Mbappe Scores 2, France Reaches Knockout Stage of World Cup

France's forward (10) Kylian Mbappe scores his team's second goal past Denmark's goalkeeper (1) Kasper Schmeichel during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group D football match between France and Denmark at Stadium 974 in Doha on Nov. 26, 2022. Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images

DOHA, Qatar—Kylian Mbappe scored two goals and put defending champion France into the knockout stage of the World Cup with a 2–1 win over Denmark on Saturday.

Mbappe put France ahead in the 61st minute and then scored the winner in the 86th with his right thigh as Les Bleus became the first team to advance to the next round.