Les Bleus have booked their place in the World Cup quarter-finals, after a masterclass from Kylian Mbappe inspired them to a 3-1 victory over Poland in Doha on Sunday.
France were given a couple of early scares, but opened just before the break through Olivier Giroud – who became his country’s record goal scorer – before Mbappe took over in the second half. The 23-year-old netted two superb finishes. He looks a strong favourite to take Giroud’s goal record off him one day, and he could well grab the World Cup Golden Boot for this tournament.
Robert Lewandowski scored a late penalty for Poland as a consolation, but otherwise it was cruise control for the French, who set up a last eight clash against either England or Senegal. See how the game unfolded with Standard Sport’s live blog below, which included expert analysis from football writer Simon Collings at Al Thumama Stadium.
