Zinedine Zidane has entered an exclusive group in the history of the French national team after leading Les Bleus to victories in his first two official matches at the helm.
Zidane kicked off his tenure with a 1–0 away victory over Turkey, courtesy of a 54th-minute strike from Kylian Mbappé before a knee injury sidelined the team captain for subsequent fixtures.
His second win arrived by the same scoreline against Belgium in Brussels, where substitute Michael Olise produced an 88th-minute winner following a brilliant solo run that originated inside the French half.
Zidane made several tactical adjustments for the second fixture, handing Lucas Da Cunha his senior international debut before introducing Olise, Désiré Doué, and Ousmane Dembélé in the second half. The result leaves France with a maximum of six points and two clean sheets from their opening two games.
According to figures published by Stats Foot, “Zizou” becomes only the fourth manager in French football history to achieve this feat, following Henri Guérin in 1964, Henri Michel in 1984, and Aimé Jacquet in 1994.
France now prepare for back-to-back home encounters, hosting Italy on October 2 and Belgium on October 5, before concluding their group phase campaign in November with away fixtures against Italy and Belgium.
