Football World Cup: France offers Denmark and goes to the round of 16

by Lucas Fontaine (iDalgo)

Convincing despite a costly air pocket this Saturday evening, the Blues of a Kylian Mbappé double scorer were able to recover to snatch a precious success against Denmark (2-1). The France team is the first selection qualified in the round of 16. In total control for more than an hour and logically rewarded by Kylian Mbappé’s opener (61st), the Blues loosened their grip and left a hitherto non-existent Denmark to come back to score (68th) on a helmet shot FC Barcelona defender Andreas Christensen. But a second goal from the French number 10 (86th), served by a dazzling Antoine Griezmann, allowed the French team to clinch a precious victory, synonymous with qualification for the round of 16 of the World Cup for the third consecutive time. after the 2014 and 2018 editions. The Tricolores thus occupy the head of group D with six points on the clock. The proteges of Didier Deschamps will play for first place next Wednesday against Tunisia. For their part, the Danes will compete for second place in the group against Australia.