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World Cup: France and Kylian Mbappé off to flying start in group L

World Cup: France and Kylian Mbappé off to flying start in group L
France 24 Wednesday 17 June 2026, 05:43 UTC By L'Equipe TV 1 min read
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World Cup: France and Kylian Mbappé off to flying start in group L Sport To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Issued on: Modified: 05:00 min From the show Reading time 1 min France beat Senegal in their opening World Cup match (3-1). With a brace, Kylian Mbappé is now the sole all-time leading goalscorer for France (58).

World Cup: France and Kylian Mbappé off to flying start in group L Sport To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Issued on: Modified: 05:00 min From the show Reading time 1 min France beat Senegal in their opening World Cup match (3-1). With a brace, Kylian Mbappé is now the sole all-time leading goalscorer for France (58). In their first World Cup match since 1998, Norway comfortably beat Iraq (4-1). Lionel Messi secured victory for Argentina against Algeria (3-0) with a hat-trick. Neymar has resumed training with Brazil. In tennis, the Berlin tournament is trialling a three-court layout. By: Advertising Related keywords
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