Kylian Mbappé (photo by Mateusz Slodkowski/Getty Images) Kylian Mbappé returned to the World Cup event on Friday and scored a goal in 2-0 victories in France over Ukraine in their qualifying match of the World Cup in 2026 in neutral Poland. This marked the first appearance of the French and Mbappé World Cup since its trick in the final loss in Argentina 2022.In the 82nd minute Mbappé introduced his speed and skills to get around the defender of Ukraine Illia Zabarnyi and extend the lead after the 10th minute of Michael Olis.“We had a lot to lose, so it’s very good to start a qualifying campaign with this victory,” said France coach Didier Deschamps TF1.In the same group Iceland secured 5-0 home victories against Azerbaijan and will face France in Paris on Tuesday.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe!Italy, which tried to end the absence of the World Championship since 2014, won a major 5-0 home victory over Estonia. The quadruple champions never stood up at the World Championship.Italy remained rivalry with the leader of the Norwegian group and after 20 attempts broke through in the 58th minute with the heading of Moise Kean. Israel defeated Moldova 4-0 in the same group.Switzerland and Greece dominated their qualifying matches, both in half -time set the advantages of four goals. Switzerland defeated Kosovo 4-0, while Greece exceeded Belarus 5-1 and represented a fast goal from the 17-year-old Kozasas Kozasas.Slovenia managed a late equalizer in a 2-2 draw with Sweden, which maintained Liverpool signed by Alexander Isak on the bench.Croatia ensured a close victory of 1-0 on the Faeroe Islands, while the Czech Republic leader won 2-0 in Montenegro.Denmark and Scotland played a flawless draw because Greece took over the group leadership.The best teams from the 12 European qualifying groups will advance directly to the finals in North America, entering the playoffs in March.MBAPPé’s goal combined Thierry Henry’s career for 51 goals for France and achieved it in 32 less games. Only Olivier Giroud leads with 57 goals.“Big up, Titi. But now I want to overtake you,” Mbappé joked. “No, it’s an honor.”The goal came from the long passage of a teammate from Real Madrid Aurélien Tchouamouni, which led to a new signature of PSG Mbappé Outlaverung PSG Zarnyi.PSG faced failure when Oistic Dembélé left with the obvious injury of hamstring, just before the defense of the Champions League title.France survived the difficult period in the second half. Ibrahim Konaté made a key goal check in against the header of Dovbyk, followed by Ukraine affected by post.The match took place in Wroclaw, Poland because of security fears in Ukraine during the Russian invasion.In his debut as an Italian coach Luciana Spalletti, the Gennaro Gattuso team initially fought against Estonia.Italy finally broke through when Moise Kean scored the header near the hour brand. Argentina-out-of-Mateo Retegui scored two goals at his former domestic stadium.Italy will face Israel in Hungary before Norway host Moldova. The automatic qualification point of the group can be decided when Italy meets Norway in Milan on November 16.Switzerland dominated their qualifying group opener against Kosovo in Basel. Manuel Akanji opened scoring with a head, while Breel embolo contributed two goals, including an impressive stroller in front of the half -life.
