Mbappé eclipses Fontaine as France beats Greece in Euro qualifying


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PARIS — Kylian Mbappé's twice-taken penalty moved him one goal behind Michel Platini on France's all-time scoring list with 40 goals as Greece was beaten 1-0 in European Championship qualifying. World Cup runner-up France notched a fourth straight win without conceding a goal in Group B. It also gave Mbappé 54 goals over the season combined for France and Paris Saint-Germain to beat the overall mark set by the late Just Fontaine in the 1957-58 season. Mbappé's first penalty was saved but he made no mistake when changing direction for the second. Second-placed Greece is six points behind France.

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