Doha. France, defending champions, has become the first team to qualify for the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar 2022 after achieving their second victory of the tournament against Denmark (2-1) thanks to a brace from Kylian Mbappé.
A goal from Mbappé in the 61st minute, after brushing his shot against the Barcelona player Andreas Christiansen, opened the can when Denmark seemed to have the situation under control.
Barcelona player Andreas Christensen equalized from a corner seven minutes later, but in the closing stages Mbappe emerged again to finish off a cross from the athletic Antoine Griezmann into the net with his thigh.
France leads group D with six points, three more than Australia, which beat Tunisia this Saturday (1-0), the last with one tied with the Danish team.
