Football: France crushes Kazakhstan and qualifies for the 2022 World Cup
French striker Kylian Mbappé after scoring the third of his four goals against Kazakhstan on November 13, 2021 at Parc des Princes.
AP - Michel Euler
Text by: Nicolas Bamba Follow
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In a euphoric Parc des Princes, the France team did not give Kazakhstan a chance (8-0), Saturday, November 13, in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Thanks in particular to a quadruplet from Kylian Mbappé, the Blues glean three decisive points.
World champions in 2018, the French have officially their ticket for the World Cup in Qatar (November 21-December 18, 2022).
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Head for Qatar! After Germany, Denmark and Brazil - as well as Qatar, the host country - France in turn obtains its ticket for the next World Cup. Undefeated leaders of Group D, the Blues had the opportunity to lock their place for good by winning against Kazakhstan on Saturday, on the occasion of the 7th day of the European qualifiers. They did more than that by delivering a recital.
This match was first the occasion for an
intense tribute to the victims of the attacks that
occurred exactly six years ago, on November 13, 2015. The terrorist attacks had started at the Stade de France.
Manuel Dias, on the outskirts of the stadium
, was the first of 131 people killed that evening.
At the Parc des Princes, theater of Saturday's match, their memories were honored.
Then, the beautiful game unfolded on the lawn.
Impossible to stop this Mbappé
Didier Deschamps and his men knew it: they only needed a victory to qualify.
The suspense quickly vanished against a weak Kazakh team.
Served by Théo Hernandez, Kylian Mbappé, in his garden, opened the scoring with a flat volley with his right foot in the box (6th).
Untenable on the right flank, Kingsley Coman then erased the opposing goalkeeper before serving Mbappé on a plateau for the 2-0 (12th).
The No. 10 of the Blues finally signed the first international treble of his career with an uncrossed header, on a new center from Coman (32nd).
The Opta agency notices that Kylian Mbappé is the first Frenchman to score a hat trick in a competitive match since Dominique Rocheteau in ... 1985.
The France team, at ease in this meeting, gave a boost after the break.
Karim Benzema signed an express double (55th, 59th), Adrien Rabiot placed a winning header on a corner (75th), Antoine Griezmann converted a penalty (84th), and Kylian Mbappé finished the fireworks by going to register a fourth personal goal (87th).
It was well worth a standing ovation from a Park conquered by its striker and all his team.
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