""To overtake him is really great," said Mbappe. "But there's still one person to overtake, I think, so I'm not going to celebrate too much. There's still work to be done.""
""Every victory is a step forward," said Mbappe, who accumulated an expected goals (xG) total of 1.2, having registered three shots on target and made four key passes."
""We'll have to take many steps to qualify. But each victory brings us a little closer to the World Cup. We're happy to have beaten our direct competitors.""
""There are quite a few lessons to be learned. The lessons aren't always positive. But it allows us to work, to see what we're missing, where we can improve.""
Andri Gudjohnsen gave Iceland an early lead after Michael Olise's mistake, but Kylian Mbappe levelled before half-time by converting a penalty following a foul on Marcus Thuram. Bradley Barcola completed the comeback for France, who finished with ten men after Aurelien Tchouameni was sent off. Gudjohnsen had a potential equaliser ruled out late. Mbappe's penalty was his 52nd international goal, putting him one clear of Thierry Henry and five behind Olivier Giroud. France top Group D with maximum points from two World Cup qualifying games, and Mbappe recorded an xG of 1.2, three shots on target and four key passes.
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