to goal.
08:17Clipping him on his route to goal.
08:20Chalmany was looking to plead his innocence as he hit the turn.
08:26Trossard drifts it, and Mannion is able to palm it to safety.
08:32Too much air on that in the end from Leandro Trossard.
08:36It's Trossard.
08:39And it was in towards angles, but France can hammer the ball to safety.
08:45And it's all over.
08:47Victory for France over Belgium yet again.
08:51And they are closing in on a quarterfinal place in the UEFA Nations League.
09:00And at the moment, Belgium are looking at the possibility of a relegation playoff.
09:10In Brussels, it is finished.
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09:21And we're going for back on Brazil.
09:34We're getting started.
09:35We're getting started.
09:35Let's end this level.
09:36Good to find out.
09:38You don't have to Prosper now.
09:39Be done.
09:40What are we going to ask?
09:41We're getting started.
09:42We're getting started.
09:42Let's go toLO.
09:43We're getting still in the meantime.
09:44Let's go.