On the morning of June 17, Mbappe scored and made his opponent own an own goal in France’s 3-0 win over Gibralta in EURO 2024 qualifying.

Mbappe wears the captain’s armband of France for the first time.

Before the opponent ranked 201 in the world, France created a one-way game and only needed 3 minutes to open the scoring. Kingsley Coman’s cross was delivered by Olivier Giroud with a brave header, not giving the keeper a chance to make a save.

Giroud continues to increase the best scoring record in France’s history (53 goals), and at the same time equals Thierry Henry’s playing record for “Les Bleus” (with 123 matches).

In his first match as captain of the French team, Kylian Mbappe played energetically. The striker born in 1998 was given a lot of balls, but proved ungrateful in front of the open goal.

After two delicious opportunities missed, Mbappe finally spoke, as the first half entered injury time. The star on the PSG payroll earned a penalty, then successfully made it to help France enter the break with a 2-goal advantage.

In the second half, France still played half the field. Ousmane Dembele, Antoine Griezmann continuously bombarded the home goal but could not score. The 2018 World Cup champion had to rely on luck to raise the score to 3-0. In the 78th minute, Aymen Mouelhi clumsily burned the home net after Mbappe’s cross from the bottom of the border.

Before the opponent ranked 2nd on the FIFA rankings, conceding 3 goals is also an acceptable result for Gibralta. The homeowner was lucky when the wooden frame refused to 4 goals from France. In turn, Aurelien Tchouameni, Griezmann and Axel Disasi held their heads in regret when the ball hit the bar and post.

The match at the Algarve Stadium ended with a 3-0 victory for France. Mbappe and his teammates hold the top of Group B with 9 points. In the next turn, “Les Bleus” will meet Greece.