France, Oct. 10 -- France skipper Kylian Mbappe urged his teammates to focus on victory over Azerbaijan - who have never qualified for the World Cup - in Friday's Group D qualifying match for the 2026 tournament, rather than on racking up a big score.

Azerbaijan lie 122 places below second-placed France in the Fifa world rankings and the Group D minnows visit the Parc des Princes in Paris with a point from their two games against Ukraine and Iceland in September.

"They held Ukraine to a 1-1 draw and we didn't exactly have an easy time when we beat Ukraine," said Mbappe.

"The match against Azerbaijan is a match that's simply worth three points and the challenge isn't to score lots of goals," added the Real Madrid striker. "But of course...