France 4:1 Belgium — Olise brace completes late comeback
Michael Olise scored twice after Zinedine Zidane’s changes flipped the game at Stade de France.
Spectacle at Stade de France: France overturned a 0-1 deficit to beat Belgium 4:1 on October 5, 2026, completing a dramatic late comeback after Dodi Lukebakio’s 35th-minute opener had left the hosts trailing for most of the match. ([uefa.com](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2047989--belgium-vs-france/?utm_source=openai))
Turning point: Zidane’s triple change
Head coach Zinedine Zidane sent on Désiré Doué, Rayan Cherki and Michael Olise around the 77th minute, and those substitutions flipped the game. The trio sparked a sequence of goals that erased Belgium’s lead and secured a convincing French win. ([lequipe.fr](https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Les-bleus-electrises-par-les-entrants-doue-cherki-et-olise-offrent-une-troisieme-victoire-a-zidane/1723670?utm_source=openai))
Doué opened the scoring for France after the changes, followed by a goal from Cherki, and Olise capped the turnaround by scoring twice to make the final score 4:1. The victory left France looking deep and dangerous even when fielding a rotated line-up. ([lequipe.fr](https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Les-bleus-electrises-par-les-entrants-doue-cherki-et-olise-offrent-une-troisieme-victoire-a-zidane/1723670?utm_source=openai))
Elsewhere in the Nations League, Italy beat Turkey 3:1 at home with goals from Gianluca Scamacca, Riccardo Calafiori and Francesco Pio Esposito; Aral Simsir had earlier pulled Turkey level. The result underlined Roberto Mancini’s side regaining momentum in Group A. ([football-italia.net](https://football-italia.net/nations-league-italy-3-1-turkiye-calafiori/?utm_source=openai))
In other fixtures from this international window, Bosnia and Herzegovina defeated Poland 1:0 through an Ivan Bašić penalty, while Sweden, Northern Ireland, Hungary, Cyprus, Montenegro and Armenia recorded mixed results across Leagues B and C. ([pzpn.pl](https://www.pzpn.pl/reprezentacje/reprezentacja-a/aktualnosci/2026-10-05/zdecydowal-rzut-karny-bosnia-i-hercegowina-pokonala-polske?utm_source=openai))
The match at Saint-Denis offered a reminder that France possess both depth and impact substitutes: a one-goal deficit with less than twenty minutes to play became a comprehensive home win in a matter of minutes. (05.10.2026)
Photo: press material from the event
