Mbappe double fires France into quarter-finals

Sublime Kylian Mbappe scored twice and set up another for ever-reliable Olivie Giroud, leading France toa 3-1 win over Poland and a place in the World Cup quarter-finals on Sunday.

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Mbappe was in another league yet again as he now has five goals, knowing his team is within three victories of defending its 2018 title.

Cruising to the Quarter-Finals 🔵

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France will play either England or Senegal at the quarter-finals.

Тhe Paris Saint Germaine striker scored his first in the 74th minute when he was left unmarked to blast in a long-range shot following a counterattack, before adding the second in stoppage time when Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny could only get a weak glove on another delightful shot.

Mbappe is the most productive player at the World Cup, as he also provided two assists.

Out on his own 🔵#FIFAWorldCup | #Qatar2022

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Barcelona forward Robert Lewandowski scored Poland’s consolation from the penalty spot in second-half stoppage time.

No country has repeated as World Cup champions in six decades — since Brazil achieved the feat by claiming consecutive trophies in 1958 and 1962. Italy is the only other nation to have won two straight, in 1934 and 1938.