France became the first team into the knockout stage of the World Cup after Kylian Mbappe scored a pair of goals in a 2-0 win overDenmark.

The forward scored two goals in the second half to help his side through.

Kylian Mbappe had earlier missed a shot from 12 yards and forced the keeper to make a save.

But the Paris St-Germain star broke the stalemate just past the hour mark, exchanging a fine one-two with TheoHernandez before stroking in.

After France failed to clear a corner, the Danes were able to score their first goal of the game seven minutes later.

It's possible that he was lucky to still be on the pitch at that point after getting a yellow card for dragging back Mbappe.

Hugo Lloris made a great save to keep out Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg's first-time shot, while Martin Braithwaite narrowly missed the target.

Four years ago, the youngest scorer in the competition was 19-year-old Kylian Mbappe.

He sneaked in at the far post to score the winning goal with four minutes left.

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Before the game, everyone was watching to see if he could become France's all-time leading scorer and overtake Henry.

The AC Milan forward was replaced just after the 61st minute opener as he failed to make an impact.

He already has 31 international goals and is close to reaching the mark of 51 goals.

France won a World Cup game for the first time.

He converted the first after exchanging pleasantries with Theo and Lucas.

Raphael Varane started a game for the first time since October when he left the pitch in tears for Manchester United.

He had a chance to score when he headed the ball off the line.

The Nice keeper also kept out Griezmann's low drive, while the Nice keeper tipped away the nodded effort of Rabiot.

Although it was only one of two efforts on goal for the Danes, Kylian Mbappe scored the winner in front of the French fans.

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