Former champions France hit back from their crushing defeat to Italy four days ago by blanking Belgium 2-nil at the Parc des Princes in Paris in European Nation League action.
Randal Kolo Muani and Ousmane Dembele were on target for Les Bleus.
In another key match-up today Italy made it two wins on the spin, beating Israel 2-1 in a game played the Bozsik Arena in Hungary with Israel unable to play home matches due to unstable conditions in Israel.
Erling Haaland was among the scorers as Norway defeated Australia 2-1 in Oslo