France become the first nation to qualify for the Qatar World Cup 2022 Knock-out Round

By Javed Baloch | viageeks.com 26/11/22 images credit: Twitter/@FIFAWorldCup

France has booked its ticket to the knock-out round of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 after winning back-to-back games in the group stage.

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They became the first team in the ongoing Football World Cup to qualify for the next round after beating Denmark 2-1.

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Kylian Mbappe, 23 years old striker, scored both goals for France to confirm their place in next round.

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Mbappe now has 7 goals in World Cup for France. It is his 2nd World Cup. He has equaled Lionel Messi's World Cup goal tally who has participated in 5 World Cups.

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23 years old Mbappe is just 21 goals away from being the highest goalscorer for France. He now has more WC goals than Thierry Henry who played in 4 WCs for France.

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One more goal and Mbappe will become the youngest player to score 8 goals in WCs beating Pele who scored 7 goals before turning 24.

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With his brace vs Denmark in the Group D game in Qatar World Cup, Mbappe also equaled Zidane's 31 goals for France.

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