France missed many opportunities in the first half. However, after halftime, Ukraine lacked the stamina to stop Mbappe and his teammates. Mbappe opened the scoring with a panenka penalty in the 55th minute. Earlier, the referee determined a foul by the visiting defender on michael olise in the penalty area.

Mbappe celebrates a goal during france's 4-0 victory over ukraine in a world cup qualifier on november 13. *Photo: LP*

After the opening goal, France continued to attack the ukrainian goal relentlessly. In the 76th minute, olise received the ball in the penalty area, then turned and fired a powerful shot to double the lead.

France dominated play for most of the match, registering 23 shots with 9 on target. In contrast, Ukraine had no shots and often retreated to defend. In the 83rd minute, mbappe capitalized on hugo ekitike's missed shot, tapping it in from close range to make the score 3-0. Five minutes later, the real madrid star played a one-two pass to assist ekitike, sealing the 4-0 victory.

This direct win over Ukraine secured France's World Cup qualification one match early. Mbappe and his teammates lead Group D of the European qualifiers with 13 points from 5 matches, 6 points ahead of Iceland and Ukraine. Azerbaijan is at the bottom of the group with one point.

In the final match, Ukraine and Iceland will compete directly to determine second place and a playoff spot. Meanwhile, the Azerbaijan - France match is merely a formality. Each European qualifying group receives one direct World Cup berth for the group leader.