France beat Belgium 1–0 with a Michael Olise goal

France beat Belgium 1–0 in Brussels on Matchday 2 of the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League. Michael Olise scored the only goal on September 28, 2026, two minutes from time, completing an individual move that began from halfway. The score, scorer and description of the play appear in UEFA’s official Matchday 2 roundup.

Belgium 0–1 France: the confirmed result

The game remained scoreless until its final stages. According to UEFA, the contest was balanced and could have gone either way, but France produced the decisive move near the end.

Olise found room to advance from the halfway area, carried the ball through the opposition and finished calmly. UEFA describes it as a solo goal and records that it came two minutes from time. Because the available report gives neither an exact numbered minute nor every preceding pass, it would be inaccurate to add a specific timestamp or award an assist.

The win delivered the points to Zinédine Zidane’s team. For Belgium, managed by Mark van Bommel, the late outcome ended their chance of recording a second successive positive result in the competition.

The chances before Olise’s goal

The long 0–0 scoreline did not mean a lack of opportunities. Désiré Doué struck the crossbar in the first half. After the break, Lucas Da Cunha hit the base of the post. Both efforts took France close to opening the scoring before the run that decided the match.

Belgium also threatened. UEFA identifies Dodi Lukébakio as the Belgian player who came closest to scoring, although its roundup supplies no totals for shots, possession or saves. Without a detailed statistical match sheet among the consulted sources, those figures should not be reconstructed through estimates.

The central contrast is documented: France hit the woodwork twice and scored only near the end; Belgium created their best threat through Lukébakio but did not find the net.

The two teams’ Nations League context

Both sides arrived in Brussels after opening-round victories. Belgium had beaten Italy 2–0 in Rome through goals from Mika Godts and Dodi Lukébakio. France had defeated Türkiye 1–0, with Kylian Mbappé scoring after an Olise assist.

That background appears in UEFA’s official Matchday 1 roundup. The same page reports that Mbappé sustained an injury during the scoring play against Türkiye. It provides no diagnosis, recovery timetable or projected return.

The victory in Brussels gave France a second win in two matches. Belgium, meanwhile, had one win and one defeat after the opening two matchdays covered by the official sources.

What can be said about Mbappé

The supplied sources do not explicitly confirm whether Kylian Mbappé was named in the squad, remained on the bench or missed the Belgium match. The Matchday 2 roundup does not mention his presence or absence either.

The safe conclusion is therefore limited: UEFA recorded an injury in the previous game but did not officially connect it to the September 28 team selection. These pages provide no basis for describing its severity or claiming that the injury caused him to miss the match.

A match-specific sheet containing the complete lineups was also unavailable among the sources. This review therefore does not present starters and substitutes as confirmed information. UEFA’s Nations League fixtures and results page is the official place to check for updates, although the material extracted during reporting did not display the detailed sheet for this fixture.

What the result establishes — and what remains open

The official documentation establishes four decisive facts: France won 1–0; Olise scored the only goal; his run began from halfway two minutes from time; and Doué and Da Cunha had hit the woodwork. It also shows that both teams entered the game following wins.

It does not support a complete lineup, extensive statistics, an assist for the goal or a conclusion about Mbappé’s status that day. Keeping that distinction prevents undocumented silence from becoming fact and preserves the focus on what actually decided Belgium 0–1 France.

Results, match sheets and player conditions may receive further information. For developments after this article’s September 29, 2026 publication date, readers should consult UEFA’s official pages.