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00:00And so, rumbling shoulder-to-shoulder into the New Jersey ring, major heavyweight contenders from Europe and from Africa.
00:11France and all of their abundant talent.
00:14Lusail Stadium, Qatar, in December 22, wins tonight his 99th cap for France.
00:20He is one goal shy.
00:23It is 8 of the 11 who started the uproarious AFCON final five months ago.
00:27And by the way, ten of the Senegalese squad and four of this starting side.
00:32And for the 80,000 gathered at the New York-New Jersey stadium, a treat.
00:39Yep, even the World Cup finalists find touch in the opposition's half.
00:45It's become a trend, squeezing in.
00:54First throw-in to be taken from the right full-back position by Crépin, Diata of Monaco in France for
01:00Senegal.
01:00In danger of bouncing back towards Mbappe.
01:11It's back for Diata.
01:15Versailles, who took the challenge from behind, he wanted a free kick, which was not forthcoming.
01:28And we have to take the challenge from the right to the right full-back position.
01:41It's a very long-time transition.
01:41I don't know.
01:42I don't know.
01:43I don't know.
01:43I don't know.
01:44I don't know.
01:47I don't know.
01:48A good clean tackle, he's got Jackson away here.
01:54Nicholas Jackson has fired it against the base of the post and took a bit of the goalkeeper.
02:00How often do you see it rebound off the post, off the back of the keeper and into the net?
02:06Super stuff from Diöf, winning the ball back and then providing the quality with a pass.
02:12I mean, it's a shot to nothing really.
02:14You're always asking a lot to beat the keeper from there, but he very nearly does.
02:18Nicholas Jackson, Magnon looking behind him, nervously, maybe thinks he's put in his own net and he nearly did.
02:29Well, we're over to a hydration break.
02:32Superheroes, there is Le Professeur, Monsieur Arsene Wenger, a French student of the game,
02:42whose input has had a massive influence on its development over many, many years.
02:49Ishmael Assar, Sadio Mane.
02:59Well, I mean, it's not a head injury, so it's not been stopped.
03:03Yeah, I mean, he's playing advantage to the ref.
03:05Sadio Mane didn't really take advantage.
03:08Michael Alise, Mike.
03:10He's got Koundé ahead of him.
03:13This is Jules Koundé.
03:16It was beyond the reach of Kylian Mbappé.
03:20Getting back again to Rabiot.
03:23He's saying the referees had to stop it.
03:28Four of yesterday's World Cup games were drawn, including one goalless draw.
03:35But that was a goalless draw of a very different type to this one.
03:38One of Cabra Verde's heroics.
04:06He's saying the names, hearing the names.
04:11You have to believe that there is somebody likely to spark this.
04:19Nobody in the blue shirt has been able to beat their man.
04:23One v one creates something from a bit of individual skill.
04:27One v one creates a number of people.
04:31Thank you!
04:39Camera.
04:45Mane.
04:47Jules.
04:49Something in a hurry if Senegal get it in there.
04:53This is Sadio Mane.
