-
Judgment
- Rade Obrenovic
Belgium and France face off in Nations League On the back of opening victories in League A this week.
France began the Zinedine Zidane era by defeating Türkiye 1-0, while Belgium shined away from home by defeating Italy 2-0.
In his first assignment since leaving Antwerp in 2024, former Netherlands international Mark van Bommel takes charge of Belgium and will relish the quality of his side’s goals in Italy.
Can they say goodbye to their neighbors? Belgium has lost all five of the last five meetings between the two teams.
Team news for the Belgium vs. France match
Belgium will be without former Arsenal player Leandro Trossard who is suffering from a heel injury, so Mika Godts should start.
France is concerned about captain Kylian Mbappe.
Real Madrid striker Mbappe He collected Michael Olise’s pass inside the box and headed home in the 54th minute to seal the win in Türkiye, but he headed towards the ball as it hit the net and made way for Desiree Doe shortly afterwards.
He is expected to miss the match due to a knee injury, so Ousmane Dembélé will lead the attack.
Expected formations
Belgium: Lamins; Castagne, Njoy, Michel, de Cuyper; Ruskin, Telemans; Moreira, De Bruyne, Godets; De Ketelaer
France: Mignan; Kounde, Upamecano, Lacroix, Truvert; Cherki, Connie, Rabiot; Olise, Dembélé, Do
Watch the Belgium and France match
The match can be watched in the UK online with Amazon Prime Pay Per View. The cost of the match will be £2.49.
prediction
France is without Mbappé but still has a star galaxy in attack
Sunday, September 27, 2026
