FIFA World Cup

FT Saturday, July 4, 2026
France WWWWW 1
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Paraguay WLWDW 0
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Lincoln Financial Field · 68,324 att. · FOX

Match Report

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Kylian Mbappé guides France to World Cup quarterfinals, Paraguay eliminated

Kylian Mbappé scored his 19th career World Cup goal, and France survived stifling heat to beat Paraguay 1-0 on Saturday, sending Les Bleus into the quarterfinals for the fourth straight time.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
13
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
12
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
4
75.9
Possession
24.1
15
SHOTS
5
5
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
510
Accurate Passes
98
569
Passes
183
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.5
1
Accurate Crosses
0
22
Crosses
5
0.0
Cross %
0.0
39
Long Balls
55
23
Accurate Long Balls
12
0.6
Long Balls %
0.2
4
Blocked Shots
1
7
Effective Tackles
21
13
Tackles
29
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
14
27
Effective Clearances
21
27
Clearances
21

Highlights

03:11 Leboeuf: Paraguay was everything I hate about football vs. France Watch on ESPN 02:06 Do France need to improve to beat Morocco? Watch on ESPN 00:30 Paris celebrates as Mbappé fires France ahead vs. Paraguay Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

FRA leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

PAR · 5-4-1

  1. 12Orlando GillG
  2. 15Gustavo GómezCD
  3. 3Omar AldereteCD-L
  4. 2Gustavo VelázquezCD-R
  5. 6Júnior AlonsoLB
  6. 4Juan Jose CáceresRB
  7. 14Andrés CubasCM-L
  8. 8Diego GómezCM-R
  9. 23Matías GalarzaLM
  10. 10Miguel AlmirónRM
  11. 19Julio EncisoF

FRA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 17William SalibaCD-L
  3. 4Dayot UpamecanoCD-R
  4. 3Lucas DigneLB
  5. 5Jules KoundéRB
  6. 11Michael OliseAM
  7. 14Adrien RabiotLM
  8. 6Manu KonéRM
  9. 10Kylian MbappéF
  10. 12Bradley BarcolaAM-L
  11. 7Ousmane DembéléAM-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Bradley Barcola (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 23' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  3. 23'
  4. 26' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 26'
  6. 52'
  7. 52' Delay in match because of an injury Orlando Gill (Paraguay).
  8. 53' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  9. 53'
  10. 58' Substitution, Paraguay. José Canale replaces Omar Alderete because of an injury.
  11. 61' Substitution, Paraguay. Gustavo Caballero replaces Julio Enciso because of an injury.
  12. 61' Substitution, France. Désiré Doué replaces Bradley Barcola.
  13. 66' Delay in match because of an injury Désiré Doué (France).
  14. 66'
  15. 67' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  16. 67'
  17. 67'
  18. 68'
  19. 70' Goal! Paraguay 0, France 1. Kylian Mbappé (France) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  20. 71' Substitution, Paraguay. Mauricio replaces Diego Gómez.
  21. 71' Substitution, Paraguay. Gabriel Ávalos replaces Miguel Almirón.
  22. 73' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  23. 73'
  24. 76'
  25. 76' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  26. 81' Manu Koné (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  27. 84' Substitution, France. Rayan Cherki replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  28. 90'+7' Michael Olise (France) is shown the yellow card.

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