Mbappé scores as France see off Ukraine in qualifiers opener | OneFootball

France defeated Ukraine this Friday by 2-0, in a match valid for the first round of Group D of the European Qualifiers for the World Cup. Olise and Mbappé were responsible for the goals at the Tarczyński Arena, in Wrocław, Poland.

With the victory, France sits in second place in the group, with three points, while Ukraine is in third, with zero points. Iceland and Azerbaijan, the respective first and fourth place teams, complete the group.

Both teams return to the field on Tuesday, still for the Qualifiers. Ukraine visits Azerbaijan at 1:00 PM (Brasília time) at the Tofig Bahramov Republican Stadium, in Baku. France, meanwhile, hosts Iceland at Parc des Princes, in Paris, at 3:45 PM.

The goals of the match

France opened the scoring at 10 minutes into the game. Barcola advanced down the left and passed to the penalty spot for Olise to finish first-time, leaving goalkeeper Trubin with no chance.

Then, at 37 minutes of the second half, Mbappé received a long pass from Tchouaméni in the attacking half, dribbled past defender Zabarnyi and found himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper. The striker shot low into the corner to extend France's lead.

Check out other results from the European Qualifiers this Friday:

Montenegro 0 x 2 Czech Republic Moldova 0 x 4 Israel Greece 5 x 1 Belarus Iceland 5 x 0 Azerbaijan Switzerland 4 x 0 Kosovo Slovenia 2 x 2 Sweden Faroe Islands 0 x 1 Croatia Denmark 0 x 0 Scotland Italy 5 x 0 Estonia

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