France Beats Senegal, Final Match Stats, Highlights & World Cup Group I Scenarios

Kylian Mbappe and France used a trio of second-half goals to open their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign with a win.

Mbappe scored twice and Bradley Barcola found the back of the net once for Les Bleus in Tuesday's win over Senegal at MetLife Stadium.

Group I Standings

1. France - 3 points (+2 goal differential)
2. Norway - 0
3. Iraq - 0
4. Senegal - 0 (-2)

Match Stats

	Shots	Shots on Goal	Corners	Fouls
France	11	8	6	5
Senegal	6	2	4	9

France woke up in the second half to score twice after a sluggish opening 45 minutes.

Mbappe finished off a lovely pass from Michael Olise to open the scoring.

Barcola came off the bench to score the second French goal. He finished off a beautiful pass from Adrien Rabiot.

Mbappe delivered one more magical moment in the 96th minute, as he blistered a shot into the back of the net from distance.

The stoppage-time strike pushed Mbappe ahead of Olivier Giroud on the all-time scoring chart for the French men's national team.

Mbappe's second goal came just minutes after Senegal got on the board through Ibrahim Mbaye.

France is now in control of Group I. Norway and Iraq play each other later on Tuesday in Group I.

Next up for Mbappe and Co. is a Monday showdown with Iraq in Philadelphia. Senegal plays Norway at MetLife Stadium on the same day.