04:56Ismail Assar has lifted it high
05:00As the goal gate
05:04And it was the last kick of the half
05:06I mean the ball's bouncing up on him a touch
05:09But even so you've got to get your knee over it
05:11Keep it down
05:13It's an awful attempt in the end
05:21Well it has been a half
05:22Shy of really good chances
05:25And with the last kick before the break
05:27Ismail Assar cleared the crossbar
05:30When the net was begging for it
05:38To set the ball rolling
05:40The manner to which we are
05:42Increasingly accustomed now
05:44With the long kick for touch
05:46Like a rugby kick
05:47Finding touch
05:52Nice throw
05:54Jouf
05:55Dembele
05:58Choubele
05:59Early save
06:00Free kick against Jackson
06:28France did go to the final four years ago
06:31They did so largely off their second half performances
06:3411 of the 16 goals they scored in Qatar
06:36Were after the break
06:59The last World Cup centre-court were beaten by the Netherlands
07:02First up and lost their opening game before recovering by beating the host Qatar
07:06And then Ecuador to progress quite comfortably behind the Netherlands
07:10Under
07:12Hallyu Cisse
07:15Only to lose in the first knockout round
07:18Then the last 16
07:19We put an extra round this year of course
07:20But then
07:22Some holes from Jordan Henderson and Harry Kane
07:24And Bakayo Saka of England
07:28It's a lovely ball for Desiree Douai
07:31To a strike
07:33It's as close as France have been
07:36Set the need to get the ball into their
07:39Creating players and he's one of them
07:43So it's a start
07:4821 year old Desiree Douai
07:50Both of whose goals for France to this point came in the same game
07:573-1 friendly against Colombia in Maryland
08:00Back at the end of March
08:10To Kate
08:11And Bakayo
08:15In front of Jackson
08:17Who gave him a little nibble
08:28And here Kate
08:32By Saar
08:39He's lost possession of France
08:40On their way here
08:41It's 4 against 4
08:47That's a very very good tackle
08:50From Kulibaly
08:51Yeah they haven't endured too many of those counter-attacks
08:55Where it is 4v4
08:56That's a camera
08:58For Ismail Assault
08:59That too is a very good tackle
09:02And more than necessary one from William Saliba
09:06Yeah
09:07Passive kind of
09:09Tackle from Saliba
09:11Well timed
09:13Rabiot
09:14Papé
09:25Nomás
09:26Tango
09:32Mamás
09:32Mamás
09:32Camb当
09:33Troupe
09:33Gamá
09:33El
09:34El
09:34El
09:34Estré
09:34El
09:38El
09:38El
09:38El
09:39El
09:40Y
09:58Oh
09:59What a
10:01It's the station today. He's loaded up here for Michael
10:04Let me say
10:08That's a terrific block flying off his line bag one Mendy isn't it just posed in these situations and he
10:14was here
10:15But he was just going to take the ball over the on Russian keeper
10:20And a couple of moments at least they know early on in this second half
10:26Better from France a little bit more dink on it and he scored
10:36It's okay, that's a good ball
10:41So by science sifted up here from Nicholas Jetson
10:48The game threatening to open up a little bit
10:54Not quite so cautious from both teams
11:02Do it
11:04Let's say
11:06The smart step over which didn't quite work out. Here's pap gate
11:13Trisa gate
11:13Oh
11:33Philly Bally
11:36Diata
11:38Saar just beyond Jetson's reach
11:42Didn't have much space to work in there, so the pass had to be perfectly weighted
11:46That's a good point
12:14Dembele
12:17Kept for it by Kamara
12:19Looking forward by Gay
12:21Held up by Jackson
12:24Kamara couldn't keep it
12:26It's right forward
12:27Higgs
12:28Perry who is deprived again
12:30Of his moment by Mendy
12:32Question about that
12:33And they needed to
12:33Good ball for Melissa
12:34Into the path
12:35This top man
12:36To keep France out
12:42Starting to happen
12:43For France now
12:452-8
12:51Papay wins a corner
13:12Rabiot on the turn
13:15Papay from wide
13:16And he can threaten from wide
13:18Keenan Papay on the charge
13:22That was certain he was going to
13:24Point to the spot
13:27I mean
13:30I've got that look to stick up
13:38Burst of pace
13:42Sadio Mane
13:44Sliding challenge
13:45How much ball
13:45How much man
13:46No ball
13:49Quite a bit of man
13:53Keenan Mbappe
13:55Likely the man
13:56Who would step up
13:57For France
