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World champions France booked their place at next year’s World Cup in Qatar in style as Kylian Mbappe fired in four goals in an 8-0 thrashing of Kazakhstan at the Parc des Princes.
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Karim Benzema scored twice and there were further goals for Adrien Rabiot and Antoine Griezmann whose penalty marked his 42nd goal for France.
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Finland remain second in Group D after registering a big 3-1 away win over Bosnia at the Bilino Polje Stadium in Zenica.
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The French will be joined at the finals by neighbours Belgium as the world’s top-ranked team saw off Estonia 3-1 in Brussels to ensure top spot in Group E.
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The win for the Belgians meant that Gareth Bale’s Wales could not catch them, despite beating Belarus 5-1 in Cardiff.
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The Netherlands, who missed out on the 2018 World Cup, looked on course to book their ticket as they led Montenegro 2-0 going into the last 10 minutes of their encounter in Podgorica. However, the Dutch conceded two goals to draw 2-2. They still top Group G.
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The Dutch are just two points ahead of Turkey, who put six past Gibraltar.
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Norway are also two back but proved toothless without the injured Erling Braut Haaland as they were held to a 0-0 draw against Latvia in Oslo.
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France and Belgium join Denmark and Germany as confirmed qualifers from Europe with the other six automatic places to be settled over the course of the final matchday.
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