Mbappe surprised by getting the lead

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As if Kylian Mbappe brought the form of the World Cup to the national team, the leadership did not stop his rhythm.  He won the team by leading from the front;  He scored a pair of goals and scored one.  His performance saw France blow away the Netherlands in a Euro Championship qualifier, winning 4-0.

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 The runner-up team of the World Cup celebrated the goal festival just 2 minutes after the start of the match.  Griezmann scored.  Atletico Madrid forward Griezmann got the ball in the box from Mbappe's measured pass and put it into the net with a left foot shot.  He gave the team a 1-0 lead.

 France did not have to wait long to see the second goal.  Dayat Upmekano put the French forward this time.  In the eighth minute, Griezmann's shot bounced off the Netherlands goalkeeper and the return shot into the back of the net.

 Mbappe had to wait 21 minutes to get his first goal as captain.  The French captain made no mistake when he got the ball in the space of the box, he made the scoreline 3-0 with a cool-headed placing shot.  The difference could have increased in the 36th minute.  However, Dutch goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen blocked the head of Ibrahima Konat.

 The visitors were also counter-attacking with possession of the ball most of the time, but could not capitalize.  Especially in the second half, the Dutch could not break the defense wall of France despite continuous attacks.  On the contrary, the Netherlands survived to score in the 78th minute, Mbappe missed an easy chance.

 But Mbappe did not forget to atone.  After 10 minutes, the French captain put the final nail in the coffin.  He scored his second goal with a corner shot after the ball entered the box.  With this goal, he overtook Karim Benzema to become France's fifth highest goalscorer, with 38 goals.

 The Netherlands got a chance to close the gap at the end, the referee whistled for a penalty when Upemekano caught the ball in added time.  However, Memphis Depay could not use this opportunity.  France's new goalkeeper Mike Mia blocked his shot.  As a result, Didier Desham's disciples left the field with a 4-0 victory.