Mbappe double earns France quarterfinal spot
Goals from Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappe secured France a place in the World Cup quarterfinals on Sunday with a convincing 3-1 win over Poland.
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Axel Disasi
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Aurélien Tchouaméni
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Youssouf Fofana
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Olivier Giroud
44'
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Marcus Thuram
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Kylian Mbappé
74' 90'+1'
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76'
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Kingsley Coman
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Jakub Kiwior
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Jan Bednarek
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Kamil Glik
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Krystian Bielik
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Bartosz Bereszynski
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Matty Cash
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Arkadiusz Milik
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Kamil Grosicki
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Nicola Zalewski
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Robert Lewandowski
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Robert Gumny
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- | Match ends, France 3, Poland 1. | |
90'+9' | Second Half ends, France 3, Poland 1. | |
90'+9' | Goal! France 3, Poland 1. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. |
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10 | Fouls | 8 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 1 |
7 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
1 | Saves | 5 |
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