France vs. Peru final score, recap: Mbappe makes history with winning goal as Les Bleus advance
France became the third team to advance to the round of 16. Peru, on the other hand, has been eliminated
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France became the third team to clinch a spot in the round of 16 of the 2018 FIFA World Cup after narrowly beating Peru 1-0 on Thursday, eliminating Los Incas in the process. It was another underwhelming performance for France, which was outplayed by the Peruvians for much of the match, but the inability to finish up front doomed Ricardo Gareca's team. As a result, Les Blues join Russia and Uruguay as the only teams to reach the knockout stage of the tournament thus far.
It was a lone goal from Kylian Mbappe that was the difference. The 19-year-old became the youngest French player to score in a World Cup game when he tapped in this Paul Pogba pass into the back of the net in the first half.
What do you do when you become the youngest French goalscorer in FIFA World Cup history?
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 21, 2018
Shrug on em. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ pic.twitter.com/ZOb054WNxf
Peru was valiant and dominated the second half, but it was denied by Hugo Lloris and the crossbar.
What a hit!
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 21, 2018
France are saved by the woodwork on a SUPERB strike from Aquino. pic.twitter.com/jcJzh4xWl7
France will either be joined by Denmark or Australia in the next round. And after making its first World Cup appearance in 38 years, the Peruvian squad will head home after the end of the group, coming away empty-handed in the first two matches.
France will meet Denmark and Peru will close out against Australia on Tuesday at 10 a.m. ET. Both matches can be streamed on fuboTV (Try for free).
Relive commentary from Thursday's France vs. Peru match
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