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Belgium beaten in Brussels as France survive late scare

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France survived a nervy conclusion after being reduced to ten men as they held on for a 2-1 win over Belgium in the Nations League. Aurelien Tchouameni was shown a second yellow card for bringing down Youri Tielemans with 15 minutes remaining, giving Belgium fresh hope of turning the match around on home soil.

Having made a superb start to the match, Youri Tielemans blazed a first-half penalty over the bar, and Kolo Muani then made that miss even more painful, converting a spot-kick of his own after Wout Faes had handled in the box. Lois Openda equalised late in the first-half, that goal initially ruled out for offside before being awarded following a lengthy VAR check. Kolo Muani restored the lead just after the hour mark, his header squirming under Koen Casteels, and it proved to be the winner, with Belgium unable to mount a late charge even with the extra man.