Nations League Openers
Belgium and France secure opening Nations League victories ahead of Monday clash.
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Belgium opened its 2026/27 UEFA Nations League campaign with a 2-0 win away to Italy, while France beat Türkiye 1-0 through Kylian Mbappé’s goal, though he was injured in the scoring play. The victories set up a Monday meeting between Belgium and France. Northern Ireland, Ukraine, Sweden, Armenia and Montenegro also won, while Poland and Bosnia and Herzegovina played to a draw.
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Belgium’s win was Mark van Bommel’s first match in charge. Mika Godts opened the scoring after a mazy run, and Dodi Lukebakio sealed the result with a long-range finish at the end of a counterattack.
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France coach Zinédine Zidane began his first Nations League match in charge with a win; Michael Olise assisted Mbappé’s 54th-minute goal.
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Ukraine’s Danylo Sikan scored the first-half winner against Hungary, while Ukraine finished with 10 men after Oleksandr Nazarenko was sent off in stoppage time.
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Northern Ireland’s winner against Georgia came in the 99th minute from Shea Charles, after Khvicha Kvaratskhelia missed a penalty for Georgia.
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