Kylian Mbappé struck twice as France crushed South Africa 5-0 on Tuesday night to register their second victory of the break for international matches.
Mbappé, who missed Friday night’s 2-1 win over Cote d’Ivoire due to an an ear infection, struck the opener in the 23rd minute at the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille.
The Paris Saint-Germain striker curled his shot from the left hand side of the penalty area over the South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams and into the net.
Ten minutes later Olivier Giroud doubled the advantage to notch up his 48th goal for France.
Mbappé struck the third in the 75th minute from the penalty spot after he was hauled down by Siyanda Xulu. It was the 23-year-old’s 26th goal for his country in his 54th appearance.
Wissam Ben Yedder tapped home the fourth after Paul Pogba headed Mbappé’s centre into his path and Mbappé set up Matteo Guendozi for his first
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