‘An absolute superstar’Wayne Rooney, speaking on the BBC, hails the France star’s second period: “Mbappe is an absolute superstar. As I said at half time you are quite lucky as a forward because you can have a 45 minutes like he had in the first half and be disappointing, and then you can come out and have a second half like he just had. He’s absolutely incredible. “No doubt throughout this tournament he will go on to be the greatest World Cup goalscorer of all time. “Alan Smith16 June 2026 22:26Giroud reacts to Mbappe recordMbappe’s double has seen him become France’s all-time top scorer with 58 goals – overtaking Olivier Giroud, who was working for the BBC as a pundit. “Congrats Kylian you made it,” Giroud said at full-time. “I’m really happy for him. He had a good second half, better connection with [Michael] Olise. He showed the team the way.”Alan Smith16 June 2026 22:19Reaction to comeReaction from – we hope – both camps to follow but, with Iraq and Norway set to face off at 11pm, France are obviously already well-placed to progress while Senegal should still find some positives to take. If only they were able to finish when the match remained scoreless….Alan Smith16 June 2026 22:17Game of two halvesA game of two halves from France, unlike the matches of four quarters Gianni Infantino seems to want. They were terrific in the second, with Mbappe’s glorious brace showing the talent in their ranks. Senegal can rue missed chances before the break.Richard Jolly in New Jersey16 June 2026 22:10France were slow and sloppy in the first half, second best to a tenacious Senegal. But the penalty farce seemed to ignite something and from that moment on Les Bleus were exceptional.Alan Smith16 June 2026 22:07FULL-TIME! France 3-1 SenegalAnd take a breath. What a second half. France are off the mark, Senegal must not be too despondent.Alan Smith16 June 2026 22:05France 3-1 Senegal100’ – Tchouameni almost scores a farcial own goal! Mbaye’s cross from the right goes into box and the France midfielder botches his clearance, sending it straight towards the goal. Maignan stretches well to just keep it out and there is a brief doubt over whether it has crossed the line. It has not.Alan Smith16 June 2026 22:05France 3-1 Senegal99’ – We are still playing but the broadcasters are showing us coverage of Mbappe’s second. It is a complete beauty.Alan Smith16 June 2026 22:03France 3-1 Senegal97’ – Mbaye’s goal is a ferocious strike from a tight angle…
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