Mbappé shines: France defeats Germany 2-0 in the football thriller

Mbappé shines: France defeats Germany 2-0 in the football thriller

The German national football team lost their second game at the Final Four finals with 0-2 against France on June 8, 2025. The match, which took place in front of 51,313 spectators in Stuttgart, was decided by Kylian Mbappé, who scored both goals for the Equipe tricolore. Mbappé initially scored in the 45th minute and showed his skills again in the 84th minute by giving Olise the second goal.

The first goal was made after an impressive individual campaign by Mbappé, which Joshua Kimmich played out with a fast movement and was successful from a short distance. According to the [Kleine Zeitung] (https://www.kleinezeitung.at/service/newsticker/newsticker_sport/19775051/franz-nach-nach- against Germany-in-nl-auf-platz-place, the German goalkeeper Marc-André Ter was still on the ball, but could not prevent the hit. In the course of the game, Germany initially had control and developed several opportunities.

Video Assistant referee and game course

The encounter was shaped by two controversial scene checked by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR). A possible penalty for Germany was withdrawn in the 33rd minute after Karim Adeyemi was punished for a swallow. Just a few minutes later, in the 54th minute, a supposed compensation from Deniz Undav was not recognized because Niclas Füllkrug had fouled Adrien Rabiot. These decisions led to considerable frustration with the German team and their supporters, reports [noz] (https://www.noz.de/sport/fussball/mbapp-und-und-var-frust-deutschland-verlier- against- 48825777).

Germany had increased compared to the previous semi -final game against Portugal (1: 2), but was unable to use the chances of players like Nick Woltemade and Niclas Füllkrug. Florian Wirtz hit the post in the 37th minute. Before the game, national coach Julian Nagelsmann had asked for more aggressiveness and activity, but which could not be implemented to a sufficient extent.

mbappé: rise and success

Kylian Mbappé has continuously developed since his beginnings in football, which he started at AS Bondy at the age of five. After completing his training in the young talent center Inf Clairefontaine, he switched to AS Monaco, where he made his debut on December 2, 2015. Since then, Mbappé has celebrated numerous successes, including winning the 2018 World Cup with France, where he scored four goals in the course of the tournament. At the 2022 World Cup, he became top scorer with a total of eight goals, after scoring three goals against Argentina in the final, as stated on the page about Kylian Mbappé.

After the game against Germany, the French, led by Didier Deschamps, set a sign and celebrated their first victory after two defeats. They climb third in the table of the final round.