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title: "Newcastle’s Fernández-Pardo suffers late frustration as France beat Belgium"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2026/09/29/fernandez-pardo-belgium-france-late-defeat/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "James Chettle"
section: "Newcastle United News"
published: "2026-09-29T15:30:00Z"
modified: "2026-09-29T15:30:00Z"
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# Newcastle’s Fernández-Pardo suffers late frustration as France beat Belgium

Newcastle United forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo endured a frustrating finish to Belgium’s Nations League meeting with France after Michael Olise struck a late winner.

Fernandez-Pardo replaced Charles De Ketelaere in the 85th minute on Monday evening, with the match in Brussels still goalless.

Three minutes later, Olise scored the decisive goal to give France a 1-0 victory.

## Fernandez-Pardo earns another Belgium appearance

Having [started among Belgium’s substitutes against France](https://readnewcastle.com/2026/09/28/matias-fernandez-pardo-belgium-france-bench-newcastle/), the Newcastle attacker received another brief opportunity at senior international level.

It followed his late involvement in Belgium’s 2-0 win over Italy on Friday.

This time, however, Belgium could not protect the result. [UEFA’s match centre records Olise’s 88th-minute winner](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2047989--belgium-vs-france/), which settled the contest shortly after Fernandez-Pardo entered the action.

The Newcastle forward had little time to influence proceedings, with Belgium suddenly needing an equaliser during the closing stages.

## Further opportunities await Newcastle forward

Belgium next host Turkey on Friday, 2 October, before visiting France on Monday, 5 October.

Those fixtures offer Fernandez-Pardo further chances to build his international experience before returning to Newcastle.

For now, his involvement across the opening two matches has come from the bench. Earning a larger role is the next challenge, with Monday’s defeat leaving Belgium seeking a response in their remaining fixtures.