Overview
- Kylian Mbappé scored twice, opening from the spot after VAR identified a foul on Michael Olise by Taras Mykhavko and adding a late second.
- Michael Olise made it 2-0 in the 76th minute, and Hugo Ekitiké sealed the result in the 88th with his first goal for France from a Mbappé assist.
- The victory at the Parc des Princes clinched France’s 17th World Cup appearance and an eighth qualification in a row.
- Mbappé now has 55 international goals, leaving him two shy of Olivier Giroud’s France record of 57.
- Les Bleus noted the 10th anniversary of the November 13, 2015 Paris attacks during a night that also kept a final qualifier against Azerbaijan on the schedule.