Mbappe

France's Kylian Mbappe, left, and Poland's Robert Lewandowski, right, speak after the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between France and Poland, at the Al ...

Italy is the only other nation to have won two straight, in 1934 and 1938. Mbappé celebrated his second goal by waving his arms for the crowd to cheer louder. I’m here to win and I’m here to help the French national team.” “I’ve been preparing for this tournament throughout the season, physically and mentally,” he added. Mbappé scored his first goal in the 74th minute when he was left unmarked to blast in a long-range shot following a counterattack. “He hurt us today but I am cheering for him because he is a real star,” Poland coach Czesław Michniewicz said through a translator. Giroud also scored two goals in France’s opening 4-1 win over Australia. He added another in stoppage time when Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny could only get a weak glove on another powerful shot from the man in the No. It was Giroud’s 52nd career international goal — breaking a tie with Thierry Henry on France’s all-time scoring list. Mbappé scored two goals Sunday and set up another for Olivier Giroud to give France a 3-1 victory over Poland and move the 2018 champions within three wins of defending their title. And that’s why I didn’t want to come speak to you before now. “The only objective for me is to win the World Cup,” Mbappé said.