Paris: French world champion booked their place in the World Cup next year in Qatar with a style when Kylian Mbappe fired four goals in Kazakhstan’s 8-0 attack at the Parc des Princes on Saturday.
Karim Benzema scored two goals twice and there was further a goal for Adrien Rabiot and Antoine Griezmann whose sentence marked his 42nd goal for France, taking him before Michel Platini.
Only Thierry Henry (51) and Olivier Giroud (46) have scored more for France.
France will join the final by Belgian neighbors because the top ranking team in the world saw Estonia 3-1 in Brussels to ensure the top position in Group E in front of Gareth Bale’s Wales who beat Belarus 5-1 at Cardiff.
The Dutch, who was left in the 2018 World Cup, looked at the track to join them when they led Montenegro 2-0 into the last 10 minutes of their meeting at Podgorica.
However, the Netherlands conceded two goals in the last 10 minutes to draw 2-2.
They are still top group G but only two points in front of Turkey and Norway.
At the six-year anniversary of the 2015 attack in Paris who claimed the life of 130 people, France wore a spectacular performance for their supporters.
Mbappe set a rolling ball when he put the world champion ahead after just six minutes.
The Paris Saint-Germain star, playing at his house, adding six minutes later and finishing his first hat-trick for France with a thunder header right after half an hour.
Lead 3-0 at rest, France appeared more hot in the second half because Benzema was hit twice before Rabiot and Griezmann had their moments in the spotlight.
It was right that Mbappe said the final, stroking home four to complete three minutes of time.
France Top Group D, leaving Finland and Ukraine for a second place memo.
“The World Cup is a dream, a goal, it’s everything and it’s a unique opportunity to play on the team that can win it.
We will go there to win it,” said Mbappe.
Finland had a two-point advantage in the final round of the match after seeing Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-1.
Finland has a Jukka Raitsala sent before half-time but goals from Brentford forward Marcus Forss, Robin Lod and Daniel O’Shaugnessy sealed victory.
Belgium has dropped one point in qualifying to this point and knows that the victory over Estonia will guarantee their top position in Group E.
Manager Roberto Martinez, however, without striker Options Furs, Romelu Lukaku, Mitchy Batshuayi and Touri Tielemans who are all injured.
That means the call for Christian Benteke and Forward Crystal Palace did not disappoint, take the opportunity to suppress their claims by capturing the opening after only 11 minutes.
“I know I’m just the third choice in the hierarchy going forward, but I don’t give up,” Benteke said.
“The place in the squad for Qatar will be obtained in the field.” Yannick Carrasco doubled the eight-minute instructions to the second half and even though Erik heaver pulled one back for the visitors, Hazard Thorgan put the game to sleep shortly after that.
The victory means that Wales, who has secured a place in the play-off, will not be able to catch them.
However, Welsh was enhanced by the presence of Bale making his 100th appearance, producing their own performances with Aaron Ramsay scored two goals on a noisy night at Cardiff.
The Netherlands, meanwhile, who will fulfill the requirements with victory over Montenegro, will Rue defend carelessly after Memphis Devay has scored two goals to give them a 2-0 advantage.
Ilija Vukicik marked his international debut with a goal in the 82nd minute to give home home some hope and four minutes later Nikola Vujnovic circled a header to stop Qatar’s march to Qatar.
“The way we play in the second half has just been outrageous,” said the Dutch captain Virgil Van Dijk told Broadcaster No Dutch.
“Our organization is just terrible.
We must meet the requirements here.” The Netherlands only two points in front of Turkey, who placed six past Gibraltar, and Norway which was proven toothless without an abundant injury to Haaland Braus because they were held to a 0-0 draw against Latvia in Oslo.
Host Norway Dutch at Rotterdam on Tuesday in the last round of the Turkish temporary match traveled to Montenegro.
France and Belgium joined Denmark and Germany as a confirmed qualification from Europe with six other automatic places to resolve during the last match.