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France recorded a 2-1 victory against Denmark in a Group D 2022 FIFA World Cup matchday two fixture played on Saturday, November 26, 2022.
After defeating Australia 4-1 in their group opener, the French were on a mission to book a place in the knockout stages against Denmark with a game to spare.
There were no goals scored in the first half as France forced the issue while Denmark were steady in defense.
Following the break, France stepped it up a notch and went ahead in the 61st minute as Kylian Mbappe converted a ball through to him by Theo Hernandez.
Denmark pushed forward and equalized six minutes later when Andreas Christensen headed in a corner kick by Joachim Andersen.
France then began to ask questions of the Denmark defense and late in the 86th minute went back in front when Mbappe converted a cross by Antoine Griezmann.
Denmark had a late push for an equalizer but France held on to claim all three points and progress to the round of 16.
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