Kylian Mbappé helped send two-time champion France to the 2026 World Cup with a 4-0 home win against Ukraine on Thursday.

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Kylian Mbappe will look to captain France to secure its place at the 2026 World Cup with three points at home to Ukraine on Thursday.

2026 marks the first World Cup since FIFA expanded the tournament to 48 teams, adding 16 additional slots from the 2022 edition. As a result, there is even more space for teams from across the six confederations to secure their spot as the international tournament heads to North America.

South Africa are among the nine teams from the African continent that secured an automatic ticket for the prestigious global competition that will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

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Didier Deschamps may look to rest some troops when France travels to Azerbaijan for its final World Cup qualifier on Sunday.