Mbappe's double goal leads France to the quarterfinals

 

France beat Poland in the third round of 16 match at Altumama Stadium.Superstar Kylian Mbappe's brace secured France's place in the quarter-finals.

France won by 1 to 3 goals against Poland.Mbappe scored a brace for France while Giroud was the other scorer.Lewandowski scored a consolation goal for Poland.

SCORERS

France: Giroud 44', Mbappe 74', 90+1'

Poland: Lewandowski 90+9'

Match Summary

France played attacking in the first minutes of the match.In the 13th minute, France's midfielder Tchouemani's powerful shot was blocked by the Poland keeper Scezny.

in the 17th minute Dembele got the ball from Krychowiak's mistake but could not see the target. In the 21st minute, Lewandowski's shot went wide.

France's golden chance of the match in the 29th minute Dembele's cross but Olivier Giroud can't quite connect.A sustained attack paid off for France a minute before half-time.

Giroud's left footed strike past Scezyney to put France ahead from Mbappe's pass from just outside the box.With this goal, Giroud became France's all-time top scorer. Giroud surpassed Henry's record of 51 goals with 52 goals for French national team.

In the second half, it was France who played more advanced from the start. In the 66th minute, Olivier Giroud had a great opportunity to take the lead but could not capitalize. France continued to attack the Polish penalty box.

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 France scored the second goal through Mbappe in the 75th minute.Kylian Mbappe scored from Ousmane Dembele's pass.

Mbappe completed Poland's downfall with a banger from substitute Thuram's pass in the 90th minute.

In the 97 th minute The referee awards a penalty to Poland after seeing the evidence at the screen at the side of the pitch. Upamecano did handle the ball from the cross and the referee points to the spot.

Lewandowski misses the attempt with a poor strike that Lloris saves,but he scores with his second effort to end his tournament with a consolation goal.