Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- France's expertise in qualifying was in full display again as they booked a spot for their eighth consecutive World Cup (WC) after a Kylian Mbappe double helped to secure a 4-0 home victory against Ukraine on Thursday.
Les Bleus, who are unbeaten in a Euro or World Cup qualifying game since 2019, will be seeded when the draw for the June 11-July 19 tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada is made on December 5. Next year's finals will be coach Didier Deschamps's last in charge.
Captain Mbappe found the back of the net twice in the second half of an emotionally charged game that was played on the 10th anniversary of attacks that killed 130 people in Paris.
He scored either side of Michael Olise's 76th-minute go...