Kylian Mbappe nailed one past Schmeichel to double his tally and gave France all three points, securing their spot in the knockout stages.
A brace from Kylian Mbappe earns all three points for France, who edged past Denmark 2-1. France went head to head with Denmark in Matchday 2 of the Group D fixture at the Ras Abu Aboud Stadium. Didier Deschamps made three changes to the XI that started against the Aussies and deployed a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Giroud serving as the primary striker. Behind Giroud are Dembele, Griezzmann, and Mbappe. Tchouameni and Rabiot were in the midfield, while Kounde, Varane, Upamecano, and Hernandez were in the back four. France entered the game after defeating Australia 4-1.
On the other hand, Denmark made four changes after a goalless draw against Tunisia and used a standard 3-4-3 formation under Kasper Hjulmand, with Damsgaard, Cornelius, and Lindstrom as their front three. Behind the front three were Maehle, Eriksen, Hojbjerg, and Kristensen, with Nelsson, Christensen, and Anderson on defense. Kasper Schmeichel began between the posts. Denmark entered the game, having won the previous two meetings with France.
Denmark kicked off, and Lindstrom was brought down by Tchouamei after a pass from Nelsson, giving Denmark an early chance from a set piece. Denmark did not capitalize on the situation. On the other hand, Hernandez whipped a beautiful ball to the far post for Rabiot, who jumped to head the ball down while Giroud attempted to put it wide. Hernandez was at it again, this time feeding a beautiful ball to Mbappe, who carried it past Kasper Schmeichel to put France up 1-0.
Less than 10 minutes after taking a one-goal lead, France conceded when Eriksen’s corner fell into the path of Andersen, who pushed it across for Christensen, who powered it home to tie the game at one. With less than five minutes remaining in normal time, Kylian Mbappe came to the party once more for France, with Griezzmann whipping a peach of delivery into the box, which was nailed in by the young French sensation to double his tally and gave France all three points, securing their spot in the knockout stages.
Absolutely loved that #FRADEN game this afternoon. Another one where the speed and skill on display made you forget the corruption and cynicism which brought this tournament to Qatar. We need the great players to be great, and Mbappe was today.
Over to you, Messi! #FIFAWorldCup— Peter Bone (@PeterBone1) November 26, 2022
WC Mbappe is a cheat code if he played like this for club too maybe he’d have a UCL and a Ballon d’Or #Qatar2022 #FraDen #WCQatar22 #Mbappe
— Faraj Valizadeh (@MourinhoEnjoyer) November 26, 2022
Mbappe obsessing for hattrick not a good look. France players making wrong decisions to service him instead of team’s best interest.
#FRADEN— Edward Moran (@edwardmmoran) November 26, 2022
IT’S ALWAYS MBAPPÉ 🇫🇷🐓
People talk about Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar. But football skill of #Mbappe is world class indeed.. France defeated Denmark by 2-1. Mbappe scored both goals for France.. #FRADEN #FranceVsDenmark #FIFAWorldCup
— Aninda Sarkar (@sarkaranin1995) November 26, 2022
‘sen’ is to Denmark what ‘preet’ is to Punjab.#FRADEN #FIFAWorldCupQatar2022 pic.twitter.com/CYtjzCxwuT
— Akshat Bang (@akshat_bang) November 26, 2022