JAKARTA - France became the first team to qualify for the last 16 of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. This was thanks to a 2-1 victory over Denmark in the second match of Group D, Sunday, November 27, early morning WIB.
France's two goals in the match that took place at Stadium 974 were scored by their flagship forward, Kylian Mbappe.
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As predictable, France appeared to dominate more. Les Bleus made Denmark have to defend more.
France had several threats at the start of the first half but without any goals.
In the 21st minute, France got a golden opportunity. Starting from Ousmane Dembele's pass, Adrien Rabiot fired the ball at the goal with a header.
However, this opportunity was countered by Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, who made a brilliant save.
France had a series of chances in this first half. Based on statistics, Didier Deschamps' team fired 13 shots, two of which led to the goal.
This proves that the final finish is still an obstacle for France to score in the first half. The 0-0 score lasted until the break.
In the second half, France remained dominant. Denmark can only survive and play the ball in their own area.
Mbappe again posed a threat to the Danish goal in the 56th minute. However, Schmeichel was still alert in blocking the ball from Paris Saint-Germain's shot and securing his goal.
The deadlock broke. France scored in the 61st minute thanks to Theo Hernandez's collaboration with Mbappe. The bait of one or two between the two ended with Mbappe's right-footed shot which made the ball slide fast into Schmeichel's goal.
This was Mbappe's 30th goal and made him the eighth most goalscorer in the French national team. He is on par with Jean-Pierre Papin and Just Fontaine.
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However, it didn't take long for Denmark to equalize. Starting from a corner kick, Andreas Christensen, who was quite free, headed the ball without being able to be blocked by French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. Score 1-1 in the 68th minute.
France took the lead again in the 86th minute. Mbappe again listed his name on the scoreboard after using the ball that Antoine Griezmann offered. The 2-1 score lasted until the end of the match.
With this result, France topped the standings with six points. This is enough to ensure Les Bleus qualifys for the knockout phase.
While Denmark is in third place with one point, two points adrift of Australia who is in second place. The final match between the two is decisive who will accompany France to the round of 16.
Line-up
France (4-2-3-1): Hugo Lloris; Jules Kunde, Raphael Varane, Dayot Upamecano, Theo Hernwentez; Aurelien Tchouameni, Adrien Rabiot; Ousmane Dembele, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe; Olivier Giroud
Denmark (3-4-3): Kasper Schmeichel; Joachim Andersen, Victor Nelsson, Andreas Christensen; Rasmus Kristensen, Pierre Hojbjerg, Christian Eriksen, Joakim Maehle; Jesper Lindstrom, Andreas
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