In their first match at the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the French stars rubbed the Senegalese nut for a long time before crushing it. With two goals Kylian Mbappe and one by Bradley Barcolaj celebrated a 3:1 (0:0) victory in front of 80,545 spectators in New Jersey.
After the first half, in which the Africans, who were also more dangerous, dominated, unfolded without goals, the “Gaelic Roosters” had the initiative in the second. It was hot in the 60th minute, when Mbappe found himself on the ground in the penalty area of the Senegalese after a breakthrough. But even after the intervention of the VAR system, the referees judged that Mr Sadio Mane did not touch the ball when trying to clear it.
Bradley Barcola (left) gave the French a 2-0 lead. PHOTO: Dylan Martinez/Reuters
Six minutes later, however, the French scored a goal. After a nice pass Michael Olise it was Mbappe who achieved it. The joy didn’t end well when the scoreboard read 2:0. After a similar action, Barcola was the shooter this time. Just when it seemed that it would remain at this score, two more goals were scored in extra time. He scored the honor for Senegal in the 95th minute Ibrahim Mbayeand just a minute later, he impressed Mbappe with a powerful shot from a distance, who set the final result with a real Eurogoal.
Ibrahim Mbaye scored an honorable goal for Senegal. PHOTO: Jeenah Moon/Reuters
The star of Real Madrid thus scored his 13th and 14th goals in the world championships and tied with the German for third place in the all-time list. Gerd Müller. Only a German collected more of them Miroslav Klose (16) and Brazilian Ronaldo (15). In total, it was Mbappe’s 58th goal for the French national team, and with it he overtook the previous record holder Olivier Giroud (57).
