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Captain Kylian Mbappe became France’s all-time leading men’s scorer with a double against Senegal as they ran out 3-1 winners.
Mbappe, who went into the game on 56 goals, beat the game previously held by Olivier Giroud at 57 and moved to 58 goals thanks to his double against Senegal.
Senegal almost opened he scoring twice in the first half when Nicolas Jackson’s effort smashed off a post and Ismaila Sarr fired over the bar on the cusp of half-time.
A controversial moment around the hour mark saw France denied a penalty following a VAR review for Sadio Mane’s challenge on Mbappe, with the on-field decision of no penalty standing.
However, France took charge after the break, with Mbappe scoring in the 66th minute, when he guided Michael Olise’s pass into the bottom corner with a delicate first-time effort.
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Jackson thought he had equalised two minutes later, after firing past the French goalkeeper but was flagged offside.
Only two minutes after coming onto the pitch, Barcola doubled their advantage in the 82nd minute, as he connected with Adrien Rabiot’s clever low pass and chipped the ball over Mendy.
Ibrahim Mbaye pulled one back for Senegal on 95 minutes with a ferocious strike but just one minute later Mbappe had the final say with a stunning long-range strike which flew past Mendy.
