EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Kylian Mbappé scored twice to move past Pelé and Lionel Messi with 14 World Cup goals, Bradley Barcola added another and France rebounded from a surprisingly poor first half to beat Senegal 3-1 Tuesday in its opener.Mbappé had 14 touches in the scoreless first half, the fewest of any player, then showed his brilliance when he put Les Bleus ahead in the 66th minute. He burst past Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly, turned onto a diagonal pass from Michael Olise and slid the ball past goalkeeper Édouard Mendy from just outside the 6-yard box.Barcola entered in the 80th and doubled the lead two minutes later, running onto Adrien Rabiot’s through ball and lifting the ball past Mendy for his fourth international goal.Senegal forward Ibrahim Mbaye cut the deficit with an angled shot five minutes into stoppage time. Mbappé then had a spectacular long-range goal a minute later, over Mendy’s outstretched arm and just under the crossbar.“It’s relief. We did have some apprehension,” France coach Didier Deschamps said through a translator. “It’s always great to start with a win. It’s not decisive, but it’s good to start in that way.”Follow The Gleaner on X, formerly Twitter, and Instagram @JamaicaGleaner and on Facebook @GleanerJamaica. Send us a message on WhatsApp at 1-876-499-0169 or email us at onlinefeedback@gleanerjm.com or editors@gleanerjm.com.
Kylian Mbappé sparks France with two goals in 3-1 win over Senegal at World Cup
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Kylian Mbappé scored twice to move past Pelé and Lionel Messi with 14 World Cup goals, Bradley Barcola added another and France rebounded from a surprisingly poor first half to beat Senegal 3-1 Tuesday in its opener.Mbappé had 14 touches in the scoreless first half, the fewest of any player, then showed his brilliance when he put Les Bleus ahead in the 66th minute.










