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Michael Olise’s late solo goal sent France to a 1–0 victory over Belgium in the UEFA Nations League, while Zinedine Zidane’s animated touchline celebration quickly became one of the talking points from the match.

The France head coach could barely contain his emotions after Olise produced a brilliant individual effort to break the deadlock in the 88th minute at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.

Olise, who came off the bench in the closing stages, collected the ball around the halfway line before embarking on a determined run towards the Belgian goal.

The Bayern Munich winger created space for himself before calmly finding the bottom corner to give France the lead.

According to UEFA, it was Olise’s eighth international goal for France and the decisive moment in a tightly contested encounter.

Zidane’s emotional reaction

Olise’s goal sparked an extraordinary reaction from Zidane on the touchline.

The France coach followed the movement of the attack from his technical area before breaking into celebration when the ball hit the net.

In the heat of the moment, Zidane ran along the touchline and kicked a spare ball that was lying near the bench.

Speaking afterwards, Zidane admitted that he had been completely caught up in Olise’s run.

He explained that he had instinctively followed the winger’s movement after seeing him begin his dribble, describing the eventual finish as an exceptional piece of play.

The reaction added another memorable moment to Zidane’s early spell as France coach.

France maintain perfect start

The victory gave France back-to-back wins in the Nations League under Zidane.

Les Bleus had opened their campaign with a 1–0 victory away to Türkiye before securing another narrow win against Belgium.

France now sit top of Group A1 with six points, ahead of their next major test against Italy.

For Belgium, the defeat was their first of the campaign and leaves them on three points.

Olise’s late strike ultimately settled a game that appeared destined for a goalless draw before the Bayern Munich star produced a moment of individual brilliance.