France’s Ousmane Dembele celebrates scoring their first goal World Cup Qualifiers Europe Group D match between Kazakhstan v France at the Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan March 28, 2021. — Reuters picNUR-SULTAN, March 28 — Ousmane Dembele scored the opening goal as holders France beat Kazakhstan 2-0 away today to claim the first victory in their campaign to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
“We said beforehand that it was all about getting the job done and it’s a positive result against a team who never gave up,” Paul Pogba, who returned to the starting line-up, told broadcaster TF1. In an attempt to keep his squad fresh, Deschamps made nine changes to his line-up following the Ukraine draw for the match in Nur-Sultan, more than 5,000 kilometres east of Paris in Central Asia.
It was Dembele who got the breakthrough in the 20th minute, controlling on the edge of the box and scoring with a low drive into the corner of the net after good work by Anthony Martial to set him up.“There are always things he can do better. He can still be more decisive, but when he plays like he did today he is good to watch.”
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