We’ll have an all-Europe final in the Qatar World Cup replay as the Netherlands and France both scored three goals and were victorious in the semifinals. The Dutch had a relatively easy time of it after allowing their first goal of the competition, while France rallied late in its contest thanks to Kylian Mbappe.
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Semifinal scores:
Netherlands 3, Germany 1
France 3, Brazil 2
Final:
Netherlands vs. France
Third Place:
Germany vs. Brazil
Netherlands 3, Germany 1
The Netherlands got off to a dream start with a second-minute goal, but almost immediately surrendered their first goal of the entire tournament as Germany equalized. The Dutch went 453 minutes before finally being scored upon. But, the Netherlands went ahead midway through the first half, then tacked on a third in the final moments of the contest.
2′ GOAL Netherlands Steven Bergwijn
4′ GOAL Germany Timo Werner
25′ GOAL Netherlands Memphis Depay
44′ yellow card Germany Joshua Kimmich
91′ GOAL Netherlands Davy Klaassen
France 3, Brazil 2
Brazil took a pair of one-goal leads, including with less than 13 minutes remaining in regulation, but Kylian Mbappe came to France’s rescue with a hat trick. He scored once just before halftime to tie the game at 1-1, then scored twice in three minutes late in the game to send France through to the final.
2′ big save by Brazil GK Alisson
21′ GOAL Brazil Roberto Firmino
37′ yellow card Brazil Richarlison
45′ yellow card France Aurelien Tchouameni
45+’ GOAL France Kylian Mbappe
69′ big save by France GK Hugo Lloris
72′ yellow card Brazil Neymar
77′ GOAL Brazil Philippe Coutinho
82′ GOAL France Kylian Mbappe
85′ GOAL France Kylian Mbappe (penalty kick)
92′ yellow card Brazil Bruno Guimaraes

