Mbappe Reaches Three Goals: France Look Like Serious Contenders

[Rapid Ava]

Kylian Mbappe went into today's match against Iraq with two World Cup goals at this tournament and left with three. He scored before the lightning delay and added another after it. France are now top of Group I and looking very comfortable. Mbappe is three goals behind Messi in the Golden Boot race with games to spare. France beat Senegal 3-1 in game one. They've beaten Iraq. They've scored goals freely. Defensively they've been solid. This looks like a team that has finally resolved the drama and off-field distractions that plagued previous tournaments and just started playing football. Mbappe as France's all-time leading scorer with 58 international goals is also becoming one of the storylines of the tournament.

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[Undertaker]

France scoring freely in both games is the most dangerous thing in this tournament. They weren't fluent in 2022 and won it