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Paris Saint Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe scored two second-half goals to secure second-round qualification for France at the Mundial.
Mbappe scored in the 61st and 86th minute to power France to the second round of the tournament.
Recall that France crashed out of the tourney in 2022 after winning as host in 1998.
The victory puts France clear atop Group D with six points, and Les Bleus become the first nation at the 2022 World Cup to mathematically secure a knockout stage place.
It was a resounding performance from France throughout, and Les Bleus were unlucky to reach halftime without securing the opener. They finally managed to do so just past the hour mark, as Mbappe snuck a shot between two defenders and past an in-form Kasper Schmeichel to put France in front.
The Danish team gave it their all but all effort to secure at least a point in the game proved abortive.
They had equalized through Andreas Christensen header in the 68th minute but couldn’t hang on as the French team were relentless and continued to mount pressure on them before Mbappe scored the winner inside 86th minute.
France had been beaten twice by Denmark at the Nations League but Le Blues nicked it when it mattered most securing another three points and cementing their place on top of the group plus almost certainly getting a second round qualification..