Belgium vs. France 0-1: Manu Koné Substituted Late
France secured a 1-0 victory over Belgium in the Nations League, with Olise scoring the decisive goal late in the game. Despite starting against Turkey and receiving praise from coach Zidane, Manu Koné began this match on the bench. He entered the field in the 90th minute for the final moments of the game.
The official lineups were:
BELGIUM (4-2-3-1): Lammens; Castagne, Ngoy, Mechele, Seys (68' De Cuyper); Lavia (85' Raskin), Tielemans; Moreira (63' Lukebakio), De Bruyne (63' Vanaken), Godts; De Ketelaere (85' Fernandez-Pardo).
Subs: Vandervoordt, De Busser, Debast, De Winter, Lukaku, Openda, Keita.
Coach: Van Bommel
FRANCE (4-3-3): Maignan; Kalulu, Upamecano, Jacquet, Diouf; Da Cunha (90' Koné), Camavinga, Akliouche (77' Cherki); Barcola (77' Olise), Lepaul (68' Dembèlè), Doué.
Subs: Restes, Butez, Truffert, Upamecano, Koundè, Rabiot, Yoro.
Coach: Zidane.
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