by Mbappe’s brace allowed France to claim 6 points in Group D and advance to the round of 16 of the Qatar World Cup.
Match Report
Match report as France book spot in the next round with a game to spare; Kylian Mbappe scored the second of his two goals with four minutes to go to floor Denmark.
France became the first team to qualify for the last 16 of the World Cup as Kylian Mbappe’s double sent them to a 2-1 win over Denmark in Group D.
Mbappe – fresh from scoring in France’s opening night 4-1 win over Australia – scored the first of his two poacher-like efforts when converting a cross from Theo Hernandez on 61 minutes.
There was no panic from Denmark despite falling behind and they were level seven minutes later when Andreas Christensen headed home as the French wobbled defensively from a Christian Eriksen corner.
Both teams had chances to win it late on but it was Mbappe that provided the decisive moment, again showing sharp predatory skills to bundle home an Antoine Griezmann cross with four minutes remaining.
Match Events
0′ KICK-OFF! Who can win this match?
20′ Yellow Card! Christensen booked
21′ CLOSE! Schmeichel denies Rabiot’s effort
23′ Yellow Card! A. Cornelius booked
36′ CLOSE! Giroud’s header wide out
39′ Mbappe’s shot flies into the sky
60′ GOAL! France 1-0 Denmark (Mbappe)
67′ GOAL! France 1-1 Denmark (Christensen)
72′ Great save!
77′ CLOSE! Aurélien Tchouameni’s shot wide out
79′ Bicycle-kick from Rabiot!!
85′ GOAL! France 2-1 Denmark (Mbappe)
Line-ups
France XI: Lloris, Giroud, Griezmann, Varane, Rabiot, Dembele, Theo, Mbappe, Upamecano, Kounde, Aurélien Tchouameni
Subs: Mandanda, Areola, Veretout, Coman, Thuram, Pavard, Axel Disasi, Konate, Guendouzi, Muani, Youssouf Fofana, William Saliba, Eduardo Camavinga
Denmark XI: Schmeichel, Eriksen, Hojbjerg, A. Cornelius, Christensen, Andersen, Rasmus Kristensen, Joakim Maehle, Victor Nelsson, Mikkel Damsgaard, Jesper Lindström
Subs: Kjaer, Wass, Larsen, Braithwaite, Christian Nörgaard, Poulsen, Ronnow, Robert Skov, K. Dolberg, Mathias Jensen, Alexander Bah, Oliver Christensen, Olsen, Jonas Wind