13:58If
13:59Anu Reza
14:00Fagani
14:01Who is making the journey
14:02Over to the screen now
14:05Deems
14:05That this should be
14:06A spot kick
14:15I mean
14:16It doesn't have to be
14:17Loads of contact
14:18But he's had to
14:19Hurdle
14:20Sadio Mane's challenge
14:23And he's
14:26His left boot
14:27Has caught the
14:29The body of the
14:30Senegal player
14:31As he's gone past
14:32A surprising one
14:41If it wasn't given
14:43And the fact he has
14:44Gone to the monitor
14:45We know
14:45What that normally means
14:49Here's the verdict
14:53The attacker
14:54Initiate the contact
14:55And the final
14:56Decision
14:57Goal kick
15:02To that after a fashion
15:04With Mike Maynard
15:05It's
15:05What's out
15:06Very nicely
15:06Actually
15:07For Koundé
15:08Alise
15:11Sweetly away
15:12From Adrisa
15:12Gay
15:14Alise
15:15Sparse
15:15But they couldn't connect
15:25Koundé
15:36To the midway
15:37Point of the second half
15:37Still no change
15:38On either side
15:40Certainly a change
15:41In the dynamic
15:41Of the game
15:42Though since half time
15:42He's more open
15:46He's beginning to occur
15:47Dezire Dure
15:48Oh that's beautifully done
15:51That is
15:52Another
15:54Robust block
15:56On the face
15:57Of Hernandez
16:04Dewey
16:05Mbappé
16:10Dewey
16:11The faintest of connection
16:12That was required
16:13For Meccano
16:13It was a great position
16:15For Hernandez
16:16Wasn't it
16:16He didn't want to
16:16Shoot with his right foot
16:17The left foot
16:18Did left back
16:22He didn't want to
16:23He didn't want to
16:24He didn't want to
16:25He didn't want to
16:26He didn't want to
16:26Alise
16:26Lovely
16:27Mbappé
16:33The superstar shines
16:37And no Frenchman
16:40Has now scored
16:41More goals
16:42For his nation
16:43Than the great
16:44Kylian Mbappé
16:51Well it's no shock
16:53That
16:54The successful
16:55Combination
16:56Is Alise
16:57And that fella
16:58Because those
16:59Have been the two
17:00In this second half
17:01That have
17:01Done all the attacking
17:03In all the threatening
17:07At least
17:08There's been a
17:08Different player
17:10Mbappé's come alive
17:11What a pass
17:13That is
17:14This time
17:15He gets the
17:16Decisive touch
17:18You can't say
17:19They don't deserve it
17:20In this second half
17:21They've been doing
17:22All the pushing
17:23You mentioned
17:24Substitutions
17:25Pete
17:25Certainly fans
17:26Don't need to
17:27Make any
17:27Pat Chow
17:29Might be thinking
17:29Of it
17:30The top here
17:31For Ishmael
17:33The sun
17:36It's Jackson
17:37And it's
17:39Offside
17:41It's a finish
17:42By the way
17:46And it's anti-climactic
17:47Not complaining
17:49Too much
17:49Is he
17:51That's why
17:56Koundé
18:00Koundé
18:02On the turn
18:08Ambitious
18:09They can smell
18:10Blood front
18:10Now
18:12You can see
18:12A second
18:13And maybe
18:13A third
18:13In this game
18:14For them
18:14If it carries
18:15On in this fashion
18:16I can
18:16I can smell
18:17I can smell
18:26What's
18:27What do you expect
18:59Camera.
19:08Senegal, a resilient team.
19:13That historically triumphant team.
19:17From France looking for more.
19:20Yeah, I'm sure Douai will want to get involved.
19:23He's seen Alisse pulling all the strings.
19:25Making the difference.
19:32So working at short with Douai.
19:36De Pele.
19:39Hernandez, Koundé.
19:44Koundé.
19:47Koundé.
19:49Koundé.
19:50Koundé.
19:50Koundé.
19:51Buffy.
19:52It's gone by Saar.
19:53Touched from Jackson.
19:55Jackson's got it back.
19:56Koundé.
19:56Koundé.
19:59Koundé.
20:10Koundé.
20:13Couple of changes.
20:16For..
20:19Serены goal.
20:20Dish Myles Saar.
20:22Very well of school for the last touch. The first half is the first to be with Tron.
20:27Mameen Kamara is the other.
20:31And in place of those,
20:36the tiara of Sunderland in the English Premier League.
20:44And Ibrahim Umbay, the precociously talented 18-year-old from PSG.
21:13And Ibrahim Umbay.
21:20And I'm viciously towards him by.
21:25It's a pretty good start.
21:27It's been away by Dembele.
21:30Now Mbappe.
21:31The driver Kulipali.
21:33And indeed beyond him, but he did just enough to hold it up so that Habib Diara could come over
21:39and cover.
21:43Now he's found his feet.
22:05Kulipali near Kati.
22:11Kulipali.
