It is a qualification campaign that starts ideally for the French team. Didier Deschamps' men beat Ukraine on the lawn of the Tarczyski Arena of Wroclaw, Poland.
From the tenth minute of play, Michael Olise opened the scoring in favor of the Blues. Following a nice collective action, the Bayern Munich player sent a left foot shot in the opposite small net (0-1). Kylian Mbappé and his teammates returned to the Vestaires after a first act as pleasant as they are under control.
For the second period, the tricolor coach brought Ousmane Dembélé, a big favorite for obtaining the Ballon d'Or 2025. The Paris Saint-Germain striker was close to doing the break, shortly before the time of play, a resumption of the left volley.
Mbappé makes the break
It was ultimately his former PSG teammate, Kylian Mbappé, who was responsible for it. Following a counter, the number 9 of Real Madrid eliminated Zabarnyi before beating Trubin from the right (0-2, 82nd). The purpose of deliverance for the Blues, who had been abused several times by the troops of Serhiy Rebrov. The evening would have been almost perfect if Désiré Doué and Ousmane Dembélé had not had to go out on injury.
Thanks to this victory, the French team is in second place in group D of the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. It has three points, like Iceland. The Strákarnir Okkar owes their place as a leader in favor of a better goal difference, after their broad victory (5-0) against Azerbaijan. As of Tuesday, the Blues will be able to seize the throne alone since they will welcome Iceland to the Parc des Princes.
