In a friendly match, the France Under-21 side, coached by René Girard, was beaten 1-0 by Belgium. Reduced to ten men following the expulsion of Ebondo, the young French team was exposed by a Yulu-Matondo counterattack 20 minutes from time.
Young Olympian Samir Nasri earned his first selection with the France Espoirs. Starting the match, he was replaced at half-time along with his OM teammate Ronald Zubar.
On September 1, the France Espoinrs head to Scotland for qualifying for the qualifying matches of Euro 2007.
