Mbappe sets mark for France

Fast, exciting and now the youngest scorer in France’s World Cup history.

At 19 years and 183 days, Kylian Mbappe made history for France’s national team on soccer’s biggest stage, leading his squad into the round of 16 with a 1-0 victory over Peru on Thursday at Yekaterinburg, Russia.

“I’ve always said that the World Cup is a dream for any player,” said Mbappe, who was born a few months after France won the 1998 title. “It is a dream come true. and I hope I will have more like this.”

With two wins from two matches in Group C, France is through to the next round with a match to spare. Peru was eliminated.

Paul Pogba, one of France’s best players, set up the 34th-minute goal for Mbappe.

Pogba beat his defender and passed to Olivier Giroud, who then chipped the ball toward goal for Mbappe to easily tap in past goalkeeper Pedro Gallese.

Australia 1, Denmark 1:

At Samara, Russia, Mile Jedinak’s penalty kick gave Australia the draw against Denmark.

The 38th-minute penalty came after Denmark forward Yussuf Poulsen was called for a handball following a video review. Poulsen was also given a yellow card and will be suspended for the team’s final group match against France because of accumulation.

The goal was Jedinak’s second from the spot at this year’s World Cup, and it snapped Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel’s five-match streak of shutouts.

Christian Eriksen scored in the opening minutes for Denmark, which has gone unbeaten in 17 straight international matches.