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**Mbappé Magic Fuels France’s World Cup Qualifying Win; Germany Bounces Back**

**PARIS** – Kylian Mbappé shrugged off recent injury concerns to spearhead France’s dominant 3-0 victory over Azerbaijan in World Cup qualifying on Friday, maintaining their perfect record in Group D. Mbappé scored a stunning goal and assisted another before limping off late in the game. Germany recovered from a shocking defeat last month with a comfortable 4-0 win over Luxembourg.

Mbappé, a doubt before the match due to an ankle injury, silenced any doubters with a dazzling individual effort in first-half stoppage time. Receiving the ball in midfield, the Real Madrid forward embarked on a slaloming run, weaving past multiple defenders before slotting a precise shot into the bottom right corner.

The 26-year-old later provided a lofted pass for Adrien Rabiot, who headed home France’s second goal in the 69th minute. Mbappé’s injury resurfaced late in the match, forcing his substitution. Florian Thauvin, his replacement, scored his first goal for France since his last international appearance six years ago.

“We were slow to unlock the match, and as result got frustrated” said French manager Didier Deschamps after the game. “We will need to be faster next time.”

France leads Group D with nine points, ahead of Ukraine.

Germany, looking to recover from a recent setback, cruised to a 4-0 victory over Luxembourg. Joshua Kimmich bagged a brace in a game where Luxembourg were reduced to 10 men early on. The victory puts Germany at the top of Group A.

Elsewhere, Belgium was held to a frustrating 0-0 draw against North Macedonia, while Switzerland continued their winning streak with a 2-0 victory over Sweden.

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