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- France beat Ukraine 2-0 in the teams’ first Group D match of the UEFA qualifiers for the FIFA 2026 World Cup.
- The match was played at Tarczynski Arena Wroclaw in Wroclaw, Poland, where Kylian Mbappe’s second strike moved him level with Thierry Henry on 51 goals for France.
- The match was France’s first game in World Cup football since losing the 2022 final to Argentina in Qatar.
- Spain opened their qualifying campaign with a 3-0 win in Bulgaria on Friday, while Germany began with a defeat in Slovakia.
- Nations League winners Portugal begin their campaign in Armenia on Saturday.
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