Kylian Mbappe scored twice to ship champion France into the final 16 of the World Cup because it beat Denmark 2-1 in its Group D conflict on the 974 Stadium on Saturday, making it first aspect to qualify for the knockout stage.
France tops the group on six factors, three forward of Australia, which beat Tunisia 1-0 earlier within the day, with the Danes and the Tunisians each on one level.
France takes on Tunisia and Denmark meets Socceroos within the closing spherical on Wednesday.
A good, tense first half noticed France benefit from the higher possibilities as Adrien Rabiot went shut with a header and the Danes had been compelled into a variety of last-ditch blocks to maintain their clear sheet intact.
It was to not final and Mbappe put the French forward within the 61st minute, crowning an excellent high-speed French counter with a bouncing first-time end from Theo Hernandez’s intelligent pull-back.
Always a hazard from set items, Andreas Christensen put the Danes stage seven minutes later, stealing in behind the defence and stooping to move residence.
Neither aspect appeared content material with a draw and Rabiot fired a spectacular volley over within the eightieth minute, and a minute later, substitute Martin Braithwaite fired a first-time effort of his personal simply extensive of the close to publish.
The sport appeared set to finish in a stalemate till Mbappe popped up within the 86th minute on the far publish to cushion residence an Antoine Griezmann cross from shut vary to revive the result in ship the travelling French followers into raptures.
Denmark threw all the things ahead in search of a second equaliser, leaving acres of area on the again, however its late assaults in opposition to a aspect it beat twice within the latest Nations League marketing campaign lacked precision and the French held on for the win that put them via.