France secured three points against Senegal in their opening match of the World Cup, held in New York. was the standout performer of the victory, scoring two goals that made him the all-time leading scorer for his national team with 58 goals, one more than Giroud. Our forward played the entire match, as did Tchouameni.

The first half was very evenly matched, with Senegal's best chance coming through Nico Jackson, who struck a narrow-angle shot that hit the post. In the second half, Mbappé came close to putting France ahead with a low shot in the area that the Senegalese goalkeeper saved (57’). A minute later, he was brought down by Mané inside the box, but after a VAR review, the referee did not award a penalty.

Two stunning goals from Mbappé
The Real Madrid forward made no mistake in the 65th minute, finishing first-time from a brilliant through ball by Olise to make it 1-0. In the 82nd minute, Barcola extended France's lead, and Mbaye reduced the gap in added time. But in the 97th minute, Mbappé sealed the 3-1 victory with a fantastic strike from outside the box, leaving Mendy with no chance. France's next opponent will be the Iraq national team, whom they will face on Monday, the 22nd, in Philadelphia (11:00 pm; Dazn).

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