France defeated Senegal in an impressive 3-1 victory
Senegal took action in the first half of the match by creating chances through counterattacks with Nicolas Jackson and Ismaïla Sarr
In the last minutes of the first half, Senegal almost had a brace with a shot from Sarr, but it was far from the goal
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In the second half, the tone was immediately set by France, with France taking possession of the ball and creating many chances
Despite having a rough start in the first half Micheal Olise breathes life for france in the 66th minute as he passes through for Mbappe into the penalty area, who gets close to the goal, takes a shot into the left side of the goal, too slow for the keeper to stop, and scores his 13th World Cup goal and held a tied record with Oliver Giroud for 57 goals for the French National Team.
Minute 80′ French manager Deschamps substitutes Dembele for Barcola, which makes almsot a instant impact when 2 minutes later Defensive midfielder Adrien Rabiot shoots a through ball to Barcola, who runs up the field alone and scores the second goal for France in the 82nd minute. This goal will be his 4th goal for France
Senegal had hope in minute 95 when Ibrahim Mbaye dribbled past a defender, and shot to the left of the goal, scoring a goal for Senegal with a goal difference giving them the chance to possibly equalize the game with 3 minutes remaining
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Mbappe shut down Senegal’s dream to tie the game with a historic goal for France as he was given the ball in the opponent’s half and took a 25-yard curled shot just out of the keeper’s hands for a goal in the last 2 minutes of the match. Mbappe wrote history with a brilliant shot as the new France’s top scorer for 58 goals, surpassing Oliver Giroud, who had a record of 57 goals.
#3-ranked France started off the tournament with an excellent 3-1 victory over #15 Senegal and will travel to Philadelphia to face #57 Iraq on Monday, June 22, at 5:00 PM
#15 will have to continue to fight hard in group I to advance to the group stage. Senegal will stay in New Jersey to face #31 Norway, Monday, June 22, at 8:00 PM
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