Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 showed little sign of a recent ankle injury as he scored with a slaloming run to help France beat Azerbaijan 3-0 in World Cup qualifying on Friday.<\/p>\n
He added an assist for France’s second goal but did have to limp off late after he had tussled for a ball with an opponent.<\/p>\n
France maintained a perfect record after three games, while Germany got back on track by easing to a 4-0 win over Luxembourg.<\/p>\n
France dominated Azerbaijan but struggled to create opportunities and it took an individual effort from Mbapp\u00e9 to break the deadlock in first-half stoppage time, The Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n
The Real Madrid forward gathered the ball in midfield and dribbled through numerous players before slotting a shot into the bottom right corner.<\/p>\n
He has now scored in 10 straight matches for club and country.<\/p>\n
Mbapp\u00e9 is France\u2019s second all-time scorer with 53 goals and needs five more to overtake Olivier Giroud for the No. 1 spot.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old Mbapp\u00e9 also set up France\u2019s second goal with a lofted pass in the area for Adrien Rabiot to head home in the 69th minute.<\/p>\n
Mbapp\u00e9 had been a doubt before the match with an injury to his right ankle and he appeared to hurt the same ankle late on, forcing him off in the 83rd minute.<\/p>\n
His replacement, late call-up Florian Thauvin, immediately extended France\u2019s advantage with his first goal for Les Bleus since scoring on his last international appearance six years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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