MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — England and France delivered a thriller in a World Cup match that was supposed to be an afterthought. A day before Lionel Messi and Argentina were set to try and defend their title in a highly anticipated final, Bukayo Saka scored three goals to lead England past...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kylian Mbappé saw it for himself on the field: France simply didn’t play well enough to reach a third consecutive World Cup final. The France striker will have to settle for a third-place match and the continuing chase for another Golden Boot award in a tight race with...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kylian Mbappé and France haven’t trailed at all in this year 's World Cup. Neither has Spain with teenage sensation Lamine Yamal and clutch goal-scoring substitute Mikel Merino. Only one of those teams can make it to the final. France and Spain, both at their 17th...
ATLANTA (AP) — It 's a World Cup semifinal lineup for the ages. Four previous champions and the four top-ranking teams in the world. Five of the six top scorers, one GOAT and one of the bitterest rivalries in soccer. Argentina, Spain, France and England went into the tournament as the top...
FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (AP) — Kylian Mbappé had a goal and an assist after missing a first-half penalty kick, Ousmane Dembélé also scored and France beat Morocco, 2-0, Thursday, July 9, in the World Cup quarterfinals. Mbappé 's goal in the 60th minute was the 20th of his World Cup...
FOXBOROUGH, Massachussettes (AP) — France coach Didier Deschamps spent most of his World Cup news conference on Wednesday, July 8, fielding questions about a multitude of off-field issues, from racist remarks aimed at French star Kylian Mbappé, to officiating concerns, to his own future....
France star Kylian Mbappé on Monday, July 7, condemned a Paraguayan senator over racist remarks she made following Paraguay’s loss to France in the round of 16 at the World Cup. Mbappé called Celeste Amarilla, a senator from Paraguay’s Liberal Radical Party, a “despicable woman” who was...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kylian Mbappé laughed and smiled — and scored, of course — when Paraguay tried to bait him and his French teammates into fouls and provoke fights, as hot heads became a recurring theme during one of the steamiest World Cup games on record. After the final whistle, ...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Kylian Mbappé and France are sizzling — and not just because of MetLife Stadium 's broiling conditions. Mbappé had his third two-goal game of this World Cup and set a career scoring record for the tournament 's knockout rounds, leading Les Bleus over...
FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (AP) — Not so fast, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé. Ousmane Dembélé has just entered the Golden Boot race. Dembélé scored a first-half hat trick, including one off a feed from Mbappé, to help France beat Norway 4-1 at the World Cup on Friday, June 26. Dembélé...
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (AP) — Kylian Mbappé passed Pelé on the World Cup goal-scoring list and moved into first in the record books for France 's national team. Mbappé scored his 13th and 14th World Cup goals on Tuesday, June 16, in France 's 3-1 tournament-opening victory...
Kylian Mbappé scored a hat trick, Erling Haaland stayed on the bench injured and Real Madrid dumped Manchester City out of the Champions League on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe celebrates with Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham, right, after scoring his sides third goal during the...
