France v Senegal: their 2nd World Cup meeting — Senegal won the only previous meeting.

Senegal’s Ibrahim Mbaye became the youngest African goalscorer at the FIFA World Cup and the second-youngest player to score on his debut in the competition.

Kylian Mbappé, at just 27 years old, has climbed into the 3rd* place on the men's all-time World Cup goal scorers.

*tied with Germany's Gerd Müller

Kylian Mbappé is now France's all-time leading World Cup scorer with 14 goals, overtaking Just Fontaine (13).

France are unbeaten in their last 6 World Cup openers (4 wins, 2 draws) — since losing to Senegal in 2002.

This is France's 5th World Cup win by a 3–1 scoreline.

France have just recorded their 40th win in World Cup history, the fifth most among all teams.

Ibrahim Mbaye became the 2nd player to score as a substitute for Senegal at the World Cup.