In a commitment valid for the Qualifiers for the Eurocopa, the France went to Portugal to face the Gibraltar team and won 3-0. Giroud, Mbappé and Mouelhi (own goal) were responsible for scoring the goals at Estádio Algrave this Friday.
With the victory, the French reached nine points in three matches and are at the top of Group B, which also includes the Netherlands, Greece and Ireland. Didier Deschamps’ men have 100% success in the competition so far
France’s next duel will be on Monday, when it will face Greece. Gibraltar, who are bottom of the group and still haven’t scored, will play the other match against Ireland on the same day.
A victory that allows us to earn 𝟯 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲́𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 for the qualification for Euro 2024 👊
🔜🇫🇷🇬🇷 Monday night at the Stade de France#GIBFRA | #FiersdetreBleus pic.twitter.com/zLdAI0JcSj
— Team France ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) June 16, 2023
The game
France’s first goal came just three minutes into the first half. Coman made a play on the right and crossed for Giroud, who appeared in the middle of the defenders to head in and open the scoring.
In stoppage time, VAR saw a handball from a Gibraltar defender in the area and the referee awarded a penalty. Mbappé went to the penalty spot and hit the cross, taking it from the goalkeeper and extending the advantage of the French.
In the second stage, the visitors’ third came only in the 35th minute. Mbappé started down the left and touched in the middle of the area, but Mouelhi got complicated and sent against his own goal.
Check out the results of this Friday’s other games:
Finland 2 x 0 Slovenia
Andorra 1 v 2 Switzerland
Belarus 1 x 2 Israel
Denmark 1 v 1 Northern Ireland
Greece 2 x 1 Ireland
Kosovo 0-0 Romania
Latvia 2 v 3 Türkiye
North Macedonia 2 v 3 Ukraine
Malta 0 x 4 England
Wales 2×4 Armenia
San Marino 0-3 Kazakhstan
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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