France moved closer to securing a spot at next year’s World Cup, defeating Azerbaijan 3-0 in Group D at the Parc des Princes on Friday. Kylian Mbappé, Adrien Rabiot, and Florian Thauvin provided the goals as Les Bleus made it three wins from three.

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