France vs Denmark 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

France

61': Kylian Mbappé
86': Kylian Mbappé

FT
2 - 1

Denmark

68': Andreas Christensen

Kylian Mbappe double helps France edge Denmark, advance to World Cup last 16

Kylian Mbappe netted twice to help Didier Deschamps' side to a 2-1 win over Denmark in their World Cup Group D clash on Saturday.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
20': Andreas Christensen (Denmark) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
23': Andreas Cornelius (Denmark) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Jules Koundé (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Substitution, Denmark. Martin Braithwaite replaces Andreas Cornelius.
61': Goal! France 1, Denmark 0. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
62': Substitution, France. Marcus Thuram replaces Olivier Giroud.
68': Goal! France 1, Denmark 1. Andreas Christensen (Denmark) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Joachim Andersen following a corner.
73': Substitution, Denmark. Kasper Dolberg replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
75': Substitution, France. Ibrahima Konaté replaces Raphaël Varane.
75': Substitution, France. Kingsley Coman replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
85': Substitution, Denmark. Christian Nørgaard replaces Jesper Lindstrøm.
86': Goal! France 2, Denmark 1. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
90'+2': Substitution, Denmark. Alexander Bah replaces Rasmus Kristensen.
90'+3': Substitution, France. Youssouf Fofana replaces Antoine Griezmann.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: Stadium 974
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 42,860

FIFA World Cup Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+3	France	3	6	1
-1	Australia	3	6	1
0	Tunisia	3	4	1
-2	Denmark	3	1	2

Full Table

Statistics

DEN		FRA
9	Fouls	4
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	1
51.5	Possession	48.5
10	SHOTS	21
2	ON GOAL	7
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
456	Accurate Passes	421
528	Passes	491
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	9
16	Crosses	20
0.3	Cross %	0.5
54	Long Balls	59
33	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	8
12	Effective Tackles	12
19	Tackles	20
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
5	Interceptions	10
19	Effective Clearances	14
19	Clearances	14

Line-Ups

France (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Hugo Lloris (GK)
18	Dayot Upamecano
4	Raphaël Varane
22	Theo Hernández
5	Jules Koundé
7	Antoine Griezmann
14	Adrien Rabiot
8	Aurélien Tchouaméni
9	Olivier Giroud
10	Kylian Mbappé
11	Ousmane Dembélé

Substitutes:

Axel Disasi, Jordan Veretout, Ibrahima Konaté, Eduardo Camavinga, William Saliba, Randal Kolo Muani, Marcus Thuram, Kingsley Coman, Steve Mandanda, Benjamin Pavard, Alphonse Areola, Youssouf Fofana, Matteo Guendouzi.

Denmark (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
6	Andreas Christensen
3	Victor Nelsson
2	Joachim Andersen
10	Christian Eriksen
23	Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
5	Joakim Maehle
13	Rasmus Kristensen
21	Andreas Cornelius
14	Mikkel Damsgaard
25	Jesper Lindstrom

Substitutes:

Jens Stryger Larsen, Martin Braithwaite, Jonas Wind, Robert Skov, Simon Kjaer, Oliver Christensen, Kasper Dolberg, Daniel Wass, Mathias Jensen, Yussuf Poulsen, Christian Nørgaard, Andreas Skov Olsen, Frederik Ronnow, Alexander Bah.