"Kylian Mbappé struck a magnificent late goal as France launched their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Ukraine in Poland. Mbappé's solo effort in the 83rd minute, which drew him level with Thierry Henry as France's second all-time top goalscorer on 51, swept the game out of the Ukrainians' reach, although only after they had threatened to notch an equaliser at Wroclaw's Stadion Miejski."
"Michael Olise had opened the scoring with a crisp finish and while Les Bleus were in control for most of the match, the crucial second proved elusive until Mbappé's moment of magic. Didier Deschamps made seven changes to the side which overcame Germany 2-0 in the Nations League third place playoff in June and two of the new faces combined to fire France ahead in the 11th minute."
"A long ball released Paris Saint-Germain forward Bradley Barcola down the left and he was given the time and space to pick out the unmarked Olise, who found the bottom right corner with ease. Ukraine had produced some promising moments in the opening exchanges, but Olise's strike knocked them off their stride and the Bayern Munich star was denied a second shortly by a superb one-handed save from Anatoliy Trubin."
France began their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign with a 2-0 victory over Ukraine in Wroclaw, Poland. Michael Olise put France ahead in the 11th minute after a long pass found him unmarked and he finished into the bottom-right corner. France dominated much of the match but struggled to add a second goal until Kylian Mbappé produced a solo effort in the 83rd minute, which drew him level with Thierry Henry on 51 goals. Didier Deschamps made seven changes to the starting lineup. Bradley Barcola's left-side runs caused problems for Ukraine while Anatoliy Trubin made several important saves.
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