Soccer-France keep celebrations restrained after World Cup qualification


Soccer Football - World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Group D - France v Ukraine - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - November 13, 2025 France's Michael Olise and Kylian Mbappe in action with Ukraine's Oleh Ocheretko REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS (Reuters) -France kept celebrations restrained after qualifying for the 2026 World Cup with a 4-0 win over Ukraine on Thursday, with captain Kylian Mbappe saying the emotional weight of the evening — the 10th anniversary of the November 13, 2015 attacks — mattered more than the result.

Coach Didier Deschamps also underlined that reaching the finals was simply where Les Bleus are expected to be.

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