FIFA World Cup 2022: Kylian Mbappe's heroic second goal guides France to second consecutive win

France and Denmark locked horns in a Group D match of the FIFA World Cup today, on the 26^th of November. The second match for both teams kicked off at Stadium 974 in Doha. Notably, it was the second match of both teams in the tournament. French teams were coming off with a massive win against Australia in their tournament opener with a margin of 4-1.

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The match was a nail-biting thriller between Denmark and Hugo LLORIS’ France.  Looking at the outings of the first match of both teams, it was a must-win encounter for both of the teams to seal their berth in the round of 16.

So, without further ado, here we’ll have a look at the complete action of the match played between France and Denmark at Stadium 974.

Kylian Mbappe stood up as the difference between win and Denmark

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The match was looking like a very tough contest between both the teams, both teams were giving a tough fight to each other till half-time of the match. But the table turned in favor of Japan when star Center-forward Kylian Mbappe scored the first goal in the 61^st minute of the match and provided a remarkable lead of 1-0 for France.

But this didn’t last even for 10 minutes in favor of France as the star Barcelona center-back Andreas Christensen came up with a stunning equalizer to level the scores with a line of 1-1. The match stayed at this score till the end of 85 the minute of the match.

But the French hero Kylian Mbappe had some other plans on the day and he came up with an impressive header in the 86^th minute of the match. This goal gave the upper hand to France as they took the lead once again and now the score line came to 2-1 in favor of France.

Eventually, the French team registered their second consecutive win in the tournament and sealed their berth into the round of 16.