William Saliba played 90 minutes and kept a clean sheet in France’s 2-0 win at home to Belgium in the UEFA Nations League on Monday night.
France’s goals came courtesy of Randal Kolo Muani and Ousmane Dembele either side of half-time, and Les Bleus are now second in League A Group 2 with three points from two games.
Elsewhere in the competition, Martin Odegaard played 67 minutes of Norway’s 2-1 win at home to Austria before being forced off with an ankle injury.
Norway went ahead through Felix Horn Myhre in the ninth minute before Marcel Sabitzer reduced the arrears with half-time approaching. Erling Haaland struck the winning goal for Norway with ten minutes remaining.
Norway are second in League B Group 3 with four points from two games.
In the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, Thomas Partey captained and played 90 minutes of Ghana’s 1-1 draw away to Niger.
Alidu Seidu gave Ghana the lead on the brink of half-time, but Oumar Saka equalised late on for Niger.
Both nations now prop up the Group F standings with one points from their first two games, trailing Angola and Sudan.
Riccardo Calafiori was not involved in Italy’s game against Israel on Monday night having come off injured in their game against France last Friday.
Gunners in international action
Thursday, September 5
Ghana 0-1 Angola | AFCON Qualifier
Partey played 90 minutes
Serbia 0-0 Spain | Nations League
Raya played 90 minutes
Scotland 2-3 Poland | Nations League
Kiwior played 45 minutes
Friday, September 6
Kazakhstan 0-0 Norway | Nations League
Odegaard played 90 minutes
France 1-3 Italy | Nations League
Saliba played 90 minutes
Calafirori played 71 minutes
Saturday, September 7
Brazil 1-0 Ecuador | World Cup qualifier
Gabriel played 90 minutes
Republic of Ireland 0-2 England | Nations League
Rice played 90 minutes – scored and assisted
Saka played 90 minutes
Netherlands 5-2 Bosnia | Nations League
Timber played 24 minutes off the bench
Germany 5-0 Hungary | Nations League
Havertz plated 90 minutes, scored
Ukraine 1-2 Albania | Nations League
Zinchenko played 9 minutes off the bench
Sunday, September 8
Switzerland 1-4 Spain | Nations League
Raya played 90 minutes
Croatia 1-0 Poland | Nations League
Kiwior was an unused sub
Monday, September 9
Niger 1-1 Ghana | AFCON qualifier
Partey played 90 minutes
Norway 2-1 Austria | Nations League
Odegaard played 67 minutes
France 2-0 Belgium | Nations League
Saliba played 90 minutes
Tuesday, September 10
England (Saka, Rice) v Finland
Nations League | London | 7.45pm
Netherlands (Timber) v Germany (Havertz)
Nations League | Amsterdam | 7.45pm
Czech Republic v Ukraine (Zinchenko)
Nations League | Prague | 7.45pm
Wednesday, September 11
Paraguay v Brazil (Gabriel)
World Cup qualifier | Asuncion | 1.30am
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