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World Cup qualifying: Mbappé sees off Ukraine as Gattuso’s Italy find form

Kylian Mbappé celebrates scoring France’s second goal against Ukraine
Kylian Mbappé (left) celebrates scoring France’s second of the night against Ukraine. Photograph: Kacper Pempel/Reuters

France struck early through Michael Olise and sealed the points with a late Kylian Mbappé breakaway to open their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 2-0 victory over Ukraine in Wroclaw, Poland.

Mbappé’s 82nd-minute strike, set up by his Real Madrid teammate Aurélien Tchouaméni at the end of a rapid counterattack, took the forward to 51 international goals, drawing him level with Thierry Henry in second place on France’s all-time scoring list behind Olivier Giroud, who has scored 57.

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