World Cup 2022: France 2 Denmark 1: Kylian Mbappe scores twice as holders reach knockout stage

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By Shamoon HafezBBC Sport astatine Stadium 974, Doha

Last updated connected 11 minutes ago.From the conception World Cup

Kylian MbappeKylian Mbappe has present scored 31 goals for France astatine the property of 23

Kylian Mbappe scored doubly for France arsenic the defending champions laid down a marker by beating Denmark to go the archetypal squad into the World Cup knockout stage.

The 23-year-old forward, France's youngest scorer successful the competition, stole the amusement erstwhile again with second-half strikes to instrumentality his broadside through.

Mbappe had earlier blazed implicit from 12 yards and forced Kasper Schmeichel into a prevention with a rising shot.

But the Paris St-Germain prima broke the deadlock conscionable past the hr mark, exchanging a good one-two with Theo Hernandez earlier stroking in.

Denmark equalised conscionable 7 minutes aboriginal with their archetypal effort connected people arsenic defender Andreas Christensen headed location astatine the acold station aft France failed to wide a corner.

Christensen, though, whitethorn person counted himself fortunate to inactive beryllium connected the transportation astatine that constituent aft receiving lone a yellowish paper connected 20 minutes for dragging backmost Mbappe, who was looking to tally clear.

France keeper Hugo Lloris made a crisp halt to support retired Tottenham team-mate Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg's first-time changeable portion Martin Braithwaite agonisingly fired into the broadside netting.

But with 4 minutes left, Mbappe had the last say, sneaking successful astatine the acold station to person Antoine Griezmann's cross.

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France

  1. Squad number1Player nameLloris

  2. Squad number5Player nameKoundé

  3. Squad number4Player nameVarane

  4. Squad number18Player nameUpamecano

  5. Squad number22Player nameHernández

  6. Squad number8Player nameTchouaméni

  7. Squad number14Player nameRabiot

  8. Squad number11Player nameDembélé

  9. Squad number7Player nameGriezmann

  10. Squad number10Player nameMbappé

  11. Squad number9Player nameGiroud

  1. Squad number13Player nameFofana

  2. Squad number20Player nameComan

  3. Squad number24Player nameKonaté

  4. Squad number26Player nameThuram

Denmark

  1. Squad number1Player nameSchmeichel

  2. Squad number2Player nameAndersen

  3. Squad number6Player nameChristensen

  4. Squad number3Player nameNelsson

  5. Squad number13Player nameKristensen

  6. Squad number23Player nameHøjbjerg

  7. Squad number10Player nameEriksen

  8. Squad number5Player nameMaehle

  9. Squad number25Player nameLindstrøm

  10. Squad number14Player nameDamsgaard

  11. Squad number21Player nameCornelius

  1. Squad number9Player nameBraithwaite

  2. Squad number12Player nameDolberg

  3. Squad number15Player nameNørgaard

  4. Squad number26Player nameBah

Line-ups

France

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1Lloris
  • 5KoundéBooked astatine 43mins
  • 4VaraneSubstituted forKonatéat 75'minutes
  • 18Upamecano
  • 22Hernández
  • 8Tchouaméni
  • 14Rabiot
  • 11DembéléSubstituted forComanat 75'minutes
  • 7GriezmannSubstituted forFofanaat 90+3'minutes
  • 10Mbappé
  • 9GiroudSubstituted forThuramat 63'minutes

Substitutes

  • 2Pavard
  • 3Disasi
  • 6Guendouzi
  • 12Kolo Muani
  • 13Fofana
  • 15Veretout
  • 16Mandanda
  • 17Saliba
  • 20Coman
  • 23Aréola
  • 24Konaté
  • 25Camavinga
  • 26Thuram

Denmark

Formation 3-4-2-1

  • 1Schmeichel
  • 2Andersen
  • 6ChristensenBooked astatine 20mins
  • 3Nelsson
  • 13KristensenSubstituted forBahat 90+2'minutes
  • 23Højbjerg
  • 10Eriksen
  • 5Maehle
  • 25LindstrømSubstituted forNørgaardat 85'minutes
  • 14DamsgaardSubstituted forDolbergat 73'minutes
  • 21CorneliusBooked astatine 23minsSubstituted forBraithwaiteat 45'minutes

Substitutes

  • 4Kjaer
  • 7Jensen
  • 9Braithwaite
  • 11Skov Olsen
  • 12Dolberg
  • 15Nørgaard
  • 16Christensen
  • 17Stryger Larsen
  • 18Wass
  • 19Wind
  • 20Poulsen
  • 22Rønnow
  • 24Skov
  • 26Bah

Referee:Szymon Marciniak

Attendance:42,860

Live Text

  1. Match ends, France 2, Denmark 1.

  2. Second Half ends, France 2, Denmark 1.

  3. Attempt missed. Joakim Maehle (Denmark) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is excessively high.

  4. Foul by Alexander Bah (Denmark).

  5. Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  6. Substitution, France. Youssouf Fofana replaces Antoine Griezmann.

  7. Substitution, Denmark. Alexander Bah replaces Rasmus Kristensen.

  8. Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Hernández.

  9. Attempt blocked. Joachim Andersen (Denmark) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Rasmus Kristensen.

  10. Goal! France 2, Denmark 1. Kylian Mbappé (France) close footed changeable from precise adjacent scope to the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.

  11. Substitution, Denmark. Christian Nørgaard replaces Jesper Lindstrøm.

  12. Attempt missed. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.

  13. Martin Braithwaite (Denmark) hits the close station with a close footed changeable from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kasper Dolberg with a cross.

  14. Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (France) near footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is close, but misses the apical close corner. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a transverse pursuing a corner.

  15. Corner, France. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.

  16. Attempt blocked. Jules Koundé (France) header from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Kingsley Coman with a cross.

  17. Corner, France. Conceded by Joakim Maehle.

  18. Attempt blocked. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) header from precise adjacent scope is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.

  19. Corner, France. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.

  20. Corner, France. Conceded by Rasmus Kristensen.

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