
France’s perfect start to World Cup qualifying means they should have few issues booking their place at next summer’s tournament in North America.
The 2018 world champions and 2022 finalists maintained their 100% record with a serene 3–0 victory over Azerbaijan, but they did lose Kylian Mbappé to an ankle injury. While the skipper is out of Monday’s clash against Iceland, recent reports suggest Real Madrid won’t be losing their talisman for a significant period of time.