France were staring at defeat at the Stade de France before Michael Olise turned a difficult Nations League night into another marker of his growing influence. The Bayern Munich forward came off the bench to score twice in a 4-1 comeback against Belgium, taking his international return into rare territory.
Olise reaches a landmark at speed
At 24, Olise now has 10 goals and 10 assists for France from only 29 senior appearances. No France player has reached both totals more quickly since Raymond Kopa, who did so after 28 internationals in 1958.
- Olise has made 29 appearances for France.
- He has recorded 10 goals and 10 assists with Les Bleus.
- Kopa remains the faster French player to have hit those two figures, doing it in 28 matches.
- Olise had also scored against Italy in France’s previous match.
The former Crystal Palace player was introduced on the hour against Belgium and supplied the decisive late edge as France completed a dramatic turnaround in the fourth round of the Nations League.
Four goals after Belgium’s early advantage
Belgium led through Dodi Lukebakio’s 35th-minute goal and held that advantage deep into the second half. France eventually found the response, with the match transformed in the closing stages.
- Désiré Doué equalised in the 77th minute.
- Rayan Cherki put France ahead four minutes later.
- Olise added a third goal in the 88th minute.
- He completed his brace in first-half stoppage time, at 90+1 minutes.
The final score was 4-1, a result shaped by France’s late surge and by Olise’s two-goal intervention. His latest display further underlined the increasingly central role he is establishing in the French attack.
