Kylian Mbappé scored twice when France thrashed Ukraine 4-0 at Parc des Princes on matchday five of Europe’s World Cup Qualifiers on Thursday, 13 November 2025.
Following his brace, the 26-year-old Real Madrid superstar now has 400 career goals. The prolific scorer’s two goals and an assist powered France to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The former PSG forward opened the scoring in the 55th minute from the penalty spot. He scored his second goal in the 83rd minute, giving France a 3-0 lead.
Bayern Munich star Michael Olise scored the second goal for France in the 76th minute after being set up by midfield veteran N’Golo Kante.
Mbappé then assisted Hugo Ekitike when he scored his first goal for the French national team in the 88th minute.
France outclassed Ukraine in every department. They attacked and defended as a unit. Ukraine did not even get a single shot on target, while Didier Deschamps’ charges had a whopping 10 efforts on target.
France tops Group D with 13 points after five games. They’ve won four and drawn one match. Ukraine has seven points after five games. They’ve won two, drawn one, and lost two.
France vs Ukraine: Official Lineups
France’s Starting XI:
Lucas Digne, Dayot Upamecano, Jules Kounde, Manu Kone, Kylian Kylian Mbappé, Michael Olise, N’Golo Kante, Rayan Cherki, Mike Maignan (G), William Saliba, and Bradley Barcola.
Ukraine’s Starting XI:
Bogdan Mykhaylichenko, Oleksandr Svatok, Yehor Nazaryna, Roman Yaremchuk, Oleksiy Gutsulyak, Anatoliy Trubin (G), Ilya Zabarnyi, Oleg Ocheretko, Yegor Yarmolyuk, Oleksandr Karavaev, and Taras Mykhavko.
France Latest Results
In their last World Cup Qualifier on 13 October 2025, France and Iceland shared the spoils in a thrilling four-goal draw.
Iceland scored the first goal in the 39th minute, with Victor Palsson scoring from a loose ball inside the box. Christopher Nkunku responded for France, scoring the equaliser in the 63rd minute.
Jean-Philippe Mateta scored France’s second goal in the 68th minute, changing the score to 2-1. However, Iceland levelled the score two minutes after Mateta’s goal. Kristian Hlynsson made it 2-2 in the 70th minute.
Ukraine Latest Results
In their previous World Cup Qualifier on 13 October 2025, Ukraine edged Azerbaijan 2-1 at Stadion Cracovii im. Jozefa Pilsudskiego.
Oleksiy Gutsulyak opened the scoring for Ukraine in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, Vitali Mykolenko gifted Azerbaijan the equaliser in the 45+3 minute when he scored an own goal.
Ruslan Malinovskyi ensured that Ukraine secured three vital points when he netted the winner in the 64th minute. Ukraine also had a goal disallowed for offside in the 89th minute after a VAR review.
Also Read: France 2-1 Iceland: Kylian Mbappé makes history in 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
France vs Ukraine: Head-to-Head
In their last World Cup Qualifier on 5 September 2025, France defeated Ukraine 2-0 at Tarczynski Arena, a neutral location.
It took only 10 minutes for France to open the scoring in the game. Michael Olise found the back of the net from Bradley Barcola’s assist.
Prolific France scorer Kylian Mbappé extended his country’s lead in the 82nd minute, ensuring that they secured maximum points from the match.
In an earlier World Cup Qualifier on 4 September 2021, Ukraine and France shared the spoils after playing to a 1-1 draw.
Mykola Shaparenko opened the scoring in the 44th minute, but Anthony Martial levelled the score in the 50th minute.
Also Read: Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona: Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappé score in thrilling El Clásico
France’s Next Fixture:
- On Sunday, 16 November 2025, France visits Azerbaijan at Tofiq Behramov on matchday six of the UEFA World Cup Qualification. The clash kicks off at 19:00.
Ukraine’s Next Fixture:
- On Sunday, 16 November 2025, Ukraine hosts Iceland at Stadion Wojska Polskiego on matchday six of the UEFA World Cup Qualification. The match kicks off at 19:00.
Leave a Reply