Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Striker Kylian Mbappe played saviour as France closed in on qualification for next year's World Cup (WC) with a lackluster 3-0 home win over Azerbaijan in their Group D qualifier on Friday, before coming off late with a painful ankle knock.
The 26-year-old opened the scoring on the stroke of halftime and set up Adrien Rabiot for the second, with substitute Florian Thauvin adding a third to put Les Bleus on nine points from three games and give Didier Deschamps' side a chance to secure qualification on Monday when they travel to Iceland.
France were missing several key players, with Paris St Germain forwards Ousmane Dembele, Desire Doue and Bradley Barcola all sidelined through injury, but former PSG duo Mbappe and Rabiot...