US EditionUkraine vs. France Final Score: World Cup Qualification Result, Stats as Olise and Mbappe Seal Win
Michael Olise scored early and Kylian Mbappe matched Thierry Henry's record with his 51st goal as France secured a 2-0 victory in their World Cup qualifier.
- On Friday, France opened their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 2-0 win over Ukraine national football team at Wroclaw Stadium, Wroclaw, Poland, starting Group D positively.
- With Group D containing Iceland and Azerbaijan, France host Iceland in Paris on Tuesday in a 4-team section where early wins carry significant value.
- Using a slick 4-2-3-1, Les Bleus dominated the opening half, with Michael Olise scoring after 10 minutes from a Bradley Barcola pass and Anatoliy Trubin making key saves.
- Mbappe's late strike delivered not only victory but lifted Kylian Mbappe to 51 international goals, level with Thierry Henry, and he said `We could have scored more, I, myself, missed a few, so there is room for improvement. But it's a good, solid start`.
- Next, France will host Iceland in Paris on Tuesday, while Ukraine travel to Baku and continue staging home matches in Poland due to security concerns.
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After a hard piece of work, France will win the World Cup qualification. Michael Oise and Kylian Mbappe will meet at the 2-0 against Ukraine.
France began their World Cup qualifying campaign in Group D with a victory over Ukraine. In Wrocław, Poland, where the match was played due to the war in Ukraine, the match ended 2-0 in favor of Didier Deschamps' team.
Soccer-Olise, Mbappe shine as France tame Ukraine in qualifying debut
WROCLAW (Reuters) -France struck early through Michael Olise and sealed the points with a late Kylian Mbappe breakaway to beat Ukraine 2-0 on Friday and open their World Cup qualifying campaign in style. Read full story
The French team successfully started its qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup by imposing against Ukraine (0-2). Michael Olise and Kylian Mbappé scored, Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué injured each other.
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