22:12Kulipali.
22:13Jouf.
22:16Jouf quality ball.
22:18And Jackson was seeking to connect with it.
22:21Look at that Ismail Asawa just before half-time.
22:24Another quality pass.
22:26This time he is on side of thin just about.
22:29It takes a deft touch.
22:35Which wasn't quite there.
22:37Off the shin.
22:40Wants to make a change here.
22:41And it is one immensely gifted individual for another.
22:46In place of Ousmane.
22:48Dembele.
22:49We have Bradley Bacala.
22:51Of Paris Saint-Germain.
22:55Go, go, go.
22:57and the ball.
23:17Who's the ball?
23:18Who's the ball?
23:18Who's the ball for Bacala?
23:19No one.
23:25Go, go, go.
23:26Go, go, go.
23:26Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!
23:49Mbappé, Mlissé, Bacala, Tiatta.
24:10It's a goal.
24:11Jouf
24:18Okay
24:38Jouf
24:41They force the issue if they can
24:44And now they can't, it's Rabiot
24:48He's painted through here for Bradley Bacala
24:52Who finishes with style
24:58That's touch, that's poise, that's presence
25:01That's talent
25:03And that is probably the points for France
25:07And to do it when he only been on the pitch
25:10A minute or so
25:11Does speak for
25:13His ability and temperament
25:18But the game
25:19Does look up for Senegal
25:23Due to the sheer quality of this French team in the second half
25:28And their ability off the bench
25:30To make these kind of substitutions
25:32He's gonna
25:33Be telling I think
25:34In this World Cup
25:35But he's taken this like he's just in training
25:38Messing about
25:45So
26:08Hardly had a chance to
26:10And by
26:11Yes
26:13Threatened to make a mark but can't
26:18It's
26:18It's
26:18It's
26:18Stay here actually for their next game
26:20They face Erling Haaland
26:21And Norway
26:22On Monday
26:27Bacala's full of himself
26:29Why wouldn't he be
26:32Rony Bacala
26:33Michael Elise
26:34Kylian Mbappe
26:35Without force
26:37Showing the teeth
26:38Showing the class
26:39France
26:42Showing us why many
26:43See them as favourites
26:45For this tournament
26:55Alise
26:55But since that shot
26:57Which cleared the crossbar
26:58They haven't had a shot
27:03To pull away
27:04He's a little bit into eye
27:07Bacala
27:09Oh lovely feet
27:10And Bacala's hit it
27:11Fabulously
27:18Well that's lit the place up
27:20Well that's lit the place up
27:22It has Senegalese folk
27:24Beating their chests
27:25And dancing with
27:26Just a shot of optimism now
27:28That's a super goal
27:29Well we knew he was a talent
27:31But
27:31He's just announced himself
27:33To the world here
27:34Without finish
27:36Made everybody sit up
27:38And take notice
27:40We've got still a couple of minutes to go
27:43Surely not
27:44Surely not
27:45What they have lacked
27:47Is a finisher out there
27:48They've created a couple of golden opportunities
27:50But
27:51He's shown the way
27:52The teenager
27:55He did play international football for France
27:58On the seven teams
28:01And he's seen
28:03And he's seen
28:04And Bacala
28:05And Bacala
28:29I appreciate the brilliance
28:31Yeah it's a goal for the world
28:33And not many in the world
28:35Could finish like that
28:37They really couldn't
28:39How far out is he?
28:40But he's
28:41Stroked it home
28:42As if it's the easiest thing in the world
28:46Quite amazing
28:48Strike and finish that is
28:52That kind of thing
28:53That kind of thing
28:53Sets him out on his own
29:00Well the 50th goal
29:02Of World Cup 2026
29:04Is surely the shiniest goal
29:07Of this tournament so far
29:09Stepped up at that end
29:12Well
29:13Well
29:13Senna Guala got six days
29:15To lick the wounds
29:15Before that
29:16Norway match
29:18Go to Undi
29:22By
29:23Has no it
29:24Has done
29:26No it hasn't quite
29:35Comes as a relief to Chirameini
29:37Come on Garx
29:41Kylian Mbappe
29:43Two words
29:45No others really needed
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