Four-star Kylian Mbappe powers France into 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar

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Paris:Kylian Mbappe scored his first super hat-trick for the France National team as they defeated Kazakhstan by a humongous 8-0 the scoreline in World Cup Qualifiers. Whereas, Belgium defeated Estonia by 3-1, and the Netherlands were held to a 2-2 draw against Montenegro.

Mbappe’s super hat trick, Karim Benzema’s brace and a goal each from Antoine Griezmann and Adrian Rabiot helped France secure their place in the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers. The defending champions are currently top of their group followed by Finland.

Belgium also booked their place in the World Cup while keeping their unbeaten run in the qualifiers intact. The last edition’s semi-finalists are at top of Group E with 19 points after an early goal from Christian Benteke and a goal each from Yannick Carrasco and Thorgan Hazard in the second half,  earned them a victory against Estonia.

Memphis Depay’s brace was of not much importance as Netherlands were held to a 2-2 draw after two late goals from Montenegro. The Netherlands were in sight of the World Cup qualifications but a goal from Ilija Vukotic on 82 minutes and one from Nikola Vujnovic on 86 minutes stopped the Men in orange from achieving their goal.

On the other hand, the same say Gareth Bale made his 100th appearance for Wale as they defeated Belarus by 5-1 and moved to the second position in Group E. Aaron Ramsey scored a brace while Neco Williams, Ben Davies and Connor Roberts each scored a goal in their team’s victory.