FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Friday, September 5, 2025
France WLWLW 2
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Ukraine WWLLW 0
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FRA112
UKR000
Municipal Stadium Wroclaw · 38,973 att.

Match Report

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Mbappé ties Henry mark as France beat Ukraine

Kylian Mbappé struck a magnificent late goal as France launched their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Ukraine.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
4
55.8
Possession
44.2
16
SHOTS
8
6
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
477
Accurate Passes
353
538
Passes
409
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
1
9
Crosses
16
0.1
Cross %
0.1
45
Long Balls
43
26
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
1
14
Effective Tackles
13
19
Tackles
20
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
7
Interceptions
6
15
Effective Clearances
19
15
Clearances
19

Head to Head

FRA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

UKR · 4-1-4-1

  1. 12Anatoliy TrubinG
  2. 22Mykola MatviyenkoCD-L
  3. 13Illia ZabarnyiCD-R
  4. 18Yehor YarmoliukDM
  5. 17Oleksandr ZinchenkoLB
  6. 2Yukhym KonopliaRB
  7. 8Georgiy SudakovCM-L
  8. 6Ivan KalyuzhnyiCM-R
  9. 9Oleksii HutsulyakLM
  10. 20Oleksandr ZubkovRM
  11. 11Artem DovbykF

FRA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 4Dayot UpamecanoCD-L
  3. 15Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 3Lucas DigneLB
  5. 5Jules KoundéRB
  6. 11Michael OliseAM
  7. 13Manu KonéLM
  8. 8Aurélien TchouaméniRM
  9. 10Kylian MbappéF
  10. 20Bradley BarcolaAM-L
  11. 12Désiré DouéAM-R

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Ukraine 0, France 1. Michael Olise (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
  2. 45' Substitution, France. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Désiré Doué.
  3. 76' Substitution, France. Adrien Rabiot replaces Bradley Barcola.
  4. 76' Substitution, Ukraine. Vladyslav Vanat replaces Artem Dovbyk.
  5. 76' Substitution, Ukraine. Oleksandr Nazarenko replaces Oleksandr Zubkov.
  6. 81' Substitution, France. Hugo Ekitiké replaces Ousmane Dembélé because of an injury.
  7. 82' Goal! Ukraine 0, France 2. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni following a fast break.
  8. 83' Substitution, Ukraine. Oleh Ocheretko replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
  9. 83' Substitution, Ukraine. Artem Bondarenko replaces Heorhii Sudakov.
  10. 87' Substitution, Ukraine. Nazar Voloshyn replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  11. 90'+2' Substitution, France. Malo Gusto replaces Jules Koundé.
  12. 90'+3' Substitution, France. Maghnes Akliouche replaces Michael Olise.

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