France Secures Victory Over Belgium in Nations League Without Injured Mbappé

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Michael Olise delivered a late winner for France against Belgium as captain Kylian Mbappé recovered from a knee injury.

What's new · 18h agoMichael Olise scored a late goal to secure a one-nil victory for France in their Nations League match against Belgium.

France secured a narrow victory over Belgium in their Nations League fixture thanks to a late solo goal from Michael Olise. The team played without captain Kylian Mbappé, who was forced to sit out after sustaining a knee injury during an earlier international match against Turkey. Real Madrid subsequently diagnosed the forward with a knee hyperextension, ruling him out of action for two weeks.

Michael Olise scored the winning goal in the eighty-eighth minute of the match against Belgium after driving forward from his own half.
Kylian Mbappé sustained the knee injury during an international fixture against Turkey shortly after scoring the winning goal.
Real Madrid announced that the striker suffered a left knee hyperextension that required him to leave the national team squad.
Medical assessments indicated a recovery timeline of two weeks for the forward.

Written before 2 later updates from the outlets covering this story.

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2 wksexpected recovery duration

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Timeline

Sep 25Kylian Mbappé sustained a knee injury during a match against Turkey after scoring the winning goal.
Sep 26Real Madrid diagnosed Mbappé with a knee hyperextension after he left the national team squad.
Sep 28Michael Olise scored a late winner to give France a one-nil victory over Belgium in the Nations League.

Why it matters

International fixtures often carry high stakes for club sides when key players suffer injuries while representing their national teams.

What outlets agree on

Kylian Mbappé suffered a knee hyperextension during an international match against Turkey, forcing him to leave the squad and miss subsequent fixtures.

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