WORLD CUP ROUNDUP: Record breaking performances by Mbappe, Giroud and Kane
Emmanuel Alfred
France provided a convincing performance to book a place into the quarter-finals of the Qatar 2022 World Cup with a 3-1 win against Poland in the round of 16.
Kylian Mbappe got a brace and an assist to earn the defending champions a win. The goals have taken his tally in the world cup to five and officially the leading marksman.
At 23 years of age, Mbappe is the youngest player to score nine World Cup goals, breaking the record held by Eusebio, who scored eight for Portugal by the age of 24 years and 182 days.
Giroud also got a record of his own when he became France all time top scorer with 52 goals.
England swept aside African side Senegal in the round of 16 with an emphatic 3-0 scoreline.
The Three Lions got their first goal in the first half from Liverpool midfielder, Jordan Henderson after some cool moves that saw Jude Bellingham getting the assist.
The second saw Bellingham once again in the thick of things when he created a chance for Phil Fodento assist Harry Kane for his first goal of the world cup and take his tally for the English team to 52, just one behind Wayne Rooney’s all-time record of 53 England goals.
Foden was the creator again as he laid a beautiful pass for Bukayo Saka who wrapped the game with a cool finish.
The results set up a mouthwatering quarter finals encounter between France and England.
