[골닷컴, 카타르 도하] Reporter Kim Hyeong-joong = France became the first team to advance to the round of 16 by defeating Denmark thanks to Kylian Mbappe’s great performance.
France won 2-1 once morest Denmark in the second leg of Group B of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar at Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar on the 28th at 1:00 am (Korean time). Mbappe soared with multiple goals and led the team to two consecutive victories.
France started with Lloris, Baran, Kunde, Griezmann, Chuameni, Giroud, Mbappe, Dembele, Rabiot, Upamecano and Hernandez. Denmark’s Schmeichel, Andersen, Nelson, Male, Christensen, Eriksen, Rasmus Christensen, Damsgaard, Cornelius, Hojbjerg, and Lindström competed first.
The first half was played with France in the lead. In the 21st minute of the first half, Dembele’s cross was returned to the head by Rabiot, but goalkeeper Schmeichel managed to block it. In the 35th minute of the first half, Denmark came out with a counterattack. He took the ball from his own half and quickly turned it into an attack, and Cornelius’ right-footed shot went off the target. A minute later, France’s Giroud attempted a header, but it also missed the post. In the 39th minute, Mbappe’s right-footed non-stop shooting opened.
With the start of the second half, Denmark strengthened their attack by introducing Poulsen. In the 11th minute of the second half, following Mbappe overcame the opponent’s pressure from the center line, France broke through the solo dribble and the left-footed shot was blocked by the goalkeeper.
France scored the opening goal. In the 16th minute of the second half, Mbappe scored the opening goal. In the 23rd minute of the second half, Denmark headed Joachim Andersen’s cross from the right. But France had Mbappe. In the 40th minute of the second half, when Griezmann raised a cross, Mbappe jumped up and shook the net with a header.
The match ended in a 2-1 victory for France. France advanced to the round of 16 with two wins, while Denmark only suffered one draw and one loss.
