France fight back vs Iceland with Mbappé goal, lead qualifiers group | OneFootball

In the second round of Group D of the European Qualifiers, France came from behind to defeat Iceland 2-1 this Tuesday. Mbappé and Barcola scored the goals for the home team at the Parc des Princes. Guojohnsen got one back for Iceland.

With this result, France overtakes Iceland and takes the lead in the group with six points. The visiting team, meanwhile, is in second place with three.

Both teams will return to action in the Qualifiers on October 10, at 3:45 p.m. (Brasília time). France will face Azerbaijan at the Parc des Princes, while Iceland will play Ukraine at Laugardalsvollur Stadium.

The match

In the 21st minute, Koné made a bad pass to Upamecano inside his own box and Guojohnsen intercepted. The striker finished first-time to open the scoring for Iceland.

Then, in the 45th minute of the first half, Thuram was brought down by Anderson in the box and the referee awarded a penalty. Mbappé stepped up and fired the ball into the back of Olafsson’s net.

France scored again in the 16th minute of the second half. Mbappé received the ball from Tchouaméni and surged towards the box. As the goalkeeper came out, the striker squared it for Barcola to simply tap in.

The French side went down to ten men in the 23rd minute of the second half. Tchouaméni committed a harsh foul on Thorsteinsson and was shown a red card after VAR review.

Iceland even managed to score with Guojohnsen in the 43rd minute of the second half, but the referee saw a foul in the play and disallowed the striker’s second goal.

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