Mbappe's goal gives French 1-0 win over Peru

France coach Didier Deschamps, said he has a great satisfaction with the result and the goal from Mbappe. He also expressed his respect to Peru, saying "We suffered a lot in the second half. Peru was very good."

A total of 32,789 spectators attended Thursday's match at the 35,000-seat Yekaterinburg Arena, among which Peruvian fans outnumbered France supporters by a large margin.

Pedro Gallese, Peru's goalkeeper, expressed his thanks to the Peruvian fans for their great support in Russia.

"We left everything on the field against two very tough opponents. But this does not end here, we are going to close the World Cup with the same attitude," he added.

Peru will next fight against Australia and Denmark will be France's opponent in the final round of the group stage.