Dembele inspires France to 2-0 win in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN: Ousmane Dembele inspired France to a 2-0 victory over Kazakhstan on Sunday in their second match in World Cup qualifying Group D.

Four days after being held 1-1 by Ukraine at the Stade de France, the world champions built their win in the first half with Sergiy Maliy's own goal adding to Dembele's opener before Kylian Mbappe missed a second-half penalty. France moved top of the standings with four points, ahead of Bosnia, who they face away on Wednesday, Ukraine and Finland.