Illia Zabarnyi got to know Kylian Mbappé. Launched in depth on a luminous pass from Aurélien Tchouamed, the captain of the French team mystified the new defender of Paris Saint-Germain to allow the Blues to double the bet and to ensure victory against Ukraine for their first qualification match at the 2026 World Cup.
All alone, Didier Deschamps’ number 10 crocheted his Ukrainian opponent before concluding from a powerful strike of the right foot by throwing himself. Anatoliy Trubin can do nothing.
Le Bondynois thus scored his 51st goal in the French team and equal a certain Thierry Henry. He joined second place in the ranking of the best scorers in the history of the Blues, with six units of Olivier Giroud, leader since the 2022 World Cup and now international retired.
“Big up titi!” But I want to overcome it now, reacted the captain of the Blues on TF1. It is an honor to match a player like Thierry Henry. Everyone knows what it represents for us the French. It was someone who paved the way. I have a lot of respect and admiration for him. To reach this kind of figure so early is to be lunar but I like it and I want to continue, not to stop. »»
