Mbappé Brace Sinks Stubborn Senegal in 3-1 Win

France kicked off their World Championship campaign with a 3-1 victory over Senegal, led by captain Kylian Mbappé’s second-half heroics. Senegal matched the former world champions through much of the contest and even struck the woodwork in the first half, with goalkeeper Édouard Mendy pulling off several key saves. Mbappé opened the scoring in the 66th minute with a clinical low shot before substitute Bradley Barcola chipped Mendy in the 82nd minute to make it 2-0. Senegal pulled one back through Ibrahim Mbaye deep in stoppage time. Moments later, Mbappé unleashed a thunderous long-range strike into the top corner to seal a deserved 3-1 win in front of 80,545 fans, underlining France’s attacking depth.

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