Paris Saint Germain star, Kylian Mbappe, missed a penalty as defending champions France got their World Cup qualifying campaign back on track with a 2-0 win over Kazakhstan.
Recall that Didier Deschamps’ side recorded a 1-1 home draw against Ukraine in Group D qualifying match last Wednesday.
Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembele scored the Champions’ opening goal for Le Equippe with an assist from Manchester United’s Anthony Martial.
Kazakh defender Sergey Maliy’s owngoal from an Antoine Griezmann corner kick put France two goals up in the first half.
Mbappe had a chance to make it 3-0 but saw a second-half penalty saved after coming off the bench.
With the victory, Deschamps’ side head to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday with four points ahead.
Ukraine face Finland later today for their second group match.
