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4 Takeaways From France's Win Over Senegal As Mbappé Rewrites Record Book

For 45 minutes, France looked like a disjointed tournament favorite. Senegal were quicker, sharper, and a missed sitter away from leading at the break. After a slow start, France remembered it had Kylian Mbappé — and by full-time he'd dragged Les Bleus to a 3-1 win and himself into the history books. The scoreboard reads 3-1 and Mbappé now reads as France's greatest-ever men's goalscorer. Mercifully for Les Bleus, the first half won't be remembered at all.Here are my takeaways from France's opening win: 1. Mbappé Made History, the Hard Way For an hour, this wasn't the Mbappé anyone bought tick...