Deschamps Hails France for Staying Cool in World Cup Win over Paraguay
Kylian Mbappé scored from the spot in the 70th minute as France overcame Paraguay’s aggressive defending and 38C heat.
- On Saturday, France reached the Fifa World Cup quarter-finals after captain Kylian Mbappe scored a 70th-minute penalty to secure a 1-0 victory over Paraguay at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
- Temperatures hit 38 degrees Celsius in Philadelphia as France struggled to create chances against a defensive Paraguayan side that had previously ousted Germany in the last 32.
- Coach Didier Deschamps criticized the match's aggressive nature, saying "It is maybe not the kind of football that brings people to the stadium." Mbappe's goal was his seventh of the tournament, pulling him level with Lionel Messi as joint-leading scorer.
- France advances to a quarter-final tie next Thursday in Foxborough, Massachusetts, against Morocco, who defeated Canada 3-0 in their last 16 match on Saturday.
- With key midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni recovering from injury, Deschamps noted the squad needs to recuperate before facing Morocco, a team France played four years ago in Doha.
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Didier Deschamps hails France for staying cool in World Cup win over Paraguay
France coach Didier Deschamps hailed his side for keeping their cool against an aggressive Paraguay team in heatwave conditions on Saturday as the favourites reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
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"It wasn't easy. They used every resource possible. It is maybe not the kind of football that brings people to the stadium, playing with that aggression, exaggerating everything," Deschamps told French broadcaster M6. Kylian Mbappe decided the game with a penalty in the 70th minute on a sweltering afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, following a foul on Desire Doue. Mbappe's goal was his seventh so far at the tournament, pulling…
The French national team defies all unsports and moves against Paraguay into the quarterfinals. After the end of the game, the South Americans start the next tumult, but the French stay cool. The scenes in the video.
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