Overview
- Les Bleus beat Ukraine 4-0 at the Parc des Princes, with goals from Kylian Mbappé (2), Michael Olise and Hugo Ekitike, to clinch qualification.
- Mbappé’s brace included the 400th goal of his senior career, and he completed the match before being diagnosed with right-ankle inflammation.
- A minute’s silence preceded kickoff to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2015 Paris attacks, shaping a restrained night of celebration.
- The FFF confirmed Mbappé will undergo tests in Madrid and miss Azerbaijan, while Camavinga departs with a muscle strain and Manu Koné is suspended.
- Elsewhere in Europe, Portugal lost 2-0 in Dublin with Cristiano Ronaldo sent off, and Norway’s path was pushed to the final matchday after Italy’s late win in Moldova.