Michael Olise’s magnificent late strike gave France a 1-0 victory in Belgium in the UEFA Nations League as Zinedine Zidane made it two wins out of two since being named coach.
Bayern Munich star Olise, who was one of the outstanding players at the World Cup where France reached the semifinals, came off the bench late on with the game in Brussels on Monday goalless, and set off from inside his own half to score the winner in the 88th minute.
The win follows a 1-0 success away to Turkiye last Friday in Zidane’s first game at the helm after succeeding Didier Deschamps as France coach following the World Cup.
France are therefore top of Nations League Group A1 with six points, three points ahead of Belgium and Italy, with the latter winning 4-1 in Turkiye on Monday.
Les Bleus play host to Italy next at the Stade de France on Friday in what will be Zidane’s homecoming. France will then entertain Belgium on October 5.
Zidane was without captain Kylian Mbappe, with the Real Madrid striker having returned to his club for treatment after injuring his left knee while scoring the winner against Turkiye.
