France v Denmark: Key moments as Mbappe leads Les Blues through
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90+8' That's all for today as the game is over.
90+3' Didier Deschamps prepares a substitution. Antoine Griezmann is replaced by Youssouf Fofana (France).
90+2' Here comes a substitution. Rasmus Kristensen is given a rest as he is replaced by Alexander Bah (Denmark).
86' GOAL! Antoine Griezmann plays a terrific cross over to Kylian Mbappe (France), who finds some space inside the box and puts the ball into the back of the net. 2-1.
85' The manager makes a substitution with Mathias Jensen (Denmark) coming on for Jesper Lindstrom.
81' Golden chance! Martin Braithwaite (Denmark) meets a cross in the box and finds some space for a shot. He produces an inaccurate effort that goes wide of the right post. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for France.
78' Aurelien Tchouameni (France) leaps like a salmon to produce a header from the resulting corner, but one of the defending players intercepts the ball and averts the danger. The ball is out of play. France will have a chance to score from a corner.
75' Substitution. Kingsley Coman (France) on for Ousmane Dembele.
75' Didier Deschamps has decided to make a change. Ibrahima Konate (France) replaces Raphael Varane.
73' It's time for a substitution. That's the last involvement from Mikkel Damsgaard as he is replaced by Kasper Dolberg (Denmark).
73’ Jesper Lindstrom (Denmark) receives a precise pass in the box and takes the shot early. The ball heads towards the middle of the goal, but Hugo Lloris shows off his skills and makes a brilliant save to deny him.
68’ GOAL! The corner comes over and Joachim Andersen wins a simple header before Andreas Christensen (Denmark) nods the ball into the back of the net. 1-1.
62' Substitution. Olivier Giroud is replaced by Marcus Thuram (France).
61' GOAL! Kylian Mbappe (France)! Kylian Mbappe (France) was put through by Theo Hernandez and he showed brilliant composure inside the box to bury the ball into the back of the net. 1-0.
46' Andreas Cornelius will be replaced by Martin Braithwaite (Denmark).
46' The referee blows his whistle to signal the start of the second half.
45+4' The referee blows his whistle to end the first half and the players are now heading to their respective dressing rooms.
43' The game has begun to heat up. Jules Kounde (France) challenges an opponent and receives a deserved yellow card for his ugly tackle.
40' Ousmane Dembele sprays a pass out to Kylian Mbappe (France), but he produces a poor effort from inside the box which goes high over the bar. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Denmark.
33' Antoine Griezmann (France) came close to scoring. He connected with a pass inside the box and perhaps should have done better than direct his shot straight at Kasper Schmeichel.
23' Andreas Cornelius (Denmark) has to be very careful for the rest of the match after receiving a yellow card from the referee for a bad tackle on an opponent.
21’ Adrien Rabiot (France) attempts to convert a lofted cross as he jumps high and heads the ball to the middle of the goal. Kasper Schmeichel shows his brilliant reflexes and pulls off a glorious save to stop the ball from hitting the net.
20' This yellow card was deserved. The tackle by Andreas Christensen (Denmark) was quite harsh and Szymon Marciniak didn't hesitate to show him a yellow card.
1' The first half of this match is about to start.
Preview
France starting XI: Lloris; Kounde, Varane, Upamecano, T. Hernandez; Tchouameni, Rabiot, Griezmann; Dembele, Giroud, Mbappe
Denmark starting XI: Schmeichel; Andersen, Christensen, Nelsson; Kristensen, Hojbjerg, Eriksen, Maehle; Lindstrom, Cornelius, Damsgaard
Players to watch: Scorer of a brace in France's opening match against Australia, in-form Olivier Giroud would overtake the legendary Thierry Henry (51 goals) as France's all-time top scorer, with another goal here. Meanwhile, Denmark will hope Joakim Mæhle can find the net, given he has led his nation to victory in his nine goalscoring international matches.
Hot stat: Nine of the previous 12 head-to-heads have witnessed the victorious side score two goals precisely.
World Cup trivia: France have failed to qualify for the knockout stages only once after winning their World Cup opening match, and that was back in 1930.
