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Kylian Mbappe led France to an entertaining 2-1 win against Denmark in their World Cup Group D clash on Saturday afternoon.
His Les Bleus team-mates Adrien Rabiot and Antoine Griezmann also impressed - as did Denmark's Christian Eriksen - but Andreas Cornelius struggled on his return to Kasper Hjulmand's side.
Here, Sportsmail's Oliver Holt and Max Mathews rate and slate players from both teams after the encounter at the 974 Stadium in Doha, Qatar.
Kylian Mbappe scored a superb double as France beat Denmark 2-1 on Saturday afternoon
Christian Eriksen was impressive too - and below, Sportsmail 's Oliver Holt and Max Mathews rate and slate players from both teams after the encounter at the 974 Stadium in Doha, Qatar
FRANCE (4-2-3-1)
Hugo Lloris - 7
Confident under high balls and covered his goal well. Had no chance with Christensen's close-range header.
Jules Kounde - 6
A reasonably solid performance after replacing Benjamin Pavard. Did not get forward as much as Theo Hernandez on the other side.
Raphael Varane - 6
Looked fairly comfortable despite coming in after a month or so out injured. With Les Bleus already qualified, he may be treated carefully in the final group game.
Dayot Upamecano - 7
Almost nothing got past him. Uses his body really well when he needs to - but his positioning and anticipation means he often doesn't have to.
Theo Hernandez - 7
A strong performance after replacing his brother. Helped assist Mbappe's opener with a lovely move down the left.
A barnstorming run from left full-back Theo Hernandez (right) helped set up Mbappe's opener
Aurelien Tchouameni - 7
Quietly did a lot of the typically underappreciated 'dirty work' in midfield but also started the move that led to Mbappe's first with a nice outside-of-the-foot pass.
Adrien Rabiot - 8
When he was good, he was great. Nearly scored the goal of the World Cup with a super improvised scissor kick. But lost Christensen for the equaliser.
Ousmane Dembele - 7
A thorn in the side of Joakim Maehle, he was a strong creative outlet before fading in the second half.
Antoine Griezmann - 8
Not always involved but when he was, the Atletico Madrid star showed several lovely touches. A classy, elegant footballer who knits the French attack together.
Antoine Griezmann was an elegant, classy operator who knitted the French attack together
Kylian Mbappe - 9
Only two men have scored seven World Cup goals by the age of 25: Mbappe and Pele. What fantastic company to keep.
