🇫🇷🇵🇾 #France beat #Paraguay 1-0 on Saturday in a frustrating and tense Round of 16 clash, controlling large stretches of the game but needing a Kylian #Mbappé penalty to finally b…

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🇫🇷🇵🇾 #France beat #Paraguay 1-0 on Saturday in a frustrating and tense Round of 16 clash, controlling large stretches of the game but needing a Kylian #Mbappé penalty to finally b…

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Kylian Mbappe moves level with Lionel Messi on seven goals at World Cup 2026 as France beat Paraguay 1-0 in the last 16.

France needed a second-half Kylian Mbappe penalty to break down a stubborn Paraguay side, winning a niggly World Cup last-16 clash 1-0 to set up a quarterfinal showdown with Morocco.

Paraguay’s efforts to get under the skin of France’s superstars worked for three-quarters of a game played in front of 68,324 fans in Philadelphia in heatwave conditions on Saturday.

However, the quality in the French ranks eventually shone through, with Mbappe converting from the spot on 70 minutes after Desire Doue was brought down.

This was not an attacking masterclass by the French as they had produced in their previous games, but Paraguay did not allow them to play that way.

It was very much a mismatch, though, with Les Bleus having almost all of the ball and Paraguay not managing a shot on target until the 90th minute.